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| Saudis putting on pressure to stop suicide attacks |
| 2002-05-13 |
| The Arab-language daily Al-Quds al-Arabi has reported over the past few days that Saudi Arabia intends to summon senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad activists to Riyadh, as part of its efforts to calm the Israeli-Palestinian theater. According to a senior Israeli diplomatic source, Saudi Arabia has begun to act on its promise to reign in Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Whoa! This is new...! Information in Israel's possession suggests that Saudi foreign minister, Saud al-Faisel, applied massive pressure on Palestinian Authority minister, Nabil Sha'ath, during Friday's meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, in order to bring about an end to the suicide attacks that Saudi Arabia believes pose a threat to the fragile quiet of the past few days. Okay. I give up. Where's the hook? One of the participants in the meeting at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh was the head of the Palestinian preventative security apparatus in the West Bank, Mohammed Dahlan. It is believed Saudi officials also entreated Dahlan to do his best to prevent terror attacks against Israeli civilian targets. Pretty interesting. Dahlan's already on the hit list and could end up getting purged and decomposing. But if his faction gets enough support from the Soddi money guys, he could end up retiring Yasser to an old folks' home and sitting in the Seat of All Power. It looks like that process might be underway. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |