A thwarted assassination plot by members of the Palestinian security forces affiliated with Fatah, to target Prime Minister Olmert will not hamper negotiations with the Palestinians, Olmert said Sunday shortly after details of the plot were released. Sources in the Shin Bet told Infolive.tv that in June details of the five member cell were handed over to the PA with the demand to arrest them. Two days later Palestinian security forces arrested three cell members who admitted to the plot, but released them towards the end of September While Fatah spokesman Yusef Harb accused the Shin Bet of fabricating the story, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayed told Knesset speaker Dalia Itzik that the Palestinians are investigating the report..10/21/07
