Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement reportedly issued a pamphlet in Hebron threatening to cut off the limbs of any Palestinian involved in crime. The pamphlet was issued following a recent increase in thefts and burglaries in Hebron, according to the Jerusalem Post.
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