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No "Hudna" in Jenin


(Jerusalem Post) Matthew Gutman - Both Israel and the PA are concerned that, should violence once again break out, it would be the terrorists of the northern West Bank city of Jenin who will light the first spark. "Neither I nor Zakariya [Zubeidi, chief of the Aksa Martyrs Brigades northern division] received orders from Arafat to make a cease-fire with the Israelis," said Atta Abu Rumeyli, the Fatah leader in the Jenin refugee camp and one of the city's strongmen. "Arafat," Abu Rumeyli continued, "does not believe the struggle should end. We have to continue to fight for our land." Fatah's Jenin organization was disbanded on Tuesday and many of its fighters were incorporated into the renegade Aksa Martyrs Brigades.
2003-08-01 00:00:00
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