SEEMS EVERYONE WANTS TO CLOSE AN ISLAMIST CHARITY. Seems Fatah has become inspired to crack down on Hamas corruption:

The Palestinian government said it has ordered more than 100 charities closed following a review that the rival Hamas movement has slammed as a crackdown on the Islamists.

In an interview with several Palestinian newspapers published on Tuesday, prime minister Salam Fayyad said 103 associations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip had been ordered to close.

The charities and local associations affected had "committed legal, financial and administrative violations," Fayyad said.

He denied the move targeted Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement that derives much of its support from a network of welfare agencies and associations.

The article has an interesting line referring to a statement by a Hamas spokesterrorist:

He said that the government move would only affect Hamas organisations in the West Bank, "and not those working in Gaza, as here we have a government."

The fact that the first 'government' refers to Fatah and the second 'government' refers to Hamas--both of which were put into office in one election emphasizes the extent of chaos.

This could be a lot more amusing if not for the fact that the Israeli government is not doing that much better.

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