[Voices] People caught in the crossfire

Here is what some Palestinians are saying about their internal divisions:

- "What happened in Gaza has destroyed our hopes and inspirations for statehood forever," said Khadija Hamed, a 52-year-old housewife from the West Bank town of Qalqilya.

- "Now there is a wound that cannot be healed. What happened in Gaza has put the state project in a coffin before its birth. Both Fatah and Hamas are responsible for what has happened. I do not trust any of them," said Mohammad Abu al-Hassan, a merchant from the West Bank town of Jenin.

- "The Palestinians will wait another 100 years and maybe future generations will learn from the mistakes of Fatah and Hamas. Both should step down. It has become evident that they are only after their factional interests," said Abdel-Qader Said, 38, a teacher from Jenin, in the West Bank.

- "Having two entities, one ruling in Gaza and the other ruling the West Bank undermines the Palestinian cause. There is a lost people, without a leadership," said Palestinian political analyst Hani al-Masri.

- "We have blurred vision in terms of identifying our goal. A year ago, the goal was to end the occupation. Now I do not know. The power struggle will continue for a long time," said Ahmad al-Khatib, a 32-year-old government employee from Ramallah, in the West Bank.

- "If we had a vision to establish a state in the coming 20 years, the events in Gaza have added another 20 years, and perhaps more," said Salwa al-Hureimi, a women's rights activist from the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

- "The situation will never be stable with Hamas alone or with Fatah alone. Gaza cannot be separated from the West Bank. The biggest sin is to divide the homeland," said Hisham Abu Ali, 21, a university student in Gaza.

- "I did not expect brothers to kill brothers. We, as Palestinians, are lost and Israel is the sole winner," said Rula Dannoun, a Bethlehem housewife.

- "We are heading towards the unknown," said Ibrahim Toma, a bank employee from Bethlehem