Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Israel's decision to include two West Bank sites as national heritage sites "a serious provocation which may lead to a religious war."

Abbas made the comments in Brussels Tuesday regarding the addition of Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem and The Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron to a list of 150 national heritage sites that Israel will rehabilitate and promote as part of a $100 million renovation and restoration plan.

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah in Gaza called on Palestinians to launch a new intifada to protest the move.

"Jerusalem is ours, the land is ours, and God is with us. We will not accept these decisions and they will have no ramifications," he said, according to reports.

An Islamic Jihad spokesman told Ynet Tuesday that his terrorist organization would begin attacking sites within Israel, not just in the West Bank, in reaction to the decision.

"If the Israelis continue to damage our mosques and holy places, we will respond within the Zionist territory," a spokesman for the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, was quoted as saying.

Two events in recent days indicate the threat of an outburst: the protest in Bil'in, which Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad participated in, where some of the 1,000 demonstrators tore apart a short portion of the fence; and the invasion of dozens of right-wing activists into the ancient synagogue of Na'aran, saying "we will return to Jericho and Nablus." In both incidents, the violence was limited and no one was injured. But the struggle over the West Bank has transitioned to a new stage.

Originally posted by freetree64
Look's like according to this article, 3 of the Dubai suspect's fled to Iran!!!! Wait, they did what???? No, that can't be..... Hmmmm

www.jpost.com...

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Originally posted by freetree64
reply to post by Sean48

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Yes, reading skill's required, no doubt, Did you even see the headline? Or where the article states, 3 boarded a ship to Iran!!! Geez...

On Monday, the Palestinian government adopted a plan of action for "non-violent opposition" to the settlements and the fence.

Unless he surprises everyone with a daring initiative that will restore control to his agenda, the prime minister will be facing a double intifada from Fayyad and the settler hilltop youth.