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| Middle East |
| Hamas controller nabbed in Qalqilya... |
| 2002-08-10 |
| Israeli forces said Friday they arrested a Hamas commander at Qalqilya in a house where they found an explosive belt. The spokesman said the capture of Abdel Rahman Dhamas "prevented a large attack that was planned for the near future inside Israel." If the Paleos were serious about achieving some sort of peace with Israel, they'd declear Hamas and Islamic Jihad enemies of the PA and crack down on them. But they won't — not because they don't realize that the Islamists are as much their enemies as the Israelis, but because Yasser and his clique know they'd get a civil war — and they're not at all sure they'd win it. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |