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“The war against Israel was only part of the picture, however. The new uprising soon fit a recurring Palestinian pattern of self-destruction marked by miscalculation, fratricide, religious radicalism, and economic despair.”
― Jonathan Schanzer, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine

“Specifically, the Palestinians fell into old and predictable routines. Dr. Kenneth Stein, Emory University professor of Middle Eastern studies, pointed out in a landmark 1990 study that a number of remarkable similarities existed among the Palestinians during first two uprisings: selfdestructive violence, Islamic militancy, rejection of the West, and internal Palestinian rivalries among political leaders over strategy and tactics.”
― Jonathan Schanzer, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine

“Failure to flush a public toilet is a misdemeanor carrying a stiff fine and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew requested weekly reports on the state of the toilets at Changi airport.”
― John Curtis Perry, Singapore: Unlikely Power