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| Middle East |
| Hebron back under curfew... |
| 2002-08-18 |
| Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron chafed against the Israeli curfew reimposed Saturday. Palestinian residents of Hebron said the curfew was not enforced for a week. But Saturday morning, as residents shopped, visited or strolled the streets, the curfew suddenly intruded again. Just popped up for no reason, huh? Witnesses in Hebron said Israeli troops rounded up several dozen Palestinians as shopkeepers and vegetable vendors remained open and people refused to return to homes where they have been confined virtually continuously since Israeli-Palestinian violence erupted in September 2000. Israeli military sources said a few people were detained briefly for violating the curfew. Israel said its troops imposed curfews on Hebron and six other West Bank Palestinian towns and cities to stop militants from entering Israel and launching attacks, including suicide bombings. That'd be a pretty good reason... Palestinians trapped in their homes for days at a time complain of frustration and boredom and accuse Israel of collective punishment, while the measures have devastated the Palestinian economy. Maybe they should quit bombing and killing people? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 chafed minor league |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-17 6:54:58 PM |