The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades demanded that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat dismantle the new PA government and put an end to security coordination between the PA and Israel, Israel Radio reported Thursday. The Al-Aqsa Brigades, an murderous offshoot of Arafat’s Fatah, published the demand in the Al-sharq Al Awsat newspaper. The militant group specifically targeted Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Minister for Security Affairs Mohammed Dahlan, demanding that Abbas’ government be dismantled and that security ties between Dahlan and Israel be cut.
If I were Dahlan, I’d be a bit worried about being specifically targeted.
In completely unrelated news:
Police and the Israel Defense Forces arrested three Palestinians near Hebron on Thursday for throwing stones and firebombs, Itim reported. Overnight, the IDF arrested seven Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp, Nablus, Ramallah and Hebron, Israel Radio reported Thursday morning. Palestinians fired at IDF forces near the Neve Dekalim settlement in the Gaza Strip overnight. There were no injuries.
Why lookee just how well the peace process is working! |