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2006-03-28 |
Israeli authorities have closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque Monday morning, allegedly following warnings by Jewish extremists to attack the holy shrines and disrupt the Israeli elections due on Tuesday. Israeli police warned of more than 70 alerts of planned terror attacks to coincide with this week's elections, reported the Haaretz newspaper. Israeli Police also alleged that Palestinian militants "are planning to use the politically charged time to cause provocations." Israeli police forces were put on high alert status Sunday, 48 hours before the opening of polling stations. A Police spokesman was quoted by Haaretz as saying 22,000 uniformed and undercover officers would deploy at city entrances and at shopping malls and other public places deemed possible targets. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 Looks like an honest-to-goodness groundshift. Likuid is dead? |
Posted by: 6 2006-03-28 16:40 |
#5 "Who they choose has . . . everything to do with how Israel responds to what happens next." So, I take it, a Kadima-Labour ruling coalition will respond slowly? |
Posted by: Hank 2006-03-28 16:38 |
#4 Exit polls Kadima first, with 29 to 32 seats Labour, 20 to 21 seats. Israel Beitenu, (a hawkish party largely of Russian immigrants) 12-14 seats (big surprise) Likud - a disastrous fourth place, 11 to 12 seats. Shas 10 -11 seats Pensioners party 6 to 8 seats - huge surprise. |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-03-28 15:26 |
#3 Today is Israel's election day. Who they choose has nothing to do with what will happen next, but everything to do with how Israel responds to what happens next. Faster please. |
Posted by: wxjames 2006-03-28 11:17 |
#2 one can only pray ;) |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-03-28 11:09 |
#1 Would that it would magically disappear... |
Posted by: borgboy 2006-03-28 00:34 |