In response to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's signing of a decision to reward $5 million to anyone helping in the arrest of Islamic Jihad secretary-general Ramadan Abdallah Shelah, the Islamic Jihad sent a threat to kill Rice.
The Islamic Jihad spokesman in the Gaza Strip said: "Any attempt to harm Dr. Shelah means that Rice and the one who carries out the decision are at the top of the list of wanted individuals and are a target for the resistance."
Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, February 14, 2007
Likewise, the military wing of the Al-Quds Brigades threatened to carry out a wave of violent operations against all U.S. interests in the event of any attempts to harm Dr. Shelah or any of the symbols of the resistance.
Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, February 14, 2007
