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GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP -- The assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Monday as he left morning prayers marks a turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- and the end rhetorically and practically to the peace process.
The death of the wheelchair-bound cleric, the spiritual leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, is also likely to lead to a dramatic upsurge in Israeli-Palestinian violence, analysts say.See the full content of this document
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Palestinians Threaten U.S.
That certainly is on the mind of Palestinians as hundreds of thousands of them flooded Gaza's streets Monday chanting "Revenge! Revenge!" while burying Yassin. Militants also pledged unprecedented retaliation -- including threats against the United States.
"We will get revenge for every drop of blood that spilled," said Salman Bdeiri, a Hamas supporter crying near the mosque where Yassin prayed shortly before being killed by an Israeli airstrike.Israel sealed off...See the full content of this document
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