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| Middle East |
| Israelis lift blockade. Again. |
| 2002-06-13 |
| Israeli forces pulled out of Ramallah, lifting their latest blockade on Yasser Arafat's office. Palestinian police and security officers ran into Arafat's battered compound and celebrated, chanting slogans in support of the Palestinian leader, as Israeli tanks rolled away from the city-block-sized complex late Wednesday. That makes sense. When you're powerless to do anything of substance, wait 'til they're gone, then rush in and jump up and down and wave guns while hollering slogans. It makes you look so ferocious, and there's really so little danger... Early Thursday, Israeli forces raided a village near the West Bank city of Jenin, another of the nearly daily raids made into Palestinian areas. Gettin' to be routine... With the Israeli forces out of Ramallah, the new Palestinian Cabinet was to convene for the first time Thursday evening at the headquarters, Arafat aide Nabil Abu Rdeneh said. First order of business will no doubt be to pass a resolution supporting Yasser. That'll show them dumb ol' Jews, by golly. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |