Ah, the piety of freedom fighters:

'Greedy monsters' ruled church -- The Washington Times

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- The Palestinian gunmen holed up in the Church of the Nativity and later deported by Israel seized church stockpiles of food and "ate like greedy monsters" until the food ran out, while more than 150 civilians went hungry.

They also guzzled beer, wine and Johnnie Walker scotch that they found in priests' quarters, undeterred by the Islamic ban on drinking alcohol.

The indulgence lasted for about two weeks into the 39-day siege, when the food and drink ran out, according to an account by four Greek Orthodox priests who were trapped inside for the entire ordeal that ended Friday.

Well, at least that explains why they were all so hungry. A former Palestinian I know says it is standard practise in that part of the world to have a good supply of food on hand at all times, because you never know when you'll need it.