Gee, let’s think. Who on earth would want to “send a message” to Mohammed Dahlan, one of Mahmoud Abbas’ major allies? Who has threatened Dahlan in the past few weeks? Think, think, think, think. Oh, right. Hamas.
Dozens of masked gunmen claiming to be members of al-Qaida stormed an empty Gaza Strip beach resort Tuesday and blew up a reception hall, saying they were sending a message to an ally of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, witnesses said.
[…] Officials said there were no injuries in the beach attack in Gaza City, and they were investigating the claim of al-Qaida involvement. Security officials have discounted such claims in the past.
The resort’s manager, Yousef Sari, said about 40 masked gunmen raided the building with a warning for Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan, an Abbas confidant.
“Tell Dahlan al-Qaida has arrived in Gaza and his property and assets are targets,” Sari quoted the attackers as saying.
Dahlan is widely rumored to own the resort, which was popular with Israeli tourists in the 1990s but has closed after years of fighting. He denies any business connection.
So let’s see. Dahlan supposedly owns the resort. The masked gunmen claiming to be Al Qaeda blow in with a “warning” to Dahlan. Oh, yeah. They’re Hamas.
Stupid AP can’t even point out the fact that Hamas has been trying to kill Dahlan, Abbas’ strongman, for ages.
If AP were around in the 1770’s, they’d have blamed the Indians for the Boston Tea Party.