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He became influential in establishing ties with senior Hamas figures abroad. In 1998, the PA arrested him. He was released when the second Intifada erupted in September 2000.
Israeli peace activist Gershon Baskin said Israel erred in killing him. Lives on both sides will be lost.
Hours before he was assassinated, he got a truce agreement draft. It included ways for establishing ceasefire in case of future flare-ups.
Israel knew he was working with Egypt to establish permanent truce. Nonetheless, the killed him.
Israel abhors peace and stability. Its agenda depends on conflict and violence. It blames victims for its own crimes. It gets away with murder with impunity.
Blood could have been spared, said Baskin. Instead, Israel chose to keep living by the sword. Netanyahu will probably benefit in January elections. Israelis aren't smart enough to spurn him.
Baskin said Jabari believed Israeli/Palestinian hostility benefitted neither side. Several times he prevented Hamas attacks on Israel.
When rockets were launched, open spaces were targeted to avoid Israeli casualties.
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