Leader of Arafat's Fatah Tanzim praises Rishon Lezion Attack

Aaron Lerner Date: 8 May 2002 1:45 AM

The following is IMRA's translation of an item in Yediot Ahronot's website
news service

http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-1879309,00.html

Husam Kadar, one of the senior members of the Fatah Tanzim in the
territories, said in response to the attack in Rishon Lezion that "the
operation proves the nobility of the Palestinian People and its
irrepressible willingness to carry out sacrifice and persist with the
struggle against the occupation."

Kadar said that "the operation proves that not matter what Israel does, the
Palestinians will find a way to react to their actions, oppose the
occupation and prove that all the Israeli 'successes' collapse."

[IMRA: The terror attack in Rishon Lezion in which at least 15 were killed
by a suicide bomber took place after Israel halted Operation Defensive
Shield halfway through the timeframe the IDF said it needed.

The operation was aborted due to pressure from US President Bush.]

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