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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: December 7, 2005 |
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The State Department drew links Tuesday between Syria and the Palestinian group that claims responsibility for five terror attacks on Israel and charged Syria was on the side of terrorists.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad has offices in Damascus and there are "regular interactions" between Syria and the group, spokesman Adam Ereli said. "That should be of sufficient concern to anybody who wants to see peace and fight terror."
In the past, the State Department has called on Syria to close the Damascus offices of terrorist groups. The latest statement, issued as Israeli officials said the Israeli army would target Islamic Jihad operatives on the West Bank, ramped up the U.S. rhetoric.
"The issue is Syrian leadership making the decision on the right side or the wrong side of an issue," Ereli said. "Right now, they are on the wrong side. They are on the side of terrorists who kill innocent people and undermine the hopes and aspirations of the Palestinian people."
Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for five attacks on Israel since Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed on a ceasefire in February. The latest was outside a shopping mall in Netanya that killed five people. The group, labeled a terrorist organization by the State Department, said it had acted in response to Israeli violations of the ceasefire.
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