Last month I remarked that Israel's almost completed wall would not only increase the safety of Israelis, but would increase conflict between Palestinians. Last week there was another incident. It involved Hamas again (no surprise) and a rival organization, Fatah.

Palestinian sources said it began as a brawl between Hamas activists, who were looking to set up a campaign booth on the university grounds, and Fatah youth, who wanted to stop them.

The brawl and shouting match soon turned into a knife fight, the sources said, adding a large group of Fatah activists then arrived on the scene and set fire to furniture and office equipment belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad opposition groups on campus. Shortly thereafter, the gunfight began.

Four of the injured sustained gunshot and knife wounds and were evacuated to city hospitals.

I really feel sorry for anyone raised in Palestine. I believe the Israeli strategy of walling out terrorists will greatly reduce the number of Israeli citizens killed by terrorists. It will do so by 1) making it harder to commit such an attack and 2) frustrated Palestinians will fight amongst themselves. I have no problems with terrorists killing each other, but I have great sympathy for those raised in an environment which makes suicide attacks look attractive.

At least stories like this one provide some hope. I think the Israeli security guards, constantly on edge after literally generations of suicide attacks, should be commended for not shooting the reluctant suicide bomber.

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