Word: gaza
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Another warning of danger outside the wire-rimmed islet of peace sounded in the north, where militiamen, presumably from the Muslim extremist group Hizballah, in Lebanon exchanged fire with Israeli troops. And in the Gaza Strip the Palestine Liberation Organization's leader Yasser Arafat, with whom Israel made peace last year, called a general strike. He was protesting a clause in the treaty that lends weight to Jordan's claim to protect Jerusalem's Muslim holy places...
Palestinian extremists' rancor towardYasser Arafat, who they blame for signing the Israel peace treaty, peaked today when members of the militant group Islamic Jihad unceremoniously threw the PLO chairman out of the Gaza mosque where he was attending the funeral of 35-year-old Hani Abed, an Islamic Jihad leader killed Wednesday in a car-bombing. The murder was the first major act of violence sincePalestinian self-rule began in May. The reception: Mourners knocked off the PLO leader's headdress, shouting "Arafat is a collaborator," and shoved him out a back door into the rain. Many Palestinians blame Israel...
...ChiefLisa Beyersays Israel sees no point in dealing with the radical half of Hamas, which calls for the total destruction of Israel. But, she adds, "there's a growing movement within Israeli circles" to negotiate with moderates, who have only demanded full Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza. As for the P.M.: "Rabin said he'd never talk to the PLO, and he did," Beyer says.Post your opinion on theInternationalbulletin board...
Breaking into that quiet conspiracy is a high priority for Israeli intelligence. The security services also plan to intensify their presence along the borders of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and at potential terrorist targets, such as bus stations and schools...
Israel's principal response, however, has been to shut off the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Normally 65,000 Palestinians cross into Israel to work, but the porous borders had enabled assailants to enter with ease. The Israelis hope closing them completely will not only make terror attacks harder but also put pressure on Arafat to clamp down on Hamas...