PLO reported to have nukes

and using them as blackmail in talks

Forwarded to me today, August 20, 2000:

GREENSBORO, NC (WebToday) - Chilling new
allegations of nuclear blackmail now surround the, as yet,
fruitless negotiations over the final status of Jerusalem.

Speaking to a crowd of Bible prophecy students in
Greensboro, this week, Messianic Rabbi Michael Rood
quoted an intelligence source close to the peace process
who claims Yassir Arafat's Palestinian forces have
purchased three Russian nuclear "suitcase bombs" on the
black market.

The source, who was not identified, told Rood that all
three weapons of mass destruction have been concealed
in Jewish neighborhoods within Israel.

Rood, who runs New Moon Publishing of Two Harbors,
Minnesota, believes the devices are being used as part of
a high-stakes gamble intended to coerce Israel into ceding
a portion of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. So far, Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his negotiating team have
held out against Arafats demands.

Both Barak and Arafat face intense political pressure
from their constituencies, which could limit their ability to
compromise on the issue.

Arafat had publicly stated the Palestinians might
unilaterally declare an independent state on September
13th if a final peace deal with Israel cannot be reached by
that date. However, in his most recent comments, Arafat
indicated a willingness to consider delaying such a
declaration in order to achieve a negotiated settlement.

Rood indicated his belief that Arafat may end up
detonating one or more of the nuclear devices in Israel
this fall, prompting a swift and decisive retaliatory strike
by the Jewish State against surrounding Arab capitals.