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March 25, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-palestinians-urging-calm,0,3853281.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

Palestinian Intellectuals Urge Calm

(AP/Newsday)- Sixty prominent Palestinian officials and intellectuals urged the public Thursday to refrain from retaliation for Israel's killing of a Hamas leader, saying it would ignite more bloodshed that would hurt Palestinian aspirations for independence. A half-page advertisement in the PLO's Al-Ayyam newspaper called on Palestinians to lay down their arms and turn to peaceful means of protest. The ad reflected growing sentiment among many Palestinian leaders and intellectuals that military struggle is not helping the Palestinian cause.

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