“You know that the Americans stopped their involvement (in funding and in the peace process) waiting for the results of the investigation. I think that this is blackmail.”
– Jibril Rajoub, senior security adviser to Afatrat, speaking about US pressure on the PA to arrest those behind the deadly bombing of an American diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip.
“Comments like that are ridiculous.”
– US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher in response.
