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Home English Arab Extremism

Terrorists freed by Arafat since Clinton’s visit to Gaza

1 februari 1998
in Arab Extremism, Israeli Government Points of View
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Communicated by the Office of the Prime Minister, February 1, 1998

Within days of U.S. President Bill Clinton’s December 14, 1998 visit to
Gaza, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat began releasing dozens
of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists from prison, including those who have
killed Israelis and Americans.

Following is a list of 21 prominent terrorists released by Arafat after
Clinton’s visit to Gaza:

  1. Ziad Abu al-Ghal – head of the Islamic Jihad’s military wing in Gaza, he
    was responsible for numerous terrorist attacks. He appears on the joint
    Israeli-Palestinian list of wanted fugitives to be detained. At the end of
    December 1998, he was released on “holiday leave” for several days and has
    not returned to prison.
  2. Mehdi Inbatawi – senior Islamic Jihad terrorist from Ramallah. One of
    the organization’s top figures in Judea and Samaria. Detained by the
    Palestinian Authority in November 1998. Set free in mid-January for Id
    al-Fitr (a Muslim holiday).
  3. Muhammad Abu al-Ghal – Islamic Jihad terrorist and participant in terror
    activity who was detained by the Preventive Security Service at the end of
    October, 1998. He appears on the joint Israeli-Palestinian list of wanted
    fugitives to be detained. He was released in mid-December 1998.
  4. Arafat Kuwasmeh – senior Hamas terrorist from the Hebron area and
    participant in terror activity, released by Jibril Rajoub’s Preventive
    Security Service on December 18, 1998. Assistant to Hassan Salameh,
    mastermind of suicide bombings in Israel in February-March 1996 (which
    killed 60 people) including the February 25, 1996 attack on bus #18 which
    killed 3 Americans: Ira Weinstein, Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker. He
    appears on the joint Israeli-Palestinian list of wanted fugitives to be
    detained.
  5. Mahmoud al-Batash – Hamas terrorist detained by the Palestinian General
    Intelligence Service in October 1998 for serving as liaison between Hamas
    leadership abroad and terrorists in the territories. Appears to have been
    released recently.
  6. Yusuf Abu Heen – senior Hamas terrorist and participant in terror
    activity who maintained contact with Hamas leadership abroad and was
    involved in several bomb attacks. Set free recently.
  7. Abdallah Shami – one of Islamic Jihad’s most prominent figures in Gaza.
    Shami was detained by the PA on the eve of President Bill Clinton’s
    December 1998 trip to the region after he publicly announced “Clinton
    should get a bullet in his head when he arrives here.” Shami has also been
    involved in the planning and preparation of attacks against Israel. Set
    free in mid-January for Id al-Fitr (a Muslim holiday).
  8. Subhi Kapisha – Hamas terrorist from Hebron and participant in terror
    activity who is on the joint Israeli-Palestinian list of fugitives to be
    detained. He was arrested by Jibril Rajoub’s Preventive Security Service on
    October 4, 1998, but set free on December 20, 1998.
  9. Tariq Ja’abri – terrorist detained by Jirbil Rajoub’s Preventive
    Security Service on October 4, 1998 in the wake of the grenade attack in
    Hebron. Set free on December 20, 1998.
  10. Hassam Alimani – senior Hamas terrorist and arms dealer, freed by the
    PA’s Military Intelligence on December 19, 1998. A member of the Awadallah
    brothers’ terror unit (prior to their deaths in September 1998) which
    masterminded the July 30, 1997 bombing in Jerusalem that killed 15 people,
    including Leah Stern, an American-Israeli formerly of New Jersey.
  11. Muhammad Jarar – Islamic Jihad terrorist from Jenin. Detained by Jibril
    Rajoub’s Preventive Security Service on November 7, 1998. Set free on
    December 20, 1998.
  12. Majd Abu Khadija – Hamas terrorist detained by the Palestinian General
    Intelligence Service as part of the Wye-mandated security work plan for the
    month of November 1998. Recently set free.
  13. Jihad Suwiti – senior Hamas terrorist who served as a deputy to Hassan
    Salameh, the mastermind of the wave of suicide bombings in Israel in
    February-March 1996 (which killed 60 people) including the February 25,
    1996 attack on bus #18 in Jerusalem which killed 3 Americans: Matthew
    Eisenfeld and Sara Duker (students at New York’s Jewish Theological
    Seminary) and Ira Weinstein. He is on the joint Israeli-Palestinian list of
    wanted fugitives to be detained.
  14. Mahmoud Kashef – Hamas terrorist and participant in terror activity who
    was detained by the Palestinian General Intelligence Service after the
    attack in Gush Katif. Set free in mid-December 1998.
  15. Abd al-Hakim Mana’amah – one of Sheikh Yassin’s escorts. Detained by
    the Preventive Security Service after the car bomb attack in Gush Katif.
    Set free on December 31, 1998.
  16. Khaled Gharab – Hamas terrorist involved in the preparation of attacks.
    He was detained by the Preventive Security Service and set free around
    December 19, 1998.
  17. Talal al-Baz – senior Hamas terrorist from Kalkilya, headed the
    organization’s military wing in the city. He assisted the Awadallah
    brothers’ terror unit (prior to their deaths in September 1998) which
    masterminded the July 30, 1997 bombing in Jerusalem that killed 15 people,
    including Leah Stern, an American-Israeli formerly of New Jersey.
  18. Ziad Basisi – Islamic Jihad terrorist from Tulkarem who was among the
    group’s leaders at A-Najah University in Shechem (Nablus). He was involved
    with the Dakah brothers (see below). Detained by the Palestinian Authority
    in October 1998.
  19. Assad Dakah – senior Islamic Jihad terrorist from Tulkarem who
    maintained contact with other members of the group throughout the
    territories. Belonged to a terror unit that was planning to carry out
    attacks. Detained by the Palestinian Authority in October 1998.
  20. Muhammad Dakah – Islamic Jihad terrorist from Tulkarem, brother of
    Assad Dakah. Detained in October 1998 for planning to carrying out attacks.
  21. Bashir Daher-Yaseed – Hamas terrorist and student at A-Najah University
    in Shechem (Nablus), assisted wanted fugitive Mahmoud Abu Hanoud,
    ringleader of the terrorists who set off bombs in Jerusalem on July 30,
    1997 (which killed 15 people, including Leah Stern, an American-Israeli
    formerly of New Jersey) and on September 4, 1997 (which killed 5 people,
    including 14-year old Yael Botwin, an American-Israeli originally from
    California).
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