Israel claims bomb-making documents link Arafat, terror

Israel made public seized documents Tuesday that it said directly link the office of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with terrorist attacks...

Israel made public seized documents Tuesday that it said directly link the office of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with terrorist attacks carried out against Israeli civilians and other targets.

One of the documents, taken after Israeli troops stormed Arafat’s compound last Friday, was said to be an invoice submitted by a leading Palestinian militant group to a Palestinian official described by Israel as Arafat’s main weapons buyer.

Israel has been accusing Arafat of financing Palestinian militant groups that conduct terrorist attacks, but until now it’s produced little evidence to support its allegations.

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Chief among the recipients of Arafat’s support has been al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a loose grouping of armed groups that have carried out a string of bloody suicide bombings and shootings since early this year.

Israel described one of the documents made public on Tuesday as an invoice presented by the Brigades to Fuad Shubaki, the Chief Procurement and Finance Officer of the Palestinian Security Services.

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