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[Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . .Israel Takes Over West Bank Town. Israeli tanks took control of the West Bank town of Tulkarem on Monday, a local governor said, marking the largest raid of a Palestinian town in 16 months of fighting. Hours earlier, Palestinian protesters marched by the thousands to protest Israel's blockade of Yasser Arafat. Israeli tanks took control of the West Bank town of Tulkarem on Monday, a local governor said, marking the largest raid of a Palestinian town in 16 months of fighting. Hours earlier, Palestinian protesters marched by the thousands to protest Israel's blockade of Yasser Arafat. The governor of Tulkarem, Izzedine Sharif, said tanks entered the town from all directions before dawn, as four helicopters flew above. Another Palestinian security official said about 100 tanks and armored personnel carriers participated in the raid. Sharif said soldiers imposed a curfew, then moved from house to house, arresting dozens of suspected militants. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. In 16 months of fighting, Israeli troops have repeatedly entered Palestinian cities, taking control of some neighborhoods for limited periods. Monday's raid marked the first time that forces took up positions in an entire town. Troops also surrounded the two adjacent Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, apparently preparing to enter, the governor said. The raid came in reprisal for an attack by a Palestinian militant on a banquet hall in Israel last week. The assailant killed six Israelis before being shot dead by Israeli police. The government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has confined Arafat to Ramallah since December, saying he will not leave until the Palestinian Authority arrests the assassins of an Israeli Cabinet minister. Israel tightened its grip Friday, moving tanks and armored personnel carriers just outside the gates of Arafat's office. On Sunday, several hundred Palestinian journalists and academics who support Arafat's Fatah movement marched to the Palestinian broadcasting center destroyed in an Israeli explosion a day earlier. **** ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
