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| Fatah Says Palestinians Don't Need Weapons Or Men From Syria |
| 2005-10-05 |
| Beirut, 5 Oct. (AKI) - A Lebanon-based senior offcial of the main Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) faction, Fatah, has said Palestinian groups based in the country are not involved in the recent cases involving the illegal entry from Syria of weapons and men. "The Palestinians in Lebanon don't need reinforcements of men, arms and ammunition from bases in Syria. Those who speak of arms trafficking must provide proof," Sultan Abu al-Aynain said with reference to recent reports that Lebanese authorities have intercepted a number of Palestinian militants illegally entering the country from Syria. Abu al-Aynain denounced what he said was the "insistence with which certain circles in Beirut are trying to implicate the Palestinians in [Lebanon's] internal political tensions." He also cited Lebanese media reports that said that those who had been caught entering Lebanon were not Palestinians but people "from other nationalities" seeking employment opportunities in Lebanon. "If it [the claims] is meant as an attack against Syria, then we don't accept that the Palestinian issue is used in this campaign against Damascus," said al-Aynain, adding, "our men and our guns are not for hire and we don't work for any third parties." Representatives of another Palestinian group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) whose members have been accused by Lebanese authorities of being involved in the illegal cross-border activities at the Dayr al-Ashar'ir refugee camp in the eastern Bekaa Valley - which lies a few kilometres from the frontier with Syria - have also denied any wrongdoing. PFLP-GC leaders have accused Lebanese poltical groups of attempting to get the Lebanese army to "intervene against the Palestinian resistance." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 "The Palestinians in Lebanon don't need reinforcements of men, arms and ammunition from bases in Syria." Of course they don't. Especially when they can get them free from Iran. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-05 20:05 |
| #1 Correction, Fatah doesn't want Hizbullah from Syria, who are the enemies of Fatah. Fatah also doesn't want Hamas, and Hamas are so-so about wanting Hizbullah. For their part, Hizbullah wants to come back, as conquerors of both Hamas and Fatah. So much love. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-10-05 16:41 |