81. Hamdan was arrested five weeks ago on suspicion that he had been involved in planning of a series of terror attacks. 82. He demanded that Arafat act forcefully to stop Palestinian terror attacks against Israeli targets. 83. He faces the death penalty if convicted in the terror attacks. 84. Hamas has been responsible for most of the bus bombings and other terror attacks in recent years. 85. Hamas, which took responsibility for the weekend terror attacks, is classified as a terrorist group by the US State Department. 86. He is described by Israeli officials as the political leader of Hamas, which opposes any agreement with Israel and has carried out several terror attacks against Israelis. 87. He also said that many Israelis were injured by Palestinian terror attacks, yet there is no means for Israelis to sue the Palestinian Authority for damages. 88. He and the Italians were discussing what the scene would be like if the terror attacks had occurred in Europe. 89. He said that he and colleagues were in a state of preparedness for an Israeli bombardment after the terror attack in Netanya. 90. He planned to recap what is known and not known about the terror attacks and how the government and citizens had responded. |