This is a press conference, held on Monday by the women’s section of the “militant” Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades wing of the Fatah party. Fatah are the “moderates” brought in to join Hamas in a “national unity government” recently, at the urging of the international community. Fatah is headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and gets much of its funding from the European Union and from the US government.

Amazingly, the state department is urging more U.S. funds be made available to Fatah.

The caption under the photo was written by the Associated Press.

Is Condi listening?

Female Palestinian militants from the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, who claim they are willing to be suicide bombers, hold weapons during a news conference in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, May 21, 2007. The women, who are part of the militant group with ties to the Fatah Movement, vowed to ‘be human bombs’ in the way of the Israeli army if it decides to invade Gaza. The Arabic on headband reads ‘Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. ‘ (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)