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Palestinians Mark 'Black Day' of Saddam Capture
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| Contributor | Eddie |
| Last Edited | Eddie Dec 14, 2003 03:27pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Sunday, December 14, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Disbelief and gloom seized many Palestinians Sunday at news of Saddam Hussein's capture as Israel fired off a telegram of congratulations to Washington.
"It's a black day in history," said Sadiq Husam, 33, a taxi driver in Ramallah, West Bank seat of the Palestinian Authority.
"I am saying so not because Saddam is an Arab, but because he is the only man who said no to American injustice in the Middle East," he said.
There was no immediate reaction from Palestinian President Yasser Arafat or his government.
Saddam paid over $35 million to the kin of Palestinian suicide bombers, militants and bystanders who died in an uprising that began in 2000.
Some did not believe news of Saddam's capture even when images of the bearded figure flashed across television screens.
"Maybe they captured someone who looks like him," said Laila Abusharigh, 55, in the Gaza Strip. "Saddam is a real man and all of us are with him."
Islamic factions sworn to Israel's destruction have taken strength from Iraqi resistance and cautioned Sunday that Saddam's capture would not end attacks on U.S. forces.
"The war will start now in Iraq," said 16-year-old Yusef Khalil in Gaza. "Saddam helped our people and we will not forget him." |
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