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Al Aqsa kidnap palestinian Jenin governor; Accuse him of being a collaborator.
Militant group abducts acting Jenin governor
By Arnon Regular and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and News Agencies
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Palestinian militants beat and abducted the acting
Palestinian governor of the Jenin district as he
drove through the West Bank city center Saturday,
eyewitnesses and security sources said.
The local leader of the Al Aqsa
Martyrs' Brigade, Zakariye
Zubeydi, said the group was
holding governor Haider Irsheid
and accused him of being an
Israeli collaborator who "has
been involved in many crimes
against our people."
Zubeydi demanded the Palestinian Authority put Irsheid on trial.
Eyewitnesses said gunmen pulled 50-year-old
Irsheid from his van and beat him with hands
and gun butts before bundling him into another
vehicle and driving off toward the city's
refugee camp.
Security sources identified the men as members
of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a militant
group affiliated with PA Chairman Yasser
Arafat's Fatah movement.
Zubeydi said Palestinian security officials had
asked, on behalf of Arafat, for Irsheid's
release. "We respect Arafat and his orders, but
this guy must be held accountable and put on
trial for his crimes," he said.
A Palestinian security source said militants had
been angered when Palestinian security forces
in Jenin were sent to arrest an Al Aqsa gunman
in the refugee camp.
By Arnon Regular and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and News Agencies
------------------------------------------------------------------
Palestinian militants beat and abducted the acting
Palestinian governor of the Jenin district as he
drove through the West Bank city center Saturday,
eyewitnesses and security sources said.
The local leader of the Al Aqsa
Martyrs' Brigade, Zakariye
Zubeydi, said the group was
holding governor Haider Irsheid
and accused him of being an
Israeli collaborator who "has
been involved in many crimes
against our people."
Zubeydi demanded the Palestinian Authority put Irsheid on trial.
Eyewitnesses said gunmen pulled 50-year-old
Irsheid from his van and beat him with hands
and gun butts before bundling him into another
vehicle and driving off toward the city's
refugee camp.
Security sources identified the men as members
of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a militant
group affiliated with PA Chairman Yasser
Arafat's Fatah movement.
Zubeydi said Palestinian security officials had
asked, on behalf of Arafat, for Irsheid's
release. "We respect Arafat and his orders, but
this guy must be held accountable and put on
trial for his crimes," he said.
A Palestinian security source said militants had
been angered when Palestinian security forces
in Jenin were sent to arrest an Al Aqsa gunman
in the refugee camp.
Also, the houses of the people that kidnapped a taxi-driver a couple of days ago were demolished.
IDF demolishes homes of taxi driver abductors
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IDF troops in the village of Beit Rima, near
Ramallah, demolished Friday the homes of Ahmed
Hajaj and Ramez Rimawi, the two leaders of the
cell that abducted taxi driver Eliyahu Gurel.
Gurel was held captive four days before being
released by IDF troops Tuesday night.
An IDF spokesman said Friday the destruction of
the kidnappers' homes was intended to send a
message to terrorists that their "cowardly
activities" have a price which must be paid.
Also in the West Bank, in the village of Tubas
near Nablus, troops discovered a bomb with 15
kilograms in an olive grove. The device was
found following the arrest of two Hamas
militants on Thursday.
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IDF troops in the village of Beit Rima, near
Ramallah, demolished Friday the homes of Ahmed
Hajaj and Ramez Rimawi, the two leaders of the
cell that abducted taxi driver Eliyahu Gurel.
Gurel was held captive four days before being
released by IDF troops Tuesday night.
An IDF spokesman said Friday the destruction of
the kidnappers' homes was intended to send a
message to terrorists that their "cowardly
activities" have a price which must be paid.
Also in the West Bank, in the village of Tubas
near Nablus, troops discovered a bomb with 15
kilograms in an olive grove. The device was
found following the arrest of two Hamas
militants on Thursday.
Discuss. But first, my opinions:
1) Another case of the PA being a big lump of fat, that doesn't actually do anything. they can't hold their own against their buddies in Fatah... shameful.
2)Totally unnecessary, IMO. won't help at current stage.
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