Suha Heeds Warnings to Avoid Ramallah

(Jerusalem Post)Khaled Abu Toameh - Arafat's widow, Suha, was advised on Friday not to come to Ramallah for her husband's funeral for fear that she would be attacked by angry Palestinians, a Palestinian cabinet minister said on Saturday. Suha on Friday attended Arafat's state funeral in Cairo, but shortly before she boarded the Egyptian plane that carried the coffin from Cairo to al-Arish on its way to Ramallah, Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman reportedly told Suha that the Palestinians would not be able to guarantee her safety in Ramallah.


2004-11-12 00:00:00

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