Israel assassination attempt misses Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin when helicopters strike building in Gaza City where top Hamas strategists including Yassin were planning fresh wave of terrorist attacks Saturday. Palestinian sources report Yassin taken to hospital with light-medium injuries, Marwan Abu Ras seriously hurt, Ismail Haniya, escaped injury.
Arafat accepts resignation of Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)as Palestinian prime minister Saturday. Jersusalem government sources say Israel will not accept Arafat's domination of Palestinian government. DEBKAfile: That domination is now a fact. Sharon may have to postpone his long-planned India visit Monday over fresh crisis.
After 100 days in office, Abbas conceded lost battle for powers to fight terror and lead peace talks which Arafat usurped while US and Israel refused to deal with him or his representatives. DEBKAfile has reported consistently that Abbas had no chance against Arafat and June 6 Aqaba summit was exercise in futility.
Only Gonz to look at a war thats gone on longer than hes been alive, with all that killing and destruction, and say "this may get ugly..."
Then I guess I'm wrong...maybe he was born....
