Hamas May Resume Suicide Bombings
(Photo right under on the page: With the mark and the Koran. Ariel)
A senior counter-terrorism expert warned Tuesday
that Hamas is weighing a resumption of suicide bomb
attacks against Israeli civilians.
Col. Jonathan Fighel (Ret.), a researcher with the Interdisciplinary Center's Institute for
Counter-Terrorism, spoke at the Institute's
eleventh annual terrorism conference.
"We're seeing more and more Hamas flags in Hebron. The public atmosphere
to Hamas is much more lenient. This allows the creation of operational terror
cells. Hamas is taking into consideration the renewal of suicide bomb attacks,"
Fighel said.
Fighel, who served in various operational and field posts of intelligence and
Fighel, who served in various operational and field posts of intelligence and
research at the IDF Intelligence Corps, and who has held several command
positions in Judea and Samaria, added that Hamas is "gaining influence in
the West Bank and acting more freely. "
Hamas was using the so-called Hamas-Fatah reconciliation agreement as a
Hamas was using the so-called Hamas-Fatah reconciliation agreement as a
vehicle to raise its profile in the West Bank, he added.
"Hamas's strategy is to replace the PLO as the legitimate representative of
"Hamas's strategy is to replace the PLO as the legitimate representative of
the Palestinian people," Fighel said. Read the rest on:
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