Ramallah , Palestinian Territories (AFP ) - Senior Palestinian leaders called the former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon as a villain .
" Sharon is a criminal, who was responsible for the murder of ( Palestinian President Yasser ) Arafat , if only we could still expect to see him on trial at the International Criminal Court as a war criminal , " said Jibril Rajub , a senior official of Fatah party .
Arafat died in France on 11 November 2004 , while Sharon , who died on Saturday , coma since 2006 .
The Islamist movement Hamas , which controls the Gaza Strip , said Sharon 's death was a " historic moment , " marking "the disappearance of a villain whose hands stained with Palestinian blood . "
Ahmed Yassin , who was the founder and spiritual leader of the militant Hamas movement , was killed by Israel under Sharon 's leadership in 2004 .
Sarah Leah Whitson , Middle East director at Human Rights Watch , also deplored Sharon who has never faced trial for murder camp massacres in Beirut .
In 1982 , as defense minister , Sharon masterminded the Israeli invasion of Lebanon , when mengempung headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) in Beirut .
His tenure as defense minister ended after an Israeli committee imposes personal responsibility " indirectly " to Sharon for the massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in 1982 .
The massacre was carried out by Israel's Phalangist allies in Lebanon Beirut Sabra and Shatila refugee camps .
Sunday, 12 January 2014
Palestinian leaders call Ariel Sharon criminals
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