While much is made of the antisemitic hatred produced by Hamas, it is easy to forget about the Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas' ruling party, Fatah.
Their fundamental disagreement is over the strategy for achieving their common purpose, and their struggle is a struggle for power within the Palestinian body politic.
Hundreds of families have been displaced and many buildings have been damaged amid the clashes.
At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
Abbas is also hoping to persuade Hamas to join a new Palestinian unity government that would end the split between the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The tone of satisfaction in the statements of Palestinian political activists over Israel's deepening crisis is hard to ignore.
Abbas will meet with local residents and officials and receive a briefing about efforts to "rebuild" the city and its refugee camp.
The expulsion of two senior Fatah officials sparked angry reactions from several Fatah representatives, including the faction’s armed wing, Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
The corollary is that the majority of the Palestinian public supports terrorist attacks inside Israel against civilians.
PA officials recently expressed concern over the growing cooperation between PIJ and Fatah armed groups in the northern West Bank.
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