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led the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history: a bus hijacking attack that killed 37 civilians. In addition to his position as PA Chairman, Mahmoud Abbas is also Chairman of Fatah. As part of its celebrations, Fatah posted two pictures showing young children holding automatic rifles that are almost
quarters in Tel Aviv. There were ten casualties, eight of whom were soldiers. "Did you know? The first retaliation for the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was done by Martyrdom-seeker Fadi Al-Amudi of the AI-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades." Note: This refers to a suicide bombing at the Erez crossing point in
elections in late 2012 and were scheduled to announce a transitional government in June. But Fatah leader and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas's insistence that it should be headed by his current prime minister, Salam Fayyad, infuriated Hamas. The Islamists loathe Fayyad, who has overseen
uture than the dead weight of history. Overhead banners featuring Yasir Arafat presided over smaller insets of assassinated Hamas figurehead Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and other martyred notables from both movements. Flanked by customary heavies, current PA Minister of Economy Hasan Abu Libdeh rubbed shoulders in
me from two men who were not there: on our side, Yossi Beilin, and for the Palestinians, Arafat’s trusted diplomatic adviser, and eventual successor, Mahmoud Abbas, or Abu Mazen. Since Rabin knew I was following the ostensibly secret talks, we discussed them often. For quite a while, he remained dismissive. He
he founder of Hamas, whom we had arrested and jailed in 1989. “The group from Hamas kidnapped me,” he said. “They are demanding the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and another 200 people from Israeli prison. If their demands are not met, they will execute me on Friday at 8 pm.” As soon as we got word he was mis
me from two men who were not there: on our side, Yossi Beilin, and for the Palestinians, Arafat's trusted diplomatic adviser, and eventual successor, Mahmoud Abbas, or Abu Mazen. Since Rabin knew I was following the ostensibly secret talks, we discussed them often. For quite a while, he remained dismissive. He b
he founder of Hamas, whom we had arrested and jailed in 1989. "The group from Hamas kidnapped me," he said. "They are demanding the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and another 200 people from Israeli prison. If their demands are not met, they will execute me on Friday at 8 pm." As soon as we got word he was miss
Entities connected to both Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Yassin

Jerusalem
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Fatah
ORGANIZATION
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
George W. Bush
PERSON
West Bank
LOCATION
Tunisia
LOCATION
Damascus
LOCATION
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Saddam Hussein
PERSONthe West Bank
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Ramallah
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Yasser Arafat
PERSONthe Gaza Strip
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Morocco
LOCATIONSinai
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Ehud Barak
PERSONSuccess of Shahada
ORGANIZATION