(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The death of Tamer al-Kilani, a senior member of the Lions' Den armed group in Nablus in a pre-dawn explosion, has triggered calls for retaliation against Palestinians suspected of "collaboration" with Israel. A Palestinian political activist said that these allegations could lead to the killing of a number of Palestinians suspected of having tipped off the IDF about the whereabouts of al-Kilani. He noted that hundreds of "collaborators" were killed by Palestinians during the First Intifada, which began in 1987. The death of al-Kilani is a serious blow to the Lions' Den, whose members will now be forced to devote more time and energy to avoid being tracked down and killed by the IDF than to launching attacks on Israelis. The gunmen also will be forced to direct more energies to uncover and punish "collaborators."
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