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The Al-Aksa Brigades terror group, which has just been renamed the "Arafat Brigades," unveiled a new weapon today: the “Yasser" rocket. It can hit the fuel refineries on the Ashkelon coast. The new weapon is appropriately named for the deceased arch-terrorist who founded Fatah. The Yasser has a range of 15 kilometers (9 miles), putting the populous Israeli city of Ashkelon within striking distance of Gaza-launched missiles. It is said to be almost ready for activation. Members of the terror gang paraded through the streets of Gaza City today, displaying the new rocket and declaring their intention to begin firing...

Arafat raising Libyan money to finance terrorist anti-peace Al Aqsa Brigades (my title) Matthew Kalman, Chronicle Foreign Service Monday, June 23, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ramallah, West Bank -- Sources close to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat say he has raised $2. 5 million from Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy to finance continued terror attacks against Israel, undermining efforts by reformist Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to achieve a cease-fire as the first step on the U.S.-backed road map toward peace. The sources say the Libyan money has been paid into bank accounts controlled by Arafat in Beirut and Cairo to underwrite the terror activities...