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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20061116-111331-8327r.htm
Palestinian Rivalry Rings Up Cost of Guns
[Washington Times] Joshua Mitnick - An arms race by rival Palestinian militants has nearly doubled the price of guns in Nablus in anticipation that fighting in Gaza between Hamas and Fatah will spread to the West Bank. Just after dusk at the city municipality, the echo of gunfire mingled with the normal din of car horns. It's a sound that's become part of Nablus' background noise, explained Mayor Adly Yaish. "When we are happy we shoot. When we are angry we shoot. At funerals we shoot, and at weddings we shoot."