Arafat Under Siege, Yassin Under House Arrest
The Israeli army reoccupied the West
Bank city of Ramallah early Monday, June
24, sealing off Palestinian President
Yasser Arafat's HQ, as Palestinian
security officers put Hamas spiritual
leader, Ahmad Yassin, under house arrest
in Gaza...more>>
The
Israeli government debated Sunday, June
23, tough measures against families of
Palestinian resistance fighters,
including banishing relatives of the
fighters from the West
Bank...more>>
Russian
President Vladimir Putin warned Israel
on Monday, June 24, that it would be
“dangerous and a mistake” to
sideline Palestinian President Yasser
Arafat from the Middle East peace
process...more>>
The
Hamas movement will not struggle against
the Palestinian Authority (PA) because
of the house arrest decision against the
movement’s leader, Sheikh Ahmed
Yassin, which the PA issued Monday, June
24...more>>