Saturday, May 27, 2006
STRAY BOMB FINDS HOME
Headline in the Gulf Daily News:
Four killed by Zionists
On reading the accompanying story, however, it becomes clear only one killing might be pinned on the Zionists. The other three took care of themselves:
Three men died and five other were wounded in a house when a family member brought in and accidentally set off an unexploded Israeli shell that landed near the area, Palestinian security sources said.
In other regional developments, it turns out the Palestinian dictionary needs updating:
Palestinian officials, from both the PA and government, say emphatically that they will not allow a civil war to materialise. Haniyeh, speaking to reporters in Gaza on Tuesday, said: “Civil war is a repugnant term no Palestinian likes. The term doesn’t exist in the Palestinian dictionary. I assure you that these incidents can be overcome.”
Now, if only they can work on that picking-up-ordnance-and-taking-it-home problem ...
(Via Ixnay)