MK Uri Ariel (National Union) claims that Ahmed Sa\'adat, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) chief, is being held in Jericho under \"vacation\" conditions. Sa\'adat was among the six terrorists protected by Yasser Arafat when the latter was holed up in the Mukata compound; Israel agreed that they would be released to a Jericho prison under the supervision of British and American wardens. In actuality, however, Sa\'adat was allowed to work from an office in Jericho, with full freedom of movement and unrestricted communications. It came as no surprise, therefore, when Israel\'s television news channels reported last night that Israeli security elements believe he was behind yesterday\'s attack in Netanya.
Although an American consulate official said today that Sa\'adat has \"always, since his release from Ramallah, been under total American and British supervision,\" other American officials said this morning that they had accepted Israel\'s demand to ensure that this would be the case from now on.
Less than 20 hours after the PFLP-organized Netanya blast, the son of the head of a rival organization with a similar name was killed when his car exploded in Beirut. Jihad Jibril, 33, son of PFLP-GC (General Command) head Ahmed Jibril, was killed by a bomb placed under his car. Israel has vehemently denied any involvement, and it was reported that Lebanese authorities have already arrested another PFLP-GC official in connection with the murder. This did not stop Jibril the father from promising to retaliate against Israel for his son\'s death. The PFLP-GC has cooperated with Hizbullah in shelling Israel\'s northern border.
Although an American consulate official said today that Sa\'adat has \"always, since his release from Ramallah, been under total American and British supervision,\" other American officials said this morning that they had accepted Israel\'s demand to ensure that this would be the case from now on.
Less than 20 hours after the PFLP-organized Netanya blast, the son of the head of a rival organization with a similar name was killed when his car exploded in Beirut. Jihad Jibril, 33, son of PFLP-GC (General Command) head Ahmed Jibril, was killed by a bomb placed under his car. Israel has vehemently denied any involvement, and it was reported that Lebanese authorities have already arrested another PFLP-GC official in connection with the murder. This did not stop Jibril the father from promising to retaliate against Israel for his son\'s death. The PFLP-GC has cooperated with Hizbullah in shelling Israel\'s northern border.