-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=003749863959665&rtmo=Lxt7GdLd&atmo=rrrrrrr q&pg=/et/00/11/3/wmid03.html Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=003749863959665&rtmo=Lxt7GdLd&atmo=r rrrrrrq&pg=/et/00/11/3/wmid03.html">Jerusalem bomb kills daughter of religious lead�</A> ----- ISSUE 1988 Friday 3 November 2000 Jerusalem bomb kills daughter of religious leader By Alan Philps in Jerusalem Roots of violence are found in the olive groves Middle East Factfile A CAR bomb in the centre of Jerusalem that killed two people, including the daughter of a prominent religious party leader, yesterday complicated efforts to prop up a shaky truce designed to end five weeks of clashes between Israel and the Palestinians. Killed: Shahar LevyShahar Levy, 28, a mother of three, was the daughter of Yitzhak Levy, leader of the National Religious Party, which represents the interests of Jewish settlers in West Bank and Gaza Strip, who are in a state of near-war with their Palestinian neighbours. Witnesses said that a Mazda car packed with explosives blew up in a narrow street, killing two and injuring nine people. Yaakov Hassoum, a shopkeeper, said: "I saw her on the ground and her legs had been blown off. I hoped she was alive, but she was dead." The other victim was not immediately identified. Mrs Levy had just left a West Bank settlement to seek safety in Jerusalem from the violence in the Palestinian territories and was moving into a rented flat. Six of the other wounded were members of a family that had also sought refuge in the city - in their case from the southern suburb of Gilo, which has been the scene of nightly gun battles between the Israeli army and Palestinian militiamen. Fresh fighting erupted last night between Gilo and the Palestinian village of Beit Jala, with the army returning fire without its usual precaution of warning the Palestinian residents to take cover. Two more Palestinians were shot dead by the Israeli army yesterday, despite efforts to enforce a truce negotiated on Wednesday night by the former prime minister, Shimon Peres, as a way to bring both sides back from the brink of war. He said he had stepped in to prevent "terrible bloodshed". The fate of the truce hung in the balance last night, with the Israelis demanding that Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, issue a personal appeal for an end to violence. This would be matched by a similar statement from Ehud Barak, the Israeli Prime Minister, who had been due to make his appeal when the car bomb exploded. But there was no talk of truce at the bomb site. David Tayfield, who lives near the site of the explosion, said: "Barak should go now and face justice. He legalised the Palestinian terrorists." A neighbour, Michael Bernstein, said: "The only answer is to raze Gaza and take over the territory. Why should we give it back to the Arabs? Are the Americans going to hand Texas back to the Spanish? The problem with us Jews is that we are always looking for approval. We need a strong leader who would not be afraid of the world." Last night, Mr Arafat said his Palestinian Authority was completely against the car bombing, which was claimed in Beirut by the militant Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed group known for a string of suicide bomb attacks. He said: "We are against it completely." Israel said it held the Palestinian Authority responsible by releasing Islamic militants at the start of the wave of unrest that has killed at least 168 people, mostly Palestinians. The car bombing, in Shomron Street, a pretty alley of small houses, could have been much worse. It is a religious neighbourhood and many residents saw the hand of God in averting a much greater catastrophe. French-born Mrs Camille Goslan said: "It is one of the miracles of the state of Israel. Without these miracles none of us would survive. The terrorists were heading for the Mahane Yehuda market. It is Thursday afternoon, the time that everyone stocks up on food for the weekend. They wanted to kill as many Jews as possible." The car that blew up was heading away from the market down a one-way street, perhaps lost in the maze of alleys. Some witnesses said the suspect car was being chased by the police and was blocked by a removal van. The driver apparently fled and detonated the explosives by remote control. There was an angry mood as crowds chanted "death to Arabs". When it emerged that the bombers had probably escaped, a manhunt began in all directions. There are many Arabs who work in the market stalls, and they melted away instantly, fearing possible vengeance. John Phillips, originally from Newcastle, said: "I was half asleep when there was an enormous boom. I heard the neighbours shouting and I rushed out half-dressed and bare-foot. They were saying there was half a body in the street." Last night, the atmosphere in Jerusalem was sombre, with people hurrying home early in case the car bomb was followed by another, as has been the case in the past. Dozens of Israelis were killed in 1996 by a series of suicide bombings conducted by Hamas. Over the past three years, Mr Arafat has rounded up many of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, but they were freed in recent weeks as part of a drive to unite Palestinian ranks in the struggle against Israel. � Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2000. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. 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