Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas declared three days of mourning in the wake of Habash's death. The PA chairman also ordered Palestinian flags to be brought down to half mast and mourners to be received at the presidential office in Ramallah.
Meanwhile Israeli Arab Knesset members announce they will attend his funeral reports Ynet News:
Israeli-Arab Knesset members, including Ahmad Tibi (United Arab List-Ta'al) and Jamal Zahalka (Balad), will attend the funeral of George Habash, the founder and former secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.And people wonder why a growing number of Israelis are starting to refer to Arab Knesset members as Israel’s fifth column.
George Habash lead a Palestinian terror group which was responsible for some horrendous acts of barbarity. Think Beslan, was a unique low? PFLP held a children’s room hostage long before the Chechen terrorists ran with the idea. Habash clashed often with Arafat because of Arafat’s preceived ‘ability to compromise’ or the use of his “restraint”. Here is an excerpt from Arutz Sheva:
• 1970, the PFLP blew up a Swissair flight to Israel in midair. 47 people died, including 15 Israelis.
• 1972, Japanese terrorists trained by the PFLP murdered 24 people, including 16 pilgrims from Puerto Rico, at Lod airport. 1976, PFLP terrorists cooperated with German terrorists and hijacked an Air France jet to Entebbe, Uganda. The hostages were freed by Israel in a daring raid.
• 1980, PFLP terrorists took over the children's room at Misgav Am in northern Israel, and murdered a baby, as well as the kibbutz's director.
• 2000, Habash retired from active leadership of the PFLP, for health reasons.
• 2001, a PFLP squad assassinated Israeli Minister Rechavam Ze'evi.
• The PFLP carried out three suicide bombings between 2002 and 2004, at Karnei Shomron (3 murdered) at Geha Intersection (3 murdered) and at Shuk HaCarmel in Tel Aviv (3 murdered).
As far as I am concerned, the man can never be dead enough.
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