Hossam el-Hamalawy
A group of journalists from the independent daily Ad-Dostour staged a sit-in Saturday at the Press Syndicate, protesting the refusal of the Press Syndicate Council to accept their membership applications during the review scheduled this Monday, citing bureaucratic reasons.
The journalists left the syndicate around 1am, and are expected to return again today, joined by their colleagues from Ad-Dostour (who are threatening to go on strike) and other publications in solidarity.
These are the ones whom Bush and the Western press describe as moderates:
The headquarters of the Fatah-controlled security force in Gaza have been open to the public since last Thursday. Every day is open house now.
For years the complex was a symbol of the horror disseminated by the security forces that reported directly to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. This is where Hamas men were taken after Fatah had arrested them. Some of those lucky enough to be eventually released reported that they had been tortured. Others disappeared forever.