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NewsGuy
05-13-2002, 01:04 PM
Reported by AFP:

RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 13 AFP|Published: Tuesday May 14, 6:09 AM

The Palestinian minister for non-government organisations, Hassan Asfour, and his bodyguard, were beaten by masked men tonight in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Asfour's wife told AFP.

The five masked men then ran away, leaving Asfour and his bodyguard lying on the ground.

The incident happened near Asfour's home at about 9pm (0500 AEST), she said.

The minister was taken to the hospital for treatment, Asfour's wife Maha said, without giving further details.

The general secretary of the Palestinian Authority's cabinet, Ahmed Abdul Rahman, confirmed Asfour had been attacked and that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had ordered security forces to find the assailants.

Several Palestinian ministers headed to Sheikh Zayed hospital in Ramallah to visit Asfour at his bedside.

http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/2002/05/14/FFXT6BTN61D.html
Vic
05-13-2002, 01:09 PM
Could this be a beginning of what has been proposed in an other thread: http://www.israelforum.com/board/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=623&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 ?
NewsGuy
05-13-2002, 01:14 PM
Originally posted by Vic
Could this be a beginning of what has been proposed in an other thread: http://www.israelforum.com/board/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=623&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 ?
Very possibly.

Asfour is known as Arafat's man.

This is clearly a slap in the face for Arafat and the PA.

btw - It was also reported today that Arafat did not tour Jenin today, out of fear for his life. Apparently, some Palestinians are angry that he did not do enough to protect them.

Yep... Another typical day in the Palestinian territories: A minister is severly beaten and the Chairman is afraid for his life.
L@mplighterM
05-13-2002, 03:03 PM
PALESTINIAN BROTHERHOOD AT WORK

PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB
takeo
05-13-2002, 04:16 PM
some palestinians consider the PA doing too much indulgent to israel, but they don't want a civil war which would only benefit israel, they could have easily killed him instead of beating him.
Vic
05-13-2002, 04:32 PM
Originally posted by NewsGuy
Yep... Another typical day in the Palestinian territories: A minister is severly beaten and the Chairman is afraid for his life.
And all of it right over Israelis' heads...
Mike_Blackburn
05-13-2002, 07:09 PM
Arabs are constitutionaly unable to refrain from violence.
If they are not attacking the "infidel", they turn on each other.
Mediocrates
05-14-2002, 11:25 AM
Under the terms of the PA reforms, Yasser Arafat will have new, limited powers.


http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=163852&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0