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October 1, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-6.htm

What Exactly Does Israel Have on Yasser Arafat?

(Institute for Contemporary Affairs/JCPA) - Eli Kazhdan As of late September 2003, according to the head of Israeli military intelligence, Maj.-Gen. Zeevi-Farkash, orders for terrorist attacks were actually coming directly from Arafat's headquarters. As early as 1997, Arafat authorized Hamas and Islamic Jihad attacks. Arafat finances suicide bombings; he has paid operatives, while his office has funded explosive materials, manufactured locally or imported from abroad. Arafat actually commands the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which has taken a leading role in shooting incidents and bombing attacks against Israeli civilians. According to Palestinian sources, as the mastermind of the second Palestinian intifada, his influence over the scope and timing of the violence is extensive and even decisive.

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