Reacting to the deaths of six Hamas operatives, Hamas leader Abed el-Aziz Rantisi announced that his terror organization would target 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 (see item below). In a phone call made to a French news agency, a Fatah member 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.\"
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.\"