[Documents provided by Israel’s General Security Services to the US government show that 29% of the suicide attacks that took place over the past three years were conducted by the Fateh – David Bedein]

Palestinian sources said at least one PA security chief relayed an offer to provide a job to any Fatah militant who pledges to surrender his weapon and abandon the war against Israel. The offer also includes a cash incentive.

So far, the offer has been relayed by General Intelligence chief Col. Tawfiq Tirawi. Tirawi, who heads the GI in the West Bank, is wanted by Israel for allegedly directing attacks against Israeli civilians. At the same time, Tirawi has begun to cooperate with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and is relaying information to Israeli intelligence.

The sources said the PA’s offer seeks to focus on insurgents in the Fatah-dominated Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. The brigade began as an umbrella group for all Palestinian factions but is now regarded as the military wing of the ruling Fatah movement, led by PA Chairman Yasser Arafat.

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This piece ran on July 4, 2003

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