\"A senior Israeli official told Yasser Arafat of an elite army unit operation to capture the murderers of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze\'evi.\" So accuses MK Benny Elon (Moledet), who would not name the senior official other than to state significantly that he \"undermined the Prime Minister.\" Elon said that the proposed raid on Arafat’s Mukata compound was set to take place four days ago.
Elon says that not only was the raid called off as a result, but Arafat was made to understand that it would be worth his while to hold a \"trial\" of the murderers, in order to exempt the PA from Israel\'s demand that the killers be handed over to stand trial in Israel. In the meantime, the trial has been held, and its verdict was announced this afternoon (see below).
Elon says that not only was the raid called off as a result, but Arafat was made to understand that it would be worth his while to hold a \"trial\" of the murderers, in order to exempt the PA from Israel\'s demand that the killers be handed over to stand trial in Israel. In the meantime, the trial has been held, and its verdict was announced this afternoon (see below).