House condemns Rantissi killing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) strongly condemned
\non Monday the killing of newly appointed Hamas leader Abdel-Azil
\nal-Rantissi by the Israeli government in a missile attack.<\/p>\n
House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said the assassination of
\nRantissi would have disastrous consequences on attempts to bring
\npeace in the conflict between Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n
\"The killing will have wide repercussions in the Middle East.
\nAll conflicting parties will be discouraged from embarking on
\npeace talks,\" Akbar said in his speech to open the House's new
\nsession here.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian government had earlier condemned the killing,
\nsaying it indicated the Jewish state's lack of commitment to the
\nongoing Middle East peace process.<\/p>\n
Rantissi died on Saturday after two missiles launched by
\nIsraeli helicopters slammed into his car.<\/p>\n
The killing came just three days after Israeli Prime Minister
\nAriel Sharon concluded his visit to Washington. On Wednesday,
\nU.S. President George W. Bush gave his support to Sharon's
\nproposal to maintain Jewish settlements in the West Bank. -- JP<\/p>",
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