PA Justice Minister Freih Abu Medein, on criticism...

PA Justice Minister Freih Abu Medein, on criticism of the Palestinian judiciary by Western and domestic legal parties on the executions policy, the justice minister said: "Our people are in a state of war, which has been launched against them, and we are in a state of legitimate self-defence. We are enforcing the law, not following the law of the jungle. He added that many of those who fell victim to easy money are financed by the USA, which applies capital punishment."
Bassem Eid, of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group. "We must blame President Arafat for ratifying the death sentences. I think he had no idea what negative consequences it would have."
There was no sign of an end to vengeance. There were dozens arrested and four killed by firing squad or vigilantes. Arab residents of east Jerusalem have been shocked by the appearance of leaflets with a list of 97 names of suspected collaborators, who now fear for their lives.