Dangerous Men Hit Irish Shores

national | miscellaneous | news report Sunday May 26, 2002 02:54 by Peter Ryan

When 'international responsibilities' become more important than national responsibities

The two Palestinians that have been granted refuge in Ireland, have been accused of dangerous crimes that if true, would brand them as terrorists, and there is stong evidence to support these allegations. If exposing the Irish public to such dangers is part of the Irish government fulfilling its international responsibilities, then it is time to take a closer look at our international responsibilities.

Here is a brief resume of our two new 'refugees'

Jihad Youssef Khalil Jaara

Jaara, born in Al-Aroub in 1971 and resides in Bethlehem. He is an operative both in the Hamas and Fatah Tanzim. Jaara carried out a number of
attacks, and was responsible for a number of terrorist killings.

- Jaara was involved in a shooting attacks in the Jericho area during the recent Palestinian campaign of violence. These attacks included the shooting near Nahal Elisha on 1 November 2000, in which IDF officer Amir Zohar was killed.

- In addition, he carried out a shooting attack on 8 December 2000 against a bus on the Jericho bypass road, resulting in the death of IDF soldier Tal Gordon and the crippling of an Israeli woman.

- On 15 January 2002, Jaara was also involved in the terrorist killing of Avi Boaz, in Beit Jalla.

- On 26 March 2002, Jaara dispatched a suicide bomber to carry out an attack, but his car exploded, next to the Malha shopping mall.

- On 30 March 2002, Jaara was interviewed on the BBC, following the suicide bombing attempt. During the interview, he spoke about his support for suicide bombings, the means with which operatives obtain weapons, and he led the reporter to the bomb-maker behind the production of explosives. During the interview, Jaara was photographed while carrying out shooting attacks on the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo.

Rami Kamel Eid Kamel

Kamel, a resident of Bethlehem, was born in 1980 and is an active armed Tanzim was one of the primary terrorists behind the shooting attacks and mortar fire directed against civilian residents of the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo.

The following are a few examples:

- Kamel was a member of Atef Abayat's terrorist cell which carried out systematic sniper and mortar attacks against Gilo as well as shooting
attacks against Israeli civilian and military vehicles on the Bethlehem bypass roads. He added that Kamel took part in the murder of an IDF truck driver. Sgt. Max Hazan, on 2 October 2000, at point blank range.

- Kamel was personally involved in the 11 February 2001 shooting attack against an Israeli civilian vehicle south of Gilo in which Rosh
Tzurim resident Tzachi Sasson was murdered.