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Islamic Jihad, Aksa Brigades call ceasefire until elections
Islamic Jihad and Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigade leaders in the West Bank have said they will unilaterally cease all attacks in Israel proper for a 60 day period until the Palestinian Authority's elections on January 9th. This will be tough to hold between rival death cultists Hamas has not joined in the Fatah-led ceasefire, said its spokesman Sami Zuhri Monday evening. Hamas needs to stay in practice so we can only hope they bump each other off in great amounts. The move comes a day after Fatah militants opened fire towards Yasser Arafat's likely successor, PLO secretary general Mahmoud Abbas, during a memorial service for the former leader on Sunday. Abu Khaled, an Islamic Jihad leader in Nablus stated Monday that " we [Islamic Jihad] will abstain (Jihad version of Lent)from attacks on targets inside Israel during the 60 day period [leading up to elections for PA chairman] so that we will not be accused of sabotaging the democratic process inside Palestine. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-15 |
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