Alkmyst's Lab - Oratory

A 14-year-old Palestinian boy suspected of planning a suicide attack in Israel was arrested Wednesday morning by members of the Shin Bet in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus.

The boy said that members of the Tanzim coerced him into reading his will on videotape while holding a gun and a Koran book, saying that if he did not do so, they would say that he was a traitor working with Israeli forces.

An Israeli security spokesperson said that Palestinian General Intelligence Officer Jamal Karnawi pressed the Tanzim to recruit the boy, according to an Army Radio report.

The Tanzim fighters, although nominally under Marwan Barghouti's control

On the other hand, it is not unlikely that Barghouti will be released in the future. In June of this year, Israel daily Yediot Acharonot reported that top Israeli officials have recommended that the government consider releasing Barghouti. The recommendation reportedly appeared in a secret document given to senior security cabinet ministers.

Posted by: alkmyst / 10/12/2005 05:59:00 AM