"Israel" blamed for Gaza infighting

Source: alalam.ir, 17-5-2007
RAMALLAH - A Palestinian minister has held the "Israeli" occupation and the US responsible for a cycle of violence and infighting in the Gaza Strip.
Amal Siam, the Palestinian minister for women affairs, said the Zionist regime and the US are responsible for the clashes "because of the severe economic sanctions which they have imposed on the Palestinian nation".
"`Israel` is the first party which benefits from these internal clashes since it doesn`t want the national unity government to succeed and the embargo against the Palestinian nation be lifted," she told Alalam.
Siam called on warring factions to end their fighting "which `Israel` and America have imposed" on the Palestinians and turn their fire at the occupiers.
The Palestinian minister sounded upbeat about the success of a ceasefire agreement reached between Fatah and Hamas factions.
Dozens have been killed or wounded in a series of clashes between Hamas and Fatah fighters since Sunday.