The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The detention and rush release of terrorists: the revolving door policy under Arafat

It was recently revealed that the Palestinian Authority released three terrorist operatives who planned to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a visit to Jericho in late June 2007 (which in the end was cancelled). The three, members of the Palestinian security services and Fatah-Tanzim, were released after a few months’ detention despite the
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The Palestinian Authority released (and again detained) terrorists who planned to assassinate the Israeli Prime Minister on his way to a meeting in Jericho (in late June, 2007)

At the government meeting held on Sunday, October 21, 2007, Israeli Security Agency chief Yuval Diskin revealed that the PA had released three previously detained terrorist operatives belonging to a squad which had planned to assassinate the Israeli prime minister.
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation October 1-15, 2007

During the first half of October there was a decrease in the number of rockets and mortar shells fired at western Negev settlements. Israel, the Palestinians and the United States continued their dialogue in preparation for the Annapolis meeting.
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation September 16-30, 2007

The regional peace conference sponsored by the United States is expected to take place on November 15 at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, north of Washington DC. As the political dialogue continues, the terrorist organizations continue their efforts to attack Israel from the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria.
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Israeli security forces detained a Hamas terrorist operative in the Ramallah region suspected of planning a shooting attack against Israeli tourists in Amman in 2005.

On July 31, 2007, Israeli security forces and the IDF detained Hisham Hader Shakr, 25, a Hamas operative from the village of ‘Ein Arik (west of Ramallah). An Israeli Security Agency interrogation revealed that at the beginning of 2005, when he was in Jordan, he, along with Shadi Daba’a, both activists in the Muslim Brotherhood,
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation September 1-15, 2007

The Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip continues as a focal point for terrorist attacks, including infiltration attempts and rocket fire at the western Negev settlements. The most prominent events were the rocket attack on the basic training camp at Zikim, in which 50 soldiers were wounded. On September 10 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority
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