Terrorists: Rocket barrage if Sharon dies
Palestinian groups in Gaza Strip watching news regarding Sharon's deteriorating health carefully, will apparently celebrate with Qassam rocket firings at Jewish towns if PM dies. Terrorist: We will target Olmert with a lot of might
Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip are watching the news regarding Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's deteriorating health carefully, and will celebrate with Qassam rocket firings at Jewish towns if Sharon dies, terror leaders told WorldNetDaily.
One terrorist leader threatened the life of Sharon's temporary replacement, Deputy Minister Ehud Olmert, who was installed as prime minister just hours ago.
"I am ready with my candies and my rockets and praying to Allah that Sharon dies. We have prepared a celebratory barrage of rockets ready to fire into Israel on the occasion of the death of our enemy," said Abu Abir, spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees, an umbrella group of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists responsible for firing hundreds of Qassam rockets and mortars at Jewish towns.
Hamas leader Dr. Mahmoud al-Zahar told WND Sharon's condition "plunges the Israeli political scene into chaos, which could bring about an equal response from the Palestinians."
'I have my fingers crossed'
Sharon was rushed to the hospital late Wednesday after suffering a "significant stroke" that caused "massive bleeding to the brain," according to officials at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, which is treating the Israeli leader.
Executive powers have been officially transferred to Olmert. According to Knesset law, Olmert can serve for a maximum 100 days, after which new elections would be held.
Celebrations reportedly are underway in the Gaza Strip, with families distributing sweets and gunmen shooting into the air.
"I personally am waiting to celebrate. I have my fingers crossed," Abu Abir said. "Sharon was one of our biggest enemies."
Abu Abir told WND now that Olmert is serving as prime minister "he is moved up on our list of targets. We will target Olmert with a lot of might."
Al-Zahar said he is hoping Sharon survives.
"Sharon's new party Kadima was good for us. They made clear in no uncertain terms that part of their platform was more withdrawals from the West Bank and from Jerusalem. His passing from the political scene now places all of that in jeopardy. We don't know what the policies of Olmert are. Whether he supports giving us the West Bank and Jerusalem."
Reprinted by permission of WorldNetDaily
