From: Eric Hayes Patkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [pttp] Israel to "pay heavy price" for killing - PFLP RTE 27 Aug 01 Israel to "pay heavy price" for killing - PFLP Filed at: 03:59 PM A Palestinian faction has said that Israel would pay a heavy price for the death of the organisation's leader earlier today. Abu Ali Mustafa, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, died when two missiles fired by Israeli helicopter gunships hit his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah. A top aide to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said earlier that Israel has "crossed all red lines" by carrying out the killing. The Palestinian Authority said that the Israeli action set the stage for "all-out war". The PFLP opposes peacemaking with Israel. The group is a faction of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. The United Nations Secretary-General accused Israel of exacerbating the Middle East crisis. Speaking in Austria following the assassination, Kofi Annan called for international action before violence spread to neighbouring countries. The death has reduced hopes of a high level meeting later this week between Israel and Palestinian leaders to discuss a possible ceasefire. On Saturday, two gunmen claiming to represent the PFLP infiltrated an Israeli Army base in the Gaza Strip and shot three Israelis soldiers dead before they were killed themselves. In a separate development, Arab leaders have criticised the United States strongly for failing to do enough to stop the violence in the Middle East. The Arab League has accused President George W Bush of encouraging Israel to pursue, what it described as, lethal policies. Egypt says that the United States government is reluctant to condemn Israeli attacks on Palestinians. The Egyptian leader, Hosni Mubarak, said that the United States had the capability to end the violence. His Foreign Minister, Ahmed Maha Al Sayed, said that the United States should do more to ease tensions in the region. http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0827/mideast.html _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
