THE PEACEFUL PARADISE OF PALESTINE
Internal Palestinian Violence on the Rise.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The number of Palestinians slain in vigilante killings and other internal violence has nearly quadrupled in four years, from 43 in 2002 to 151 so far in 2005, according to statistics presented Thursday. A top security official said more Palestinians were killed in internal violence this year than by Israeli troops.
Human Rights Group: 116 Murders in Palestinian Territories This Year (UPI/Space Daily)
A Palestinian human rights group, the Independent Organization for Human Rights, said Wednesday that 116 people were homicide victims so far this year. "Insecurity and chaos increased alarmingly this year, including assaults on public and private property, kidnapping of Palestinians and foreigners in areas controlled by the Palestinian authorities, and attacks on judicial figures," the group said.
Fatah gunmen in the Gaza Strip Thursday shot and seriously wounded Bassam Azam, a close associate of former military intelligence commander Moussa Arafat, who Fatah gunmen kidnapped and murdered in early August. (Ha'aretz)
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