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To: E. T. who wrote (206682)	12/3/2001 2:25:13 PM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 769670

They're getting pretty close: A close associate of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat was fatally wounded in a blast in his four-story Bethlehem home a short time ago. He was evacuated to King Hussein Hospital in nearby Beit Jala. Doctors there say he is clinically dead, Israel Radio reported. Three Fatah members were reportedly wounded in the blast, one seriously and two moderately. It is not clear if the dead man was included in this accounting. The Fatah man was a member of Arafat's personal protection unit. Palestinians claim the blast was an Israeli assassination attempt carried out by missiles fired from IAF helicopters. Other Palestinian reports indicate the blast took place within the man's house and might have been a "work accident" - a euphemism often used to describe the premature detonation of a terrorist bomb. Israeli F-16 fighter jets flattened the Palestinian Authority police headquarters in Jenin a short time ago. For more on this story, click here. Late this afternoon, IAF helicopters struck at Arafat's personal helicopters in Gaza City. jpost.com

To: E. T. who wrote (206682)	12/3/2001 4:25:02 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Arafat's letter of condolence to the parents of a suicide bomber: After the spring suicide bombing of a Tel Aviv disco, which killed 21, Arafat wrote a letter to the dead terrorist's family, which the Middle East Media and Research Institute - memri.org Translated: With hearts that believe in Allah's will and predetermination, we have received the news about the martyrdom of the martyr. . . . Al-Hotary, the son of Palestine, whose noble soul ascended to . . . in order to rest in Allah's Kingdom, together with the Prophets, the men of virtue, and the martyrs. The heroic martyrdom operation . . . who turned his body into bombs . . . the model of manhood and sacrifice for the sake of Allah and the homeland. opinionjournal.com