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| Israeli forces arrest 55 Palestinians in West Bank |
| 2010-08-06 |
| [Arab News] Israeli forces operating in the West Bank on early Thursday arrested 55 Palestinians, Israeli and Palestinian security sources said on Thursday. Forty-six of those that were detained were released later the same day. The Palestinian sources said that 49 Palestinians were arrested in the village of Jalboun to the east of Jenin, one in the village of Dair Istya to the southwest of Nablus and five in the Asirah Al-Shamaliyah to the west of Nablus. The sources added that the 55 were arrested after houses were searched. The sources added that the Israeli forces transferred the Jalboun detainees to the nearby interrogation centers of Salim and Jalameh. Forty-six of those that were detained were released later on the day after questioning by the Israeli internal intelligence agency Shin Bet. Israeli security sources told the Army Radio that the detainees were wanted by the Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet. Israeli defense establishment says the arrests in Palestinian cities are part of its war against Palestinian armed groups. The Palestinian Authority (PA) says that the daily Israeli raids hinder its security forces to tighten their grip on the Palestinian territories. Israel does not allow the PA to have any security role in specific areas in the West Bank that the 1993 Oslo peace agreement between the two sides classified as C areas. According to the recent Palestinian statistics, there are 7,500 Palestinians, including 270 under the age of 18, are currently held in 10 prisons and 3 detention camps in Israel and in the West Bank. There are also three prisoners who have been in jail for more than 30 years, and 315 prisoners are held for more than 15 years. In a separate development, the Jewish occupiers and Israeli security forces clashed after large police and army forces razed several structures in the West Bank early Thursday morning. Israeli Army radio said that the police arrested four occupiers for suspicion of damaging a military jeep. The occupiers rioted after the forces arrived in the Mitzpeh Avichai illegal settlement outpost, near West Bank city of Hebron, and destroyed six wooden structures, including a synagogue. They claimed to have torched nearby Palestinian agricultural fields in response to the demolition work. They said they would rebuild the razed structures within hours. They also said they threw stones at Palestinian vehicles and homes. The issue of settlements is one of the thorniest issues the stall the resumption of direct peace talks between Palestinian Authority and Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been under American and international pressure to enter direct peace discussions with Israel after several rounds of indirect US-led proximity talks that started in May. However, the Palestinian leader said he will not jump to direct talks, which halted in 2008, unless Israel freezes settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and set references and timetable for face-to-face negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Jewish has so far refused to yield to that demand. The Hamas movement on Thursday warned Abbas' Fatah movement against joining direct negotiations with Israel after the latter declined holding a tripartite meeting to set terms of reference for the stalled peace process. Salah Al-Bardawil, the spokesman of Hamas parliamentary bloc, demanded Fatah not to return to "absurd talks" with Israel, urging movement to give the priority for achieving national unity and isolating Israel. Fatah and Hamas factions have been fiercely divided since the Islamic movement grabbed hold of the Gaza Strip by force in 2007, leaving Abbas' Fatah party only in control of the West Bank. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 But what about their hearts and minds(TM)? /sarc |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-06 02:40 |
| #2 Gorb, if Paleos suspect that a bunch of 50 has one (1) "colloborator" in it---they've no problem killing all 50. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-08-06 02:21 |
| #1 Often they'll arrest a bunch of them to protect one or two informants. If they went in and talked to just one, the Paleostinians would know who to kill. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-06 01:12 |