| Palestinian Authorityâs premier-designate Ahmed Qurei has expressed readiness to visit the Mediterranean city of Haifa, occupied in 1948, following the Palestinian attack that left 19 Zionists killed including former commander of the Zionist navy. The website of the Hebrew daily âYediot Ahronotâ said that Qurei last night telephoned the mayor of Haifa expressing regret over the operation, which he described as âcruelâ. Qurei extended condolences to families of those killed in the attack and wished speedy recovery for the wounded. The paper quoted Qreiâs close aides as saying that the Haifa mayor appreciated the telephone contact and hoped that âviolenceâ between the two people would soon come to an end. He also extended an invitation to Qurei to visit Haifa, which the premier-designate accepted and declared intention to do so at the appropriate time. |