Reacting to the deaths of six Hamas operatives, senior Hamas official Abed el-Aziz Rantisi announced that the terror organization was targeting a host of Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. Palestinian television is broadcasting direct calls by Palestinian Arab leaders for attacks on Jews throughout Israel. In a statement made to a French news agency, Arafat-controlled Fatah threatened American and Jewish targets in Israel and abroad.
Anti-Israel demonstrations took place in PLO-controlled Shechem and Hevron during the night. Arab residents threw stones at PA buildings in Shechem, demanding that action be taken against Israel and that all collaborators in jail be sentenced to death. Meanwhile, near Tzur in Lebanon, over 3,500 persons participated in similar demonstrations, burning Israeli flags and calling for \"death to the Jews.\"
On Tuesday afternoon, opposition MK Ran Cohen of the left-wing Meretz Party called upon Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to negotiate with PA leader Yasser Arafat under fire.
Anti-Israel demonstrations took place in PLO-controlled Shechem and Hevron during the night. Arab residents threw stones at PA buildings in Shechem, demanding that action be taken against Israel and that all collaborators in jail be sentenced to death. Meanwhile, near Tzur in Lebanon, over 3,500 persons participated in similar demonstrations, burning Israeli flags and calling for \"death to the Jews.\"
On Tuesday afternoon, opposition MK Ran Cohen of the left-wing Meretz Party called upon Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to negotiate with PA leader Yasser Arafat under fire.