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Finally: "Civil War" Among Palestinians As Well As in Iraq

After a month of the euphemistic phrase "factional fighting," the Times finally suggests "civil war" may be taking place in the Gaza Strip.
By
Clay Waters
June 13, 2007 - 6:43pm

With 25 killed in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Times has finally admitted the possibility that there just might be a civil war going on between rival Palestinian groups Strip - this after a month of dancing around [1]the issue with euphemisms like "factional fighting" to describe the battles between Fatah and the even-more radical Hamas. Until yesterday the Times line was still "factional," not "civil war,' shown by the front-page headline "9 Die in Fierce Palestinian Factional Fighting."



By contrast, Wednesday's lead story by Steven Erlanger and Isabel Kershner was headlined "Attacks [2] Escalate As Palestinians Fight For Power - Fears Grow Of Civil War [2]."



By the way, the Times has flatly declaring Iraq is in civil war - and was itching to do so all the way back in December [3]2004 [3].


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