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| Fatah distances itself from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades |
| 2002-05-24 |
| Palestinian Chairman-for-Life Yasser Arafat's Fatah group distanced itself from its radical offshoot, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which said it carried out the latest two suicide attacks in Israel. "Fatah has no link with the statement published by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, nor with the parties and individuals who claim to belong to it," the party said in a statement issued in Gaza City. "Nope. Wudn't us." The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility through statements for the two latest anti-Israeli kamikaze attacks in which two people were killed, effectively ignoring an order by Arafat for an end to "terrorist operations against Israeli civilians." "Who died and left him dictator?" In its statement Friday, Fatah called on its "officials and its grass roots members to respect the leadership's decisions," adding that only "documents signed by Yasser Arafat or published by its central committee can be considered as the movement's official statements." "Yeah. You guys better listen, or you're gonna get it..." Fatah added that "none of the political or military statements published over the last two days and attributed to Fatah or to movements which have links with it reflect its positions." "Whatever the hell they are." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |