Muhammad Shehadeh, the head of Islamic Jihad’s armed wing in Bethlehem, said over the weekend that his group has reached an agreement with the Palestinian Authority according to which the Palestinian security forces would not take any measures against Islamic Jihad members and offices in the city. An expert in manufacturing bombs, Shehadeh, who has been on the top of Israel’s list of wanted terrorists for more than eight years, said the agreement was reached with senior Palestinian Authority officials, with whom he has “excellent and personal relations.” “We have an agreement and understandings [with the Palestinian Authority] that there would be no arrests of activists or raids on Islamic Jihad offices and institutions or confiscation of our money,” he added. Full Story
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