Let the Chaos Begin

Proving that looting can happen anywhere...

NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip — Palestinian police Tuesday blocked off abandoned Jewish settlements and chased after scavengers in a first attempt to impose order after chaotic celebrations of Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip. The overwhelmed forces were unable to halt looting of the area's prized greenhouses.

Egyptian guards, meanwhile, failed for a second straight day to control a rush across the Gaza-Egypt border, which was a formidable barrier when patrolled by Israel.

With the Israelis gone, Gazans dug under walls and climbed over barriers to get to Egypt, where they stocked up on cheap cigarettes, medication and cheese. Egyptian forces on Monday fatally shot a Palestinian during the mad rush, witnesses said.

For some reason, I'm going to venture a guess and say that Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and the PLO aren't going to hold rallies and send suicide bombers against the Egyptian checkpoint, or demand the head of the shooter.

Welcome to Gaza under "Palestinian" control. Mahmoud Abbas had better get this situation squared away and give his security forces orders to shoot to kill, or else he will never be able to bring that place under ordered control, and the Israeli politicians will be proven right once and for all.