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...from emergency exits or dropping from the wings. But 57 passengers died, including all nine of the children the hijackers had refused to release. Amid the pandemonium, Captain Galal suddenly found a chance to take personal revenge against the leader of the hijackers, a man who identified himself as "Nabil." After the commando assault began, said Galal, Nabil hurled a grenade toward the rear of the plane. Realizing he had taken his eyes off Galal, Nabil turned and fired at him. The pilot ducked, and the bullet grazed his head. Seizing a fire ax, Galal felled the terrorist with...
...feeling pressure. At a meeting last week of the central committee of Fatah, Abbas' political party, there were heated exchanges between party officials who told Abbas that he must act soon to energize the economy and end violence. "People look to you as a reformer," said Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath, according to Fatah officials who attended the meeting. "You have to prove that you're for real." After Abbas' election victory, Sharon placed a call to his former houseguest. According to Israeli and Palestinian officials, Sharon congratulated Abbas and said he was "looking forward to meeting with you to discuss...
After four years of violence that shows no signs of ending, opposition to Arafat is spreading to the street. A leading Arafat critic, former Minister Nabil Amr, was shot in the leg by a gunman last week; reformers took it as at least a warning from Arafat loyalists. In Gaza, Arafat's Fatah faction issued a stream of leaflets accusing his henchmen of corruption and violence. Most of the vitriol was aimed at Arafat's cousin Moussa, whom he named this month to head the National Security Forces. The leaflets also accused Arafat of siphoning off public money...
Similarly, the West Bank is witnessing signs of a coming storm. Nabil Amr, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and former Information minister—also a family friend—was shot and critically injured last week in Ramallah by an unidentified militant. He is one of the most vocal critics of President Arafat and the PA. It is almost certain that yielding to militants’ demands in Gaza will encourage more militias to adopt this approach in dealing with the PA; simultaneously, the targeting of Amr will certainly discourage moderates and reformers from speaking up. This combination...
...hundreds chanted in the Mediterranean coastal city of Al Hoceima. Bitter over government repression and local corruption, people looted relief supplies. "I went to the town hall asking for blankets, but some people had stolen them and were selling them instead," said Al Hoceima resident Turiya Faylali. Government spokesman Nabil Benabdallah denied reports that authorities failed to distribute foreign relief material. Restraint seemed essential given the historic tensions between Rabat and this remote mountainous area adjoining Morocco's northern coast. The rebellious region was deeply mistrusted and neglected during the reign of King Hassan II. His son, King Mohammed...