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Amelia wrote:
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> -Caveat Lector-
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> Leader's killing 'means open war'
>
> Israel steps up its assassination policy with a missile attack on
> the most senior Palestinian leader to die during the intifada
>
> Suzanne Goldenberg in Ramallah, and agencies
> Tuesday August 28, 2001
> The Guardian
>
> Israel yesterday claimed the highest ranking victim of its
> assassination policy since the Palestinian uprising began, killing
> the leader of the Popular Front for the Libertion of Israel with
> two missiles sent through the window of his office in a Ramallah
> apartment block.
> Mustafa Zibri, universally known as Abu Ali Mustafa, died working
> alone at his desk.
>
> The office is on the first floor of a block of flats in a
> well-do-do residential area.
>
> Shortly after his death at 11.15am the PFLP's military wing said
> that as an "initial response" one of its groups had shot and
> wounded an Israeli settler near the settlement of Itamar.
>
> A settlers' spokesman said the motorist was critically wounded.
>
> To many Palestinians Mustafa had iconic status. The Marxist faction
> he led was once second only to Yasser Arafat's Fatah organisation.
> Thousands took to the streets in protest and there were calls for
> revenge from across the political spectrum.
>
> The explosions shattered windows and mirrors in adjoining rooms,
> but otherwise, apart from scorch marks above the north and east
> facing windows of his corner office, the building was eerily
> unscathed.
>
> Mustafa was by far the highest ranking of the 40 Palestinians
> assassinated by Israel since the intifada began.
>
> Arguably he was the most significant since 1988, when Israeli
> commandos killed Mr Arafat's lieutenant Abu Jihad in Tunis.
>
> His assassination was a departure from Israel's strategy, which has
> so far focused on eliminating activists of Mr Arafat's Fatah and
> the Islamist group Hamas rather than members of leftwing factions.
>
> His wake at a town hall a few blocks away reflected his senior
> status. Leaders of Palestinian groups from Hamas to the leftwing
> Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine paid their
> respects.
>
> "At first there was a sense of shock, but now there is a sense of
> vengeance," the DFLP leader, Qais Abu Laylah, said.
>
> "When people in the top Palestinian leadership are targeted by
> Israel I don't think there is any place or range for what you may
> call moderation. This is an open war."
>
> Palestinians regarded Mustafa as a strictly political figure. Born
> to a humble family near the West Bank town of Jenin, he was for
> years the right hand of the veteran leader George Habash.
>
> An opponent of the peace accords with Israel, he returned from
> exile, with Israel's permission, in 1999, and succeeded to the
> leadership of the PFLP 16 months ago.
>
> Once the second largest faction in the PLO, the PFLP has been on
> the sidelines in recent years as Hamas and other Islamist groups
> strengthen their hold. But it has been an emerging military force
> in the uprising, and carried out a string of car bombings in
> Israel. None caused Israeli fatalities.
>
> The Israeli army said Mustafa was directly responsible for the car
> bombings. Its statement said he "invested most of his energy in
> establishing covert underground military cells of the PFLP". But it
> offered no proof that he was dir- ectly involved.
>
> Mustafa was killed only hours after the prime minister, Ariel
> Sharon, convened his closest cabinet ministers, including the
> foreign minister, Shimon Peres, to order an increase in the
> assassination of Palestinian activists.
>
> A potential successor to the PFLP leadership, Abdul Rahim Maluah,
> said the strategy would backfire.
>
> "The Israelis have gone through all the red lines when they
> assassinate a person like Abu Ali Mustafa," he said. "This has
> reached the highest levels of the Palestinian leadership and they
> must know beyond a doubt that their decision will have
> consequences."
>
> In addition to the prominence of the target, yesterday's attack
> stood out for its sheer audacity. Three of the eight flats in the
> building attacked are occupied by Palestinian families holding US
> passports.
>
> "I was sitting at my desk drawing a rose, and then went out to get
> a banana from the kitchen for Haneen," said Leila Daas, 10.
>
> "We were just at the door when the blast happened, and then we all
> started running and screaming."
>
> Mustafa's neighbours said they had little to do with him, and had
> assumed his presence in the building did not compromise their
> safety because he was a political leader.
>
> But his bodyguard, Fadi Abu Salah, said he had been acting like a
> hunted man for months: staggering his arrival at the office and
> changing vehicles.
>
> "The Israelis possess high technology. They have satellites and
> their collaborators and spies. It is obvious that a well known
> leader will always be followed by Israel, and by collaborators," he
> said.
>
> Guardian Unlimited � Guardian Newspapers Limited 2001
Hey this was a bullseye! Took way to long to nail these guys. The
PFLP is the group which blew up the plane over Lockerbie.
Mustafa was the right hand man of George Habash, and probably had
a hand in the planning.
Good shot guys. Keep up the good work.
J2
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