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2004-02-18 Israel-Palestine
Palestinian health minister survives shooting
Masked gunmen opened fire on a Palestinian minister and a top economic official in a Jenin restaurant today, the latest in a series attacks on Palestinian officials in the increasingly lawless West Bank. Both men escaped without injury, but two bystanders were lightly injured, including a Palestinian policemen. Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
"Yeah. It wuz us. We almost dunnit, an' we're glad!"
Palestinian Health Minister Jawad Tibi,
... who is named after a leg bone...
and Mohammad Shtayyeh,
... whose name sounds like a nasal eruption...
managing director of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction, were in Jenin to attend the opening ceremony of a new hospital. After the ceremony, they went to lunch at a restaurant in the town centre. As they sat down to eat, three masked gunmen opened fire on the officials and called out that they were "not welcome" in their town, witnesses said.
"This town ain't big enough fer the two of us, Tibia!"
"Ummm... There's three of youse!"
"This town ain't big enough fer the four of us, then!"
Palestinian security officials said the attackers had only been trying to intimidate the men.
"Shucks. We wuz jes' a-funnin' with them!"
The attackers had previously threatened to shut down all Palestinian Authority offices in the town unless their demands were fulfilled. The group asked the Palestinian Authority for money and greater political recognition, but their requests have so far gone unanswered. After the attack, Zacariyya Zubeidi, head of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades cell from the nearby Jenin refugee camp rushed to the scene. Zubeidi condemned his colleagues’ tactics, called them "delinquents", and invited the minister to lunch at a home in the camp.
"Sounds good. What're we having?"
"Roast land mine."
Posted by TS 2004-02-18 1:48:19 PM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 so the official line is that these are rogues out for money. Even if its that, it represents a dramatic deterioration in PA control, for a PA minister to be shot at by rogue AAMB. Or is it open war between the AAMB and the PA cabinet?? But isnt AAMB aligned with Fatah? Is Arafat trying to gun down political enemies within the PA? No precedent for that, at least at this level(IE cabinet minister), that i know of.
Posted by liberalhawk 2004-2-18 2:02:17 PM||   2004-2-18 2:02:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like the poopoo is really starting to hit the air conditioner in the west-bank.

I predict things will come to a head in the coming two to four weeks. (I hope)
Posted by Evert Visser  2004-2-18 2:03:24 PM|| [http://chinditz.blog-city.com/]  2004-2-18 2:03:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting. The Al Aqsa people are Arafat's men and they are shooting at one of Arafat's minister.
Posted by JFM  2004-2-18 2:44:21 PM||   2004-2-18 2:44:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Nothing quite so unhealthy as being the Palestinian Health Minister.
Posted by ed 2004-2-18 4:14:59 PM||   2004-2-18 4:14:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Just sit back and enjoy.
Posted by dataman1 2004-2-18 6:11:56 PM||   2004-2-18 6:11:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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