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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (697)	11/28/2001 10:44:38 AM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

Zinni meets Arafat in Ramallah after tour of West Bank By Jalal Bana, Uri As, Haim Shadmi and Amos Harel, Ha'aretz Correspondents, Ha'aretz Service and agencies New U.S. Mideast peace envoy Anthony Zinni and Undersecretary of State William Burns are currently meeting with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah, as Palestinian officials hope to mitigate the diplomatic damage wrought by Tuesday's Palestinian shooting attacks that killed three Israelis. The Palestinians are expected to mount a diplomatic counter-offensive, underscoring their demands that international observers be sent to the territories, and reiterating their opposition to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's demand for seven days of absolute calm before instituting the recommendations of the Mitchell Commission on quelling violence and returning to peace talks. Army Radio on Wednesday quoted Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer as indicating that Israel might agree to lifting its seven-day pre-condition, but, he was quoted as adding, "only if Arafat changes his attitude." The Islamic Jihad and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, which are linked to Arafat's Fatah group, claimed responsibility for the attack in Afula that left two people dead. In a joint statement, the two groups said Tuesday the attack was to avenge the killing of Palestinian militants by Israel and the killings of five Palestinians by an Israeli bomb in Gaza last week. "This joint operation is the first... on the path of unified struggle, Palestinian holy war and unique operations that will make the lives of the Zionists hell until they leave our land," the statement said. The Palestinian Authority condemned both attacks and said it was committed to the success of the new U.S. mediation mission. "The Palestinian leadership strongly condemns the two attacks in Afula and Gush Katif which targeted Israeli civilians," the Authority said in a statement. "At the same time it condemns all attacks on Palestinian and Israeli civilians." Zinni and Burns told Sharon on Tuesday that Israel must end the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and asked how Israel intended to deal with the issue. The two also asked what steps Israel was prepared to take should the Palestinian Authority agree to a cease-fire. Like Sharon's helicopter trip Tuesday, PA officials took Zinni and Burns on a tour by car of PA-controlled areas of the West Bank, in order to illustrate the impact of IDF raids, blockades, settlements and other measures on the Palestinian population. U.S. officials declined to give details of Zinni's tour, but said he was trying to familiarize himself with the situation on the ground.

To: Scoobah who wrote (697)	11/28/2001 10:54:16 AM
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IDF arrests nine Palestinians in PA-controlled area of Hebron By Amos Harel, Ha'aretz Correspondent, and agencies An IDF commando unit Tuesday night arrested nine Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities. Four Palestinians - an Islamic Jihad activist and his family - were apprehended in the A-Rahma neighborhood of the West Bank city of Hebron, which is under Palestinian Authority control. The other five were arrested in a village southwest of Hebron. Security sources said one of the five was a member of Force 17, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's presidential guard. Palestinian sources reported that another of the five was a man in a wheel-chair who had been wounded during the intifada. The IDF has not yet made any comment on the arrests.