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WAR AGAINST HAMAS AND ALL OPPOSITION
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MER - 8/1/97:
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In a wide-scale and still escalating operation throughout the occupied territories in recent days, the Israeli Army has arrested more than 50 Palestinians suspected of being involved in actions against Israel. In some cases arrests have taken place even from areas supposedly controlled by Arafat's "Palestinian Authority", though oftentimes this is kept secret and actually such operations began before the recent Jerusalem bombings. Searches of Palestinian institutions, including mosques and charities, are also going on at this time and any found with anti-Israel literature may be closed. Meanwhile Israeli Police have begun intensive patrols of beaches and other places throughout the country where crowds gather, in view of Hamas threats to make further attacks if the leader of Hamas, Sheik Ahmad Yassin, and other Hamas leaders, are not released by Sunday evening from Israeli prisons.
ISRAELIS CHARGE ARAFAT POLICE CHIEF WITH TERRORISM
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In Gaza, reacting to the arrest warrant that has been issued for him alleging his involvement in terror planning, "Palestinian Authority" Police Chief Ghazi Jabali said yesterday that this was all "laughable" and that any Israeli who tries to arrest him would not survive the attempt. Jabali further said that the Palestinians are ready for battle if Israel attempts to enter its territory.
ISRAELIS TO JAM PALESTINIAN BROADCASTS...FUNDED BY U.S.!
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The Israelis are also now making plans to jam Palestinian radio and TV broadcasts of the "Palestinian Authority" even though these are largely paid for by the U.S. State Department (U.S.A.I.D.) and European Government funds. According to Israeli sources only "broadcasts containing inciteful material" will be jammed. Personnel of the IDF Signal Corps have been deployed in key positions throughout the occupied territories so as to be ready to jam the broadcasts whenever orders are issued. Friday afternoons sermons from the Al Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem are likely to be jammed from now on according to Israeli sources.
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