The Israeli Shabak (General Security Service) has released evidence of Arafat\'s direct involvement in the violence against Israel. A PA para-military officer by the name of Abdel Karim Abu Rabia, under arrest in Israel, told his interrogators about a meeting of terrorist leaders that took place three months ago in Tulkarm. One of the men there said that the Palestinian population was suffering as a result of the activities of one of the local terrorist cells there, under the leadership of Tabet Tabet. The latter said, however, that he would not stop the shooting unless he received a specific directive to that effect from Yasser Arafat. The order never came, and Tabet was soon killed by Israeli forces.



Housing Minister Natan Sharansky says that it is not Israel\'s problem to ensure that Arafat and his regime remain strong. \"On the contrary,\" the security cabinet member told Arutz-7 today, \"it is in Israel\'s interest to weaken Arafat\'s rule.\"