Thursday, May 2, 2002

Fatah head Barghouti: Arafat approved payment for terror attacks.

Israel Television Channel Two military correspondent Ronnie Daniel reported this evening that Marwan Barghouti, the Gen. Secy. Of Yasser Arafat's Fatah in the West Bank and Tanzim militia head, told his Israeli interrogators, that he directed a series of terrorist attacks. Barghouti revealed that Yasser Arafat personally approved payments to terrorists for the terror attacks against Israeli civilians. He also revealed, that Iran, Syria and Egypt have been sending large amounts of weapons to the Palestinians from the Egypt Gaza border. Barghouti said they were to be used for terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians.