Palestinians Say Hamas Founder Under House Arrest

Reuters ^ | 6/23/02

[areafiftyone]

GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority placed the founder and spiritual mentor of the Islamic militant group Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, under house arrest in Gaza City on Monday, a Palestinian security official said.

The move came amid redoubled Israeli and international pressure on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to crack down on militants after two suicide bombings in Jerusalem and a gun attack on a Jewish settlement left 31 Israelis dead last week.

"It was decided, starting from tonight, to impose house arrest on Sheikh Ahmed Yassin to safeguard the ultimate national interests of the Palestinian people," the official told Reuters. "The decision was issued from high up, from President Yasser Arafat."

Abdel-Hamid Yassin, son of the wheelchair-bound cleric, said the family had not been notified in advance of the decision and that Palestinian Authority security service units had taken up two positions within 200 meters (yards) of their home.

[ChadGore]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh BS !!!

THEY ARE ALL UNDER HOUSE AREST !

I swear, Arafat is so full of his own bs, his back teeth swim in it !

[McGavin999]

House arrest? The guy probably hasn't been out of the house in years. They need to cut him off from contact with the outside world completely. Take away his phone and cell phone and let nobody in. Groceries can be left at the door after they've been fully inspected by an Israeli team.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

He's under house arrest--being fed fine wine and a steak dinner. He'll be out tomorrow morning.

[areafiftyone]

They should put him under arrest and then hang him by his checkered diaper!

[mdittmar]

The Israeli military was preparing a "crushing and decisive" response to recent Palestinian attacks

Am I missing the "crushing and decisive" part?

[aimhigh]

Why isn't he arrested for murder?

[areafiftyone]

They shouldn't arrest him. Just shoot him first.

[stumpy]

If he's under house arrest, then the Israeli Defense Forces should special deliver a couple of 2,000 lb. bombs to him.

[seeker41]

I'll tell you what is really going on, the hook nosed sheik is not under house arrest, the PA secutiry forces are protecting him from the upcoming IDF action in the terrorities. He is likely to be offed by the IDF in the near future. You heard it here!

[swarthyguy]

Because he's a "spiritual mentor"? House arrest is a nice sounding term. And those PA guys are going to be protecting and watching out for him as much as guarding him.

[liberalism=failure]

This guy should be killed. Period

[Pearls Before Swine]

Isn't he blind and in a wheelchair? He's pretty confined already. How will he be able to tell the difference?

[Catspaw]

How will he tell the difference? Delivery vs. take out. That's about it.

[Catspaw]

How will he tell the difference? Delivery vs. take out. That's about it.

[Rome2000]

Isn't he blind and in a wheelchair?

The entire religion is a cult of death and it's followers blind to peace, love,and harmony.

[NormsRevenge]

"to safeguard the ultimate national interests of the Palestinian
people"

I got to ponder this one for awhile..

Ya$ir Have A Nice Nite Under Yur Desk.

[mass55th]

Whoopty friggin' doo!

[monkeyshine]

If it was any more "crushing and decisive" they'd say it was a war crime.

Isn't the leader of Hamas a cripple? Putting him under house arrest doesn't mean squat. He couldn't get around much anyway.