Palestinians Execute Two Suspected Collaborators
Gunmen executed two Palestinians in public in a West Bank refugee camp on Thursday after the men confessed to collaborating with Israeli intelligence, witnesses said. They said members of militant factions waging an uprising for Palestinian independence played a videotape of the confessions to residents of the Tulkarm camp before shooting dead the suspects, aged 21 and 25, in the street. Palestinians have killed scores of their brethren accused of helping Israeli forces track and kill militants during fighting that erupted in September 2000. The latest cycle of tit-for-tat violence has stalled a U.S.-backed “road map” to peace. Human rights groups have condemned the vigilante killings. Full Story