More Arab Logic

Even when we are engaged in self-flagellation, we still can't please an Arab:-

Roger Cohen ("Israel's open society takes leaders to task," Globalist, May 2) makes a good case for why Israel, which is able to investigate and criticize its war against Lebanon last year, provides an example to Arab neighbors in the areas of public accountability and openness. Indeed, there is much within Israel of which neighboring Arabs can be envious: freedom of movement and world-class civil, legal and security infrastructures.

Arab countries bear the responsibility for establishing equivalent institutions, but the moderate internal forces capable of doing so will never gain momentum unless Israel acknowledges and makes amends for the immense suffering it has caused its neighbors. When this occurs, Israel will disqualify the extremists from the discussion and move on to becoming a properly respected and an exemplary society for the region.

Alexander Asseily, Beirut

So Logical, Yes?

Is this Israel's fault:-

In the most severe factional violence in nearly two months, Hamas and Fatah gunmen shot at each other on Friday in Gaza, wounding at least 10 people and putting new strains on the Palestinian unity government in which both parties take part.

The fighting evolved from a disagreement on Thursday over putting in place a new security plan in Gaza. Fatah, which dominates the security forces in the Palestinian Authority, deployed a few thousand men without coordinating with Hamas or with the interior minister, Hani al-Qawasmeh.

On Thursday, Mr. Qawasmeh walked out of a meeting with the Fatah security chief, Rashid Abu Shbak, because the deployment had been ordered without Mr. Qawasmeh’s consent. Mr. Shbak has not commented on the dispute.

Seeing the Fatah deployments, Hamas gunmen opened fire at the national security building in central Gaza and at some of the Fatah men operating roadblocks.

Or is there something wrong in this type of logic?