Feisal Husseni, appointed to run Jerusalem affairs for the Palestinian Authority, died of a heart attack in Kuwait this morning. He was there to try to make peace between the Palestinians and the Kuwaitis; there has been bad blood between them ever since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. However, within minutes of his arrival at the airport, a stormy argument broke out between his party and Kuwaiti security officials. Husseini himself took part in the argument, and died a short while later.
Husseini was the son of a leading Arab fighter, Abdul Kader Husseini, who was killed in the 1948 battle for the Kastel, in present-day Mevaseret Zion. Husseini was administratively detained in Israeli prison for at least a year. He took part in a terrorist organization convention in Iran several weeks ago, which called for increased warfare against Israel. Many left-wing Knesset Members expressed sorrow over his death. The Professors for a Strong Israel organization is calling upon Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his government to \'once and for all\' stop the activities of \'Arafat and his terrorists\' inside Jerusalem and shut down the illegal PA headquarters - the Orient House, run by Husseini - located in the Jewish capital.
Husseini will be interred alongside his father on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in an official PA funeral tomorrow. The body will be flown to Ramallah from Jordan, accompanied by PA leader Yasser Arafat, who saw the popular Husseini as a chief rival. The funeral will begin in the Orient House. Leaks from the Prime Minister\'s Office indicate that Prime Minister Sharon is likely to permit Arafat to attend the funeral if such a request is made. Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze\'evi has come out against the idea: \"We need not make \'humanitarian\' gestures and allow Arafat to participate in the funeral, as neither Arafat nor Husseini deserve it.\"