IDF troops open fire to stop fence protest, injuring five by Arnon Regular and Amos Harel, Haaretz 10:25pm Mon Jul 28 '03 Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Monday to break up a protest against Israel's construction of a security fence in the West Bank, lightly wounding five members of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement. print article IDF troops open fire to stop fence protest, injuring five By Arnon Regular and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Service Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Monday to break up a protest against Israel's construction of a security fence in the West Bank, lightly wounding five members of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement. One of the five - an American - was struck in the leg at close range during the clashes near the West Bank village of Anin and was taken to a hospital, Israeli demonstrator Yonatan Pollak said. The other four protesters were treated at the scene after being struck in the back and stomach, he said. He did not give their nationalities. The troops opened fire after about 300 protesters gathered on both sides of the barrier and tried to tear down a gate in the fence. Israel says it needs the fence to keep out suicide bombers, citing the success of the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip. But Palestinians fear that the barrier, due to cut deep into the West Bank, is intended to unilaterally set the borders of their envisaged state. The fence is expected to be on the agenda when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington on Tuesday. Bush has described the fence as a "problem." Illegal oupost dismantled near Hebron IDF and police forces Monday morning evacuated an illegal outpost comprised of several tents and a shack in an area between Hebron and the settlement of Kiryat Arba. IDF troops discovered and dismantled several bombs Monday morning, three in the north of Israel, and one in the West Bank. Near Hebron, security forces taking down the outposts arrested two settlers at the site. The forces were searching for a third settler who fled the area. Several bombs discovered in north and West Ban kb> A medium size roadside bomb was found and safely defused Monday north of Kibbutz Merav, near Mount Gilboa in the north. IDF troops combing the area after the device was discovered found two more roadside bombs. Near the West Bank village of Jilaboun, east of Jenin, IDF forces exposed a large bomb weighing several Kilograms. The bomb to be operated using a tripwire made of fishing line. The forces also found three pipe bombs in the vicinity. In the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, two mortars shells were fired near the settlement of Netzarim. Both landed in Palestinian territory. No injuries or damage were reported. In an overnight raid, IDF forces arrested for questioning seven Palestinians in the West Bank village of Beit Fureiq, south of Nablus. Early Monday, Palestinian militants opened fire at IDF soldiers near Nablus. There were no injuries among the soldiers, and their vehicle was slightly damaged. IDF troops open fire to stop fence protest, injuring five By Arnon Regular and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Service Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Monday to break up a protest against Israel's construction of a security fence in the West Bank, lightly wounding five members of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement. One of the five - an American - was struck in the leg at close range during the clashes near the West Bank village of Anin and was taken to a hospital, Israeli demonstrator Yonatan Pollak said. The other four protesters were treated at the scene after being struck in the back and stomach, he said. He did not give their nationalities. The troops opened fire after about 300 protesters gathered on both sides of the barrier and tried to tear down a gate in the fence. Israel says it needs the fence to keep out suicide bombers, citing the success of the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip. But Palestinians fear that the barrier, due to cut deep into the West Bank, is intended to unilaterally set the borders of their envisaged state. The fence is expected to be on the agenda when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington on Tuesday. Bush has described the fence as a "problem." Illegal oupost dismantled near Hebron IDF and police forces Monday morning evacuated an illegal outpost comprised of several tents and a shack in an area between Hebron and the settlement of Kiryat Arba. IDF troops discovered and dismantled several bombs Monday morning, three in the north of Israel, and one in the West Bank. Near Hebron, security forces taking down the outposts arrested two settlers at the site. The forces were searching for a third settler who fled the area. Several bombs discovered in north and West Ban kb> A medium size roadside bomb was found and safely defused Monday north of Kibbutz Merav, near Mount Gilboa in the north. IDF troops combing the area after the device was discovered found two more roadside bombs. Near the West Bank village of Jilaboun, east of Jenin, IDF forces exposed a large bomb weighing several Kilograms. The bomb to be operated using a tripwire made of fishing line. The forces also found three pipe bombs in the vicinity. In the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, two mortars shells were fired near the settlement of Netzarim. Both landed in Palestinian territory. No injuries or damage were reported. In an overnight raid, IDF forces arrested for questioning seven Palestinians in the West Bank village of Beit Fureiq, south of Nablus. Early Monday, Palestinian militants opened fire at IDF soldiers near Nablus. There were no injuries among the soldiers, and their vehicle was slightly damaged. www.haaretz.com add your comments Source file

middle east is for europeans? by expell middle easterners from the middle east 10:42pm Mon Jul 28 '03 print comment this fence is in self defense, and so is to be built anywhere the defensive party deems it appropriate. Why not build it beyond Iraq, the new headquarters of jr and company` add your comments

... by a democratic and an anti racist individual 11:39pm Mon Jul 28 '03 print comment The Brown folks are more barbaric in GENERAL then their European counterparts. That was true in Algeria, in North- central and south America and finally in the Mideast. They are deprived of civility and are way BEYOND primitive to be the legal guardians of their own natural resources. They have sat on oil for millenia and have yet to pump all of it... Unlike that cave men parasite who lacks the intellectual prowess to do so, the white man has stepped in to Capitalize on the obvious add your comments