Profile: Dr Abd Al-Aziz al-Rantisi (Al-Jazeera) [View All]

[JohnLocke]

Profile: Dr Abd Al-Aziz al-Rantisi
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Al-Jazeera
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A spokesman for Hamas in Gaza, Dr Abd Al-Aziz al-Rantisi was one of the most forceful proponents for the right of Palestinians to resist occupation.
He described himself as one of the seven founders of Hamas and was considered by many as second only in importance to the group's crippled spiritual leader, Shaikh Ahmad Yasin.
Yasin was assassinated in a similar missile attack by Israel in March.
A paediatrician by training, Dr al-Rantisi was a popular figure in Gaza and defended any and all means that would force Israeli troops and illegal settlers to leave Palestine.
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A committed Islamist, al-Rantisi rose to prominence with Hamas during the first Palestinian Intifada in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
He was arrested by Israel several times, spending as much as two and a half years in prison on one occasion.
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