Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman says Israel is being dragged into a confrontation on the Gaza border because of internal Palestinian Authority conflicts.
Referring to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas by his terror moniker during an interview on Radio 101.5 FM, Liberman said, "Hamas is not prepared to go to reconciliation with Fatah and to transfer control of the Gaza Strip to Abu Mazen's people. And it is dragging us in because the two sides within the Palestinian camp do not know how to get along. It's quite simple. Abu Mazen knows that he is not capable of overthrowing the Hamas regime by force, he understands that Hamas will not transfer control over the Gaza Strip and therefore is trying to drag us into confrontation with Hamas in the Gaza Strip."