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| Plot to
assassinate Arafat feared |
| Ramallah | By
Ala Mashharawi, Special to Gulf News | 12/09/2003 |
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Palestinians
have thrown a tight security cordon around President Yasser Arafat fearing
his assassination by unconventional means that could be construed as "a
natural death", highly informed sources told Gulf News
yesterday.
The new security steps include searching and clo-se
monitoring of all Arafat's visitors. The sources said that one speculated
method of assassination could be the direction of poisonous rays towards
Arafat's brain.
These rays can cause palpitations in the heart
leading to a failure of brain resulting in gradual stop in breathing and
ultimate death.
"It is only curable by a specific antidote as in
the bungled assassination of Khaled Mashal the head of Hamas political
bureau in Jordan several years ago," the sources said.
The new
security concerns come as the Israeli leadership is becoming increasingly
impatient with the expulsion of Arafat, an issue which has not been given
a green light by the Bush administration.
The sources also said
that the decision to "eliminate" Arafat from the political scene came
after the United States and Israel realised that he is a "stumbling block"
in the path of their purported peace process and their failure to isolate
or sideline him politically.
On the contrary, they feel that he
has proven to be the main player in the Palestinian political arena
whether they like it or not.
"It is believed that the American and
Israeli inclination to get rid of president Arafat or resume dealing with
him comes after the admittance of the Israeli security services of the
sheer stupidity of deporting or murdering President Arafat in a
traditional manner, which would have grave political and security
repercussions in region," the sources added.
Meanwhile, sources in
the Islamic group Hamas, said that Dr Abdul Aziz Rantissi and other
leaders have recently refused to give interviews to foreign television
channels, especially after the failed assassination of Al Rantissi and the
Israeli intention to assassinate the entire Hamas leadership.
"There are fea-rs that the Mashal assassination attempt will be
repeated on other leaders by a device emitting poisonous rays embedded in
a video camera," the sources explained.
Israeli Defence Minister
Shaul Mofaz has revealed to his inner circle that the expulsion of
President Arafat is the least the Israeli political leadership can
approve, and that they should not rule out physical liquidation.
Mofaz is pressing Ariel Sharon to expel Arafat, but the prime
minister supports the view of Israeli intelligence that warns against such
a move. |
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Publishing LLC - Gulf News
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