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Tiny article is huge news in Mideast
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 18:09:36 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: Bruce Krulwich <krulwich () yahoo com> Reply-To: krulwich () yahoo com Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:02:56 -0700 (PDT) To: dave () farber net Subject: Tiny article is huge news in Mideast Dave, For whatever it's worth, I think that the following small news article is the biggest development in the Mideast in a very long time. It's the first sign yet that Palestinians see that their best interests are being hurt by the intifada. --Bruce http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030520/ap_on_re_mi_ea/is rael_palestinians_390 Angry Palestinians Lash Out at Militants 2 hours, 20 minutes ago By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip - Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated Tuesday after a five-day Israeli invasion damaged farms and buildings, but in a rare twist, their wrath was directed at Palestinian militants for inviting the attack by firing rockets from their property. Two hours after Israeli troops left, about 600 angry residents of the town of 35,000 took to the streets in a spontaneous protest, complaining that the militants had caused Israel to destroy 15 houses and uproot thousands of olive, citrus and date palm trees. It was a rare outburst; most Palestinian demonstrations are aimed at Israel. ... "They (the militants) claim they are heroes," said Mohammed Zaaneen, 30, a farmer, as he carried rocks into the street. "They brought us only destruction and made us homeless. They used our farms, our houses and our children ... to hide." ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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