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To: TimF who wrote (157927)	2/9/2005 9:58:15 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) of 281500

From today's Jpost: PA fears Hizbullah to target Abbas By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Palestinian Authority security officials on Wednesday expressed fear that Hizbullah and Iran were planning to kill PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in order to thwart attempts to revive the peace process. The officials said the fears were based on recently-obtained evidence that Hizbullah was urging Fatah and Hamas activists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to renew their terror campaign against Israel in a bid to undermine Abbas's authority. "Hizbullah and Iran are not happy with Abbas's efforts to achieve a cease-fire with Israel and resume negotiations with Israel," a top PA security official told The Jerusalem Post. "That's why we don't rule out the possibility that they might try to kill him if he continues with his policy." He claimed that Hizbullah operatives in Lebanon have been offering up to $100,000 to any Palestinian who is willing to carry out a suicide attack against Israel. "Hizbullah activists in Lebanon are trying to recruit suicide bombers to carry out attacks against Israel," the official said. "They have even approached members of the Aksa Martyrs Brigades (the armed wing of Fatah)." Another PA official claimed that the Palestinians have intercepted electronic mail and correspondence that shows banking transactions through which Hizbullah have provided fund for terrorists. Abbas has dispatched a top aide to Beirut for talks with Hizbullah leaders in a bid to stop them trying to sabotage his attempts to achieve a cease-fire with Israel. Sources in Ramallah said Abdel Fatah Hamayel, who served as a cabinet minister under Abbas during his time as prime minister in 2003, was expected to urge the Shiite militia to stop funding terrorist groups in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Abbas has also decided to dispatch another envoy to Beirut next week to urge Hizbullah leaders to stop meddling in Palestinian affairs, the sources said. The envoy, Abbas Zaki, is a veteran member of the Fatah Central Committee. PA Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath visited Damascus on Wednesday to seek Syria's help in blocking Hizbullah's efforts to derail the peace process. Abbas is scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip to brief the leaders of all Palestinian factions on the results of the Sharm e-Sheikh summit with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Most of the radical groups, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have rejected Abbas's call for an end to violence. However, the groups have refrained from issuing threats to pursue their attacks on Israel. In another development, the Palestinian Legislative Council on Wednesday gave a 10-day ultimatum to Abbas to reshuffle the PA cabinet. Abbas has come under heavy pressure to dismiss several ministers implicated in various corruption scandals. jpost.com

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