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April 16, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/05-2006/Article-20060515-3895c674-c0a8-10ed-01d1-b9b7505d91dc/story.html

Hamas' Imbroglio

(Dar Al-Hayat-Lebanon) Jamil Ziabi - Terrorism is spreading. Less than a week ago, Jordanian television aired confessions of three Jordanians of Palestinian origin who testified to the involvement of Syrian-based Hamas officials in recruiting individuals and buying arms to target Jordanian installations and officials. These confessions were the outcome of investigations and security interrogations that encompassed more than 15 members of the Islamic Action Front, the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. What added to my worry was a news report by our correspondent in Gaza, Fathi Sabah. Part of the report explained the influence of al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Palestinian youth, following his first-time televised appearance. The report also mentioned a "Zarqawi presence" in the streets and camps of the Gaza Strip: his ideology, tucked under his black turban, so to speak, was everywhere.

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