Arafat aide Nabil Abu Rdeneh charged that Israel is trying to sabotage international peace efforts. "This is a comprehensive war against the Palestinian people, its elected leadership and the peace process," he said. Palestinian officials said they cannot continue their operations against the militants because of the Israeli strikes. The Palestinian Authority suspended a day-old order closing all offices of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, groups that have claimed responsibility for dozens of bombings, including suicide attacks that have killed scores of Israelis and injured hundreds.
"We just can't do it! And it's all your fault!" |