HEADLINES OF A TROUBLED REGION
by DEBKAfile 26 March 2002
Police Roadblock Palestinian Bomb Car on Way to
Main Jerusalem Mall Blows up Tuesday Noon When
Stopped at Police Roadblock
Major Disaster Averted
One of Two Suicides Wore Explosive Belt
Jerusalem Police Believe Two Terrorists Part of Large Team on Its
Way to Capital, Maintain Highest Alert for Passover Period Post
Entire Force on Streets, Markets and Synagogues, Beefed up by Soldiers
Arafats Departure for Beirut Not Discussed by
Israeli Government As Conditions Not Ripe
US Issues Huge Oil Tenders for Its Mid East Forces
Like Eve of Gulf and Kosovo Wars
Palestinians Refuse to Attend US-Palestinian-Israeli
Security Committee Session Monday After
Defeating US Envoy Zinnis Efforts Sunday to Negotiate a Truce
OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen Gabi Ashkenazi Is Named
Deputy to IDFs Next Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen Moshe Yaalon
DEBKAfile Military Analysts:
Palestinians Increasingly Import Professional Assassins
DEBKAfiles Security Experts: Evidence Both Israelis
Struck by Non-Palestinian Precision Marksmen
Possibly al Qaeda or Chechen