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Suicide Bombing Aftermath in Jerusalem
Aired August 20, 2003 - 11:06 ET
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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We turn to Jerusalem and the aftermath of one of the deadliest suicide bombings there in three years. Israeli officials are meeting today to discuss the response to the attack that killed at least 20 people, and threatens as well the fragile peace process.
CNN's Jerrold Kessel checks in now. He is in Jerusalem with the very latest -- Jerrold.
JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Leon, a critical moment for that nascent peace process known as the "road map for peace." But even as Israelis seek to grapple with what they ought to do or perhaps ought not do to give that peace process a chance, they are seeking to grapple with their grief and their bitterness and their pain after that very deadly attack last night in Jerusalem, which killed 20 people.
And we've seen the beginnings of the funerals taking place here in Jerusalem and in other cities around the country, and particularly painful, one funeral here in Jerusalem, an 11-month-old baby laid to rest there.
And perhaps for many Israelis one of the reasons why this of the many, many attacks that they've endured over the last several years has been so painful is because of the children -- a number of children among the dead; many, many children among the wounded.
But there are also those political security ramifications that are coming to -- being brought to bear of how this plays out in the wake of that bombing, and much will depend on the decision and perhaps even more on the action of the Palestinian Authority.
And we've heard from a spokesman for the leading Palestinian security man, Muhammad Dahlan, the interior minister, a man responsible for interior security, and he said that Hamas, the Islamic radical group which, along with the other Islamic radical group, Islamic jihad, claimed responsibility. "Hamas," he said, "has broken the rules, and we will act accordingly." Whether that's enough for the Israelis, another matter, and Israel might decide its decision in accordance with what the Palestinians do or do not do -- Leon.
HARRIS: Jerrold Kessel reporting live for us from Jerusalem. Thanks, Jerrold.
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Aired August 20, 2003 - 11:06 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We turn to Jerusalem and the aftermath of one of the deadliest suicide bombings there in three years. Israeli officials are meeting today to discuss the response to the attack that killed at least 20 people, and threatens as well the fragile peace process.
CNN's Jerrold Kessel checks in now. He is in Jerusalem with the very latest -- Jerrold.
JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Leon, a critical moment for that nascent peace process known as the "road map for peace." But even as Israelis seek to grapple with what they ought to do or perhaps ought not do to give that peace process a chance, they are seeking to grapple with their grief and their bitterness and their pain after that very deadly attack last night in Jerusalem, which killed 20 people.
And we've seen the beginnings of the funerals taking place here in Jerusalem and in other cities around the country, and particularly painful, one funeral here in Jerusalem, an 11-month-old baby laid to rest there.
And perhaps for many Israelis one of the reasons why this of the many, many attacks that they've endured over the last several years has been so painful is because of the children -- a number of children among the dead; many, many children among the wounded.
But there are also those political security ramifications that are coming to -- being brought to bear of how this plays out in the wake of that bombing, and much will depend on the decision and perhaps even more on the action of the Palestinian Authority.
And we've heard from a spokesman for the leading Palestinian security man, Muhammad Dahlan, the interior minister, a man responsible for interior security, and he said that Hamas, the Islamic radical group which, along with the other Islamic radical group, Islamic jihad, claimed responsibility. "Hamas," he said, "has broken the rules, and we will act accordingly." Whether that's enough for the Israelis, another matter, and Israel might decide its decision in accordance with what the Palestinians do or do not do -- Leon.
HARRIS: Jerrold Kessel reporting live for us from Jerusalem. Thanks, Jerrold.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
