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Al Aqsa in vow to violate ceasefire

by Gulf Daily News
RAMALLAH: A cell of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a Palestinian militant group loosely affiliated to the mainstream Fatah, said yesterday it would no longer observe a truce with Israel after troops killed two of its fighters.
Some 4,000 Palestinians, including masked and armed men took to the streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah, the political headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, and handed out flyers reading "it is now useless talk of a truce or a period of calm."

Two Brigades members were shot dead by Israeli troops on Tuesday near a northern West Bank settlement. An army spokesman said the pair were armed and about to infiltrate the settlement.

"Who is benefiting from the truce and disarming the resistance when the blood of our fighters continues to be shed despite the truce declared by the factions?" the flyer added.

Palestinian leader Mahmood Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon officially declared an end to more than four years of hostilities at a summit in Egypt last week.

Meanwhile, jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi said he expected Palestinians to keep waging an uprising in the West Bank despite Abbas's pledge to end all violence against Israelis.

Barghouthi, a grassroots figure in the four-year-old revolt, made his remarks to an Israeli newspaper as Israel's parliament met for a crucial vote on Sharon's plan to evacuate settlers from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.

The bill on settler compensation, one of the last obstacles Sharon faces, was widely expected to pass despite fierce opposition from ultranationalists, including some in his own party, who call the planned pullout a "reward for terrorism".

As the debate raged, Sharon unexpectedly cut short the term of army chief Moshe Yaalon - an occasional critic of government policy - drawing concern that his departure on the eve of this summer's Gaza pullout could endanger the plan.

In the latest sign of Palestinian frustration at the pace of efforts to relaunch a long-stalled peace process, Barghouthi accused Israel of dragging its feet with Abbas, saying "at this rate" he would not last in power more than another six months.

Barghouthi, once touted as a potential successor to Yasser Arafat and now serving five life terms after an Israeli court convicted him of orchestrating deadly attacks, told the Maariv daily he expected Israel's planned Gaza pullout to "go quietly".

But when asked whether the uprising launched in 2000 after peace talks collapsed was now over, Barghouthi replied: "The uprising will continue in the West Bank, which you (Israel) will continue to hold onto."

In other developments, the Israeli prison service published a list of 500 Palestinians who have been approved for release in the coming days as part of a package of goodwill gestures.

The names of 382 prisoners who have been convicted of offences and another 118 who are being held in administrative detention were posted on the prison service's website.

The names are being published in order to allow Israelis to file appeals against any of those slated for release.

US General William Ward, Washington's newly-appointed Middle East security co-ordinator, was to hold talks with Abbas during his first visit to the region.

Sources in Abbas's office said the leader would update Ward on the ceasefire agreement and on negotiations to transfer security control in parts of the West Bank from Israel to the Palestinian Authority.

"They will discuss the ceasefire, the withdrawals - all the issues that were agreed on at Sharm el-Sheikh," one aide to Abbas said.

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=104594&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27334
by Becky Johnson
"Some 4,000 Palestinians, including masked and armed men took to the streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah, the political headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, and handed out flyers reading "it is now useless talk of a truce or a period of calm."

BECKY: I know Ariel Sharon and Mahmood Abbas had called for a period of calm, but I am not aware that Al Aqsa ever agreed to it. Neither did Islamic Jihad or Hamas which has been lobbing rockets over the fence in Gaza sometimes 15 a day.

Now this incident where two Al Aqsa members, carrying rifles, tried to sneak into a Jewish settlement by nightfall, only to be shot to death in the process is the EXCUSE to resume war against Israel (as if they ever stopped!!) and blame Israel for their own aggression.

But the lapdog leftists will probably jump on cue to bark at the fascist Nazi Israelis!!! Why let a few facts interfere with your preconceived notions??
by Sefarad
Feb. 17, 2005 7:04
Kassam rocket lands in Gush Katif
By JPOST.COM STAFF



A single Kassam rocket landed in an open space in northern Gush Katif overnight Thursday, Army Radio reported.

No injuries or damage were reported.


by Sefarad
Feb. 16, 2005 9:32
Two mortar shells fired at Gaza settlement
By JPOST.COM STAFF



Two mortar shells were fired early Wednesday morning at the Gaza settlement of Neve Dkalim.

No injuries or damage were reported.

by Sefarad
Last Update: 17/02/2005 11:18

Police reinforce Jerusalem roadblocks due to terror threat

By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service



Police increased their presence at roadblocks in south Jerusalem on Thursday morning after receiving intelligence information that a potential terrorist was planning to carry out an attack, police officials said.




Security forces were also carefully examining Palestinians attempting to enter Jerusalem from the north, causing long lines at the Qalandiya and A-Ram checkpoints, Israeli radio stations reported.

Police emphasized they had not declared a security alert.

Before dawn Thursday, Palestinians fired a Qassam rocket at a southern Gaza Strip settlement, but did not cause injuries or damage.

Also overnight, Palestinians opened fire on Israel Defense Forces troops at the Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus. There were no injuries.

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