Ma\'ariv newspaper\'s front-page story today states that Yasser Arafat has instructed his men to \"shoot at settlers and kill a settler every day.\" A \"very trusted source\" told Ma\'ariv that \"the decision-makers in Jerusalem\" have received a report stating that Arafat instructed Muhammad Dahlan not to dare arrest terrorists. Though the report allegedly states that Arafat forbids shooting from within Area A (under total PA control) and terrorism within the Green Line, it also notes that Arafat told Fatah leaders, \"Don\'t pay any attention to what I say on television or publicly. Listen only to my written instructions.\"
The report comes two days after Foreign Minister Shimon Peres reported that Arafat had given orders to crack down on terrorism, order a ceasefire, and arrest terrorists. Jibril Rajoub, head of PA Preventive Security in Gaza, told Abu Dhabi television today that the PA has no plans to arrest terrorists.
Neither the Prime Minister\'s Office nor Public Security Minister Uzi Landau has yet responded to the report. MK Michael Kleiner said today, \"Arafat certainly meets the criteria of those who have been the targets of our \'liquidations\' until now. If the government would rather simply exile him, that\'s also fine with me.\"
The report comes two days after Foreign Minister Shimon Peres reported that Arafat had given orders to crack down on terrorism, order a ceasefire, and arrest terrorists. Jibril Rajoub, head of PA Preventive Security in Gaza, told Abu Dhabi television today that the PA has no plans to arrest terrorists.
Neither the Prime Minister\'s Office nor Public Security Minister Uzi Landau has yet responded to the report. MK Michael Kleiner said today, \"Arafat certainly meets the criteria of those who have been the targets of our \'liquidations\' until now. If the government would rather simply exile him, that\'s also fine with me.\"