DEBKAfile: It's a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood

In a new communiqué issued Thursday, Sept 1, al Qaeda-Palestinian issues a warning to Mahmoud Abbas and Muhammed Dahlan, calling them “heads of the Palestinian Karzai regime.” If the Palestinian Authority arrests its members in the Gaza Strip, the group threatens to send bomb cars into the PA’s main cities. The notice names al Qaeda’s Gaza commander for the first time as “Sheikh Abu Qassam” – an obvious alias. It also reports the oath of allegiance said to have been taken by al Qaeda’s Palestinian members to Osama bin Laden