Israel: Al-Qaida Ready to Infiltrate Gaza

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

By MARK LAVIE Associated Press Writer
The Associated PressThe Associated Press

JERUSALEM Sep 21, 2005 — Israel's domestic security chief warned Wednesday that al-Qaida is poised to infiltrate the Gaza Strip and the Jewish state and that Palestinian police are incapable of controlling armed militants.

Also Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Israel "won't allow Hamas" to participate in Palestinian parliament elections in January. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had earlier threatened to withhold Israeli cooperation if the Islamic militant group takes part.

Yuval Diskin, in his first on-the-record briefing since taking over the Shin Bet security service in May, termed the Palestinian Authority's ability to enforce law and order in Gaza to be "negligible at best." He said that although Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas opposes terror, his ruling Fatah party is crumbling and, if it does not strengthen, will not be able to control Gaza.

Diskin was commenting on the chaotic situation on the Gaza-Egypt border in the days after Israel's exit from Gaza last week, when thousands crossed unchecked, bringing large quantities of weapons into the coastal strip.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1146433

[Jim Sagle]

1. You can thank our jagoff Resident for that.

[Earth_First]

2. ...from Iran?

Please tell me it's not this predictable...

[newyorican]

3. This Al-Qaeda?

Palestinians arrest al-Qaeda 'poseurs'

Palestinian security forces have arrested a group of Palestinians for collaborating with Israel and posing as operatives of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network, a senior official said yesterday.

The arrests come two days after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon charged al-Qaeda militants were operating in Gaza and in Lebanon.

"The Palestinian Authority arrested a group of collaborators who confessed they were working for Israel, posing as al-Qaeda operatives in the Palestinian territories," said the official, on condition of anonymity.

He said the alleged collaborators sought to "discredit the Palestinian people, justify every Israeli crime and provide reasons to carry out a new (military) aggression in the Gaza Strip."

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[barb162]

4. Why enclose some story from 3 years ago?

Maybe it's the real al qaida this time

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[eyl]

6. Did you post that with a straight face?

I especially liked this part:

He said the alleged collaborators sought to "discredit the Palestinian people, justify every Israeli crime and provide reasons to carry out a new (military) aggression in the Gaza Strip."

We certainly don't think small, do we?