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Israel Insight

THE ISSUE
Israel has been criticized for mili-
tary strikes against suspected terror-
ists in the West Bank, using heli-
copter gunships or other means.

BEHIND THE ISSUE
While the military strikes have cre-
ated controversy, raising debate even
in Israel's own parliament, the
Knesset, the Sharon government
says they are legitimate acts of self-
defense. What often goes unsaid is
that the strikes would be unneces-
sary if the Palestinian Authority
would arrest terrorist suspects on
lists Israel has submitted to it.
During the late 1990s, when this
was done, there was a noticeable
reduction in terrorism.

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television the names of seven wanted
Palestinians Arafat has refused to arrest.
The unusual announcement raised
speculation that Israel had in effect
pronounced a death sentence on the
men, prompting Egypt's foreign minis-
ter to denounce the Sharon govern-
ment as a "gang of assassins. -
Does Israel's list include the leader
of the Palestinian militias in the West
Bank, Marwan Barghouti? On
Saturday, Barghouti's bodyguard was
wounded when Israeli helicopters fired
on a convoy of cars near Ramallah.
Some Palestinian sources said
Barghouti, leader of Fatah's Tanzim
militias, was in the convoy, while oth-
ers said he was in his office at the time.
It was unclear whether Barghouti was
the intended target, though the
Palestinians sought to milk the inci-
dent for its full propaganda benefit.
Israel security sources said they were
aiming for Barghouti's aide, who had
been involved in numerous terror attacks
during the past 10 months of violence.
Just the same, the sources did not
rule out that the operation could serve
as a warning to Barghouti.
Last week, Finance Minister Silvan
Shalom told TV viewers that Arafat was
not a target — though he speculated
that, "if the deterioration continues,"
there could come a time when Israel's
Cabinet might consider barring Arafat
from the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
On Monday, however, Defense
Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer stated
that he was personally responsible for
the Palestinian leader's safety, and that
no harm would come to- Arafat. 1 1

