Say goodbye

[Gonz]

His own terrorists have had enough of him

 

[MrBishop]

OK...so you caught my eye. Got a link to a newspiece? What's happening over there?

*I suppose that I could look it up, but I'm a lazy bastard today, and it's not my post*

 

[Gonz]

Arafat Nullifies Moussa Arafat Appointment
13:00 Jul 19, '04 / 1 Av 5764


(IsraelNN.com) Yasser Arafat has given in to widespread rioting and gunfire and has announced he is nullifying the appointment of his nephew, Moussa Arafat, as the new head of Gaza security forces.

According to foreign agency reports, previous Gaza commander Abdel Raziq Majida has been reinstated while Moussa Arafat will maintain a more subordinate position.

http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776759578&path=!nationworld&s=1037645509161

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040719-115823-6143r.htm

State of emergency declared in Gaza Strip

The Palestinian Authority has declared a state of emergency in the Gaza Strip, after the kidnapping of the territory's police chief and four French aid workers.

Middle East correspondent Mark Willacy reports:

A group calling itself the Abu al-Rish Brigades abducted four French aid workers from a cafe in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. They were freed only after the intervention of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, and UN officials. Just hours earlier Palestinian gunmen kidnapped the chief of police in Gaza, releasing him after four hours. The kidnappers say they are protesting against rampant corruption in the Palestinian Authority in Gaza. In response a state of emergency has been declared. Thousands of police have been deployed around government buildings, ministries, and the public television station. Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie has also called an emergency meeting to discuss the future of his government.

17/07/2004 18:36:37 | ABC Radio Australia News

Chirac tells Sharon he is not welcome in France: TV
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French President Jacques Chirac informed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon he is not welcome in Paris after he urged all French Jews to leave the country immediately, Israeli television reported.

Chirac had written that "after some weeks of contacts concerning such a visit it turns out that it is impossible ... and you are not welcome following your comments," according to Channel 2 television.

An Israeli foreign ministry government spokesman refused to comment on "confidential messages."

Sharon sparked anger in Paris with a speech on Sunday in which he urged all French Jews to move immediately to Israel in order to escape what he called the "spread of the wildest anti-Semitism".

The French foreign office has described Sharon's comments as "unacceptable."