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

To: HH who wrote (2644)	4/15/2002 4:55:57 PM
From: Cage Rattler	Respond to of 32591

Israel captures Fatah Commander Marwan Barghouti The Jerusalem Post Internet Team and The Associated Press Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti was arrested Monday evening by an elite IDF unit in Ramallah. Barghouti was arrested at the house of a member of Arafat's Fatah group not far from Yasser Arafat's headquarters. After Israeli forces ordered him out with a loudspeaker, he reportedly left with his hands in the air. Ra'anan Gissin, spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, confirmed Barghouti's arrest in Ramallah, together with Ahmed Barghouti, his cousin and aide. Military sources estimate that he will now stand trial in a military court. Barghouti is considered one of the most important Palestinians wanted by Israel, but in the past has been immune from assassination because of his high media profile and senior position. He has often been mentioned as a potential successor to Arafat. In September, the Justice Ministry issued an official request to the PA for Barghouti's extradition. Barghouti, who picked up fluent Hebrew in Israeli jails, is a leading figure in the Al Asqa Brigades. Barghouti, 41, was the head of Fatah's student union at Bir Zeit University during the previous intifada and led the Fatah shabbiba (youth movement) at the university. Israel deported Barghouti to Jordan in 1987, and he returned in 1994 with the first group of deportees who were allowed to return as part of the Oslo agreement. Shortly after his return, he was elected secretary- general of the High Committee of Fatah in the West Bank, a position he has held ever since. He is also a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Barghouti's signature was on one document confiscated from PA chairman Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah during recent IDF operations. Dated January 7, 2002, the document is a request from Raed Karmi, former commander of the Fatah Tanzim in Tulkarm, who was walking in the street near his home when he was killed by a bomb explosion this January, for financial assistance for 12 Fatah terrorists. Barghouti forwarded the letter to Arafat, with a note, 'I request of you to order the allocation of $1,000 for each of the fighter brethren.' In March, he called upon Palestinians to continue attacks on Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, saying they symbolize the humiliation of Palestinians caused by the occupation. In the past, he has said that the Palestinians should follow the model of Hizbullah, whose guerrilla attacks, he believes, caused the IDF to withdraw from south Lebanon in May 2000. Barghouti had not left Ramallah for 19 months, for fear of being arrested by Israel or being killed.