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| Israel-Palestine | ||
| Zionist Dozers Strike Again | ||
| 2005-03-10 | ||
| EFL: Israeli troops have bulldozed a house in the northern West Bank, killing a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad inside. The man was suspected of planning last month's suicide attack on a Tel Aviv nightclub, the Israeli army said. Correspondents say the killing further tests an informal truce that is already strained by a stalled handover of West Bank towns to Palestinian control. However, Palestinian head Mahmoud Abbas says the truce may soon be formalised. He said he hoped a meeting with the militant groups, mediated by Egypt and scheduled for next week, would yield an official ceasefire announcement. "I expect this meeting in Cairo will conclude all the efforts that have been made by the Egyptian brothers," he said. "God willing we could have a declaration." Mohammed Abu Hazneh, a 28-year-old, a member of Islamic Jihad, died after a brief siege in the village of Nazlat al-Wusta in the West Bank. Israeli troops killed him by bulldozing his house after he shot an army dog sent in to flush him out, reports say.
Nafez Azzam, an Islamic Jihad leader, told the Associated Press news agency the killing could provoke a response ending recent weeks of relative calm. He said his group would raise the issue with Mr Abbas. Saeb Erekat, a negotiator for Mr Abbas, said Israel should have allowed Palestinian security to "do their job in these areas" and warned its "actions are only adding fuel to fire". | ||
| Posted by:Steve |
| #19 I'm *still* waiting for the robotic killdozers. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-03-10 11:33:34 PM |
| #18 I propose a new medal for the Israeli Self-Defense force: a D9 icon hanging from a blood-red ribbon, awarded to those that use the most innovative means of eliminating islamonutcasefascistbarbecue. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-03-10 6:05:32 PM |
| #17 The dog was sent directly to doggie heaven, Parabellum. The dead man shot it. (Yes, before he killed himself. Honestly!) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-03-10 5:51:19 PM |
| #16 I hope the dog's ok. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2005-03-10 5:12:32 PM |
| #15 For PETA Day we need something special... Frank! Where's that Bunny? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-10 4:21:32 PM |
| #14 I won't link the DARTH VADER theme from STAR WARS again, folks, just hum it in your heads... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-10 1:45:56 PM |
| #13 16 March D9 Day! Wheee!! Tap the Kegs! Perfect timing! I put some homebrew in minikegs last night; I'll be tapping the first one on D9 Day! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-10 1:03:42 PM |
| #12 I saw a shiny new D9 being hauled on a flatbed the other day - wow, what a cool toy! Previously I wouldn't have given it another thought, but since all this Cat brouhaha, I really noticed it. Not quite the same as seeing an M1 but not far off. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2005-03-10 12:34:46 PM |
| #11 He killed a dog? Where's PETA's outrage? |
| Posted by: Interested spectator 2005-03-10 12:19:09 PM |
| #10 oyvey...How many times i gotta tell ya..wear that hard hat!! |
| Posted by: Angash Elmailet3776 2005-03-10 11:35:13 AM |
| #9 "We think it was a man, we'll let you know after we mop up what's left" DNA test matches Homo sapiens, though we are not sure it was a human being.... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-10 11:15:56 AM |
| #8 Correspondents say the killing further tests an informal truce that is already strained Which correspondents? BBC correspondents? Wouldn't that be considered "manufactured news?" One reporter says something to another reporter, and the second one reports it. No wonder that region is a mess. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-03-10 11:13:52 AM |
| #7 Beware the Ides of March! Bwahahahahaha! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-03-10 11:03:35 AM |
| #6 Steve, 2 great days Coming Up!!!!! 15 March, Ides of March/Eat a Steak (24 oz. Medium Rare Porterhouse) for PETA Day, 16 March D9 Day! Wheee!! Tap the Kegs! |
| Posted by: Bodyguard 2005-03-10 10:40:47 AM |
| #5 However, Palestinian head Mahmoud Abbas says the truce may soon be formalised. This doesn't mean a damned thing. A "truce" has been, and will always be, a termporary thing. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-10 10:21:37 AM |
| #4 This was the BBC version. In the reality version, the IDF tried to get the terrorist to give up but he fired at them. Also in the reality version, the IDF had tried to get the PA to arrest him but they wouldn't. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-03-10 10:15:50 AM |
| #3 BG: March 16. |
| Posted by: Steve from Relto 2005-03-10 10:13:18 AM |
| #2 Dozer's Strike: you snooze - you lose. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-10 9:50:42 AM |
| #1 When is International Caterpillar D9 day again? Let's Rachael Corrie! Oops, Well, Uhh.... Maybe not. |
| Posted by: Bodyguard 2005-03-10 9:47:32 AM |