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Mar. 3, 2006 19:20 | Updated Mar. 3, 2006 22:35
Police evacuate attackers of Nazareth church
By JPOST.COM STAFF
A Jewish man and two women, who entered the Church of the
Annunciation in Nazareth on Friday evening throwing firecrackers, were
evacuated by police about three hours after entering the compound. The
motive behind the attack appeared to be of a personal nature, not
terror-related.
The three assailants hurled firecrackers taken out of a baby
carriage that they brought with them. The carriage was also reported to have
contained small gas canisters.
Shortly after the attack, a large crowd, consisting of thousands
of locals, gathered around the attackers, subdued and continued to attack
them. Police and emergency medical teams rushed to the scene, but were
barred from entering the church by the crowd. The ambulances even had their
windshields broken.
Within about an hour, a small police force that arrived at the
scene dispersed the crowd and managed to lock the man and two women in a
room inside the compound. At about 9:15 p.m. local time, the three
assailants were evacuated from the church and taken to Hillel Yaffe Hospital
in Hadera for medical treatment. Asst.-Cmdr. Yaakov Zigdon who commanded
over district police forces said that after receiving medical treatment,
while a police interrogation was expected to follow.
Army Radio reported that the attackers were dressed in police
uniforms so that they would not be recognized as they were being taken to
safety. So far it has been reported that three policeman and three locals
were lightly injured.
After an initial calm, the violence escalated again following
the evacuation of the attackers. A police car was ignited, and an explosion
of unknown origin occurred, in which one person was wounded. Police used
stun grenades and tear gas against the rioting crowd.
MDA upgraded the alert level in the Gilboa district to its
highest level. Ten emergency vehicles were placed on call.
The man suspected of the attack was identified as Haim Eliyahu
Havivi, a Jerusalem resident. The two women were thought to be his
40-year-old Christian wife and the couple's daughter.
It was reported that the man had made previous threats against
the church since two of his children were taken away from him and handed
over to foster families. He allegedly warned that he would wreak havoc, and
possibly even commit suicide.
Just this week, police detained Havivi after he attempted to
visit one his children. The police in Nazareth recognized the baby carriage
used in Friday's attack as the same one brought by Havivi when he came to
see his child.
The mayor of Nazareth also came to the church to try, together
with local religious leaders, to calm the masses.
Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra commended the police,
which were initially severely understaffed, for their actions prior the
arrival of reinforcements.
----- Original Message -----
From: "dipo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 5:52 PM
Subject: [proletar] Basilika Kabar Gembira diserang
> Kompas Minggu, 05 Maret 2006
>
> Tiga Warga Israel Serang Basilika
>
> NAZARETH, Sabtu - Ratusan warga, Sabtu (4/3) di
> Nazareth, melakukan pawai untuk memprotes serangan
> terhadap Basilika Kabar Gembira (Basilica of the
> Anunciation) di kota itu. Mereka yang turut dalam
> pawai tersebut antara lain warga Arab Israel dan
> Kristen.
>
> Nama Basilika Kabar Gembira merujuk pada kabar
> gembira yang disampaikan Malaikat Gabriel kepada
> Perawan Bunda Maria bahwa ia akan mengandung
> seorang anak, yang kemudian dinamai Yesus.
>
> Warga Arab Israel, sembari membawa bendera
> Palestina, juga membawa poster bertuliskan "Israel
> memicu kebencian" dan poster lain bertuliskan "
> Mereka menuduh kami soal terorisme, tetapi mereka
> sendiri melakukan terorisme".
>
> Pawai itu terjadi setelah seorang warga Yahudi
> Israel, beserta istri dan putrinya, memasuki
> basilika dan tiba-tiba menyalakan kembang api.
> Serangan terjadi pada Jumat malam. Polisi Israel
> mengatakan serangan itu dilakukan warga yang
> depresi.
>
> Salah satu pejabat Katolik di Nazareth, Uskup
> Michel Sabbah, dan anggota parlemen dari keturunan
> Arab Israel turut dalam pawai tersebut. Uskup itu
> menyerukan perlindungan terhadap warga Kristen
> serta situs-situs suci di Nazareth.
>
> Namun, di jalan-jalan di kota itu, tempat Yesus
> menghabiskan masa kecilnya, tidak terlihat
> kehadiran polisi Israel. Polisi memutuskan untuk
> menghindar dengan alasan mengurangi ketegangan
> sektarian.
>
> Nazareth terletak di utara Israel. Kota tersebut
> didominasi warga Arab Israel. Pemeluk Kristen
> tergolong minoritas di kota itu. Warga Arab Israel
> merupakan keturunan dari etnis Arab yang
> memutuskan untuk bertahan pada 1948. Saat itu
> banyak keturunan Arab yang memutuskan hengkang
> saat berdirinya negara Israel. Keturunan Arab juga
> mengeluhkan diskriminasi dari pemerintahan walau
> pejabat Israel membantahnya.
>
> Ditangkap
>
> Polisi Israel menyatakan telah menangkap tiga
> warga Israel tersebut dan mereka telah ditanyai.
> Setelah serangan yang dilakukan tiga orang itu,
> kemudian terjadi bentrokan sekitar dua jam dan 13
> orang mengalami cedera ringan. Tidak disebutkan
> siapa saja yang terlibat bentrokan.
>
> Para pejabat Israel segera bertindak sigap dengan
> mengatakan akan meningkatkan pengamanan di
> masjid-masjid serta gereja-gereja yang ada di
> Nazareth. Dikatakan juga bahwa serangan itu
> dilakukan semata-mata karena kebencian tiga orang
> tersebut terhadap Pemerintah Israel.
>
> "Ini bukan serangan teroris dan tidak ada niat
> khusus di balik serangan itu yang bertujuan
> merusak basilika," kata Menteri Keamanan Dalam
> Negeri Israel Gideon Ezra kepada Radio Israel
> Radio dari Nazareth.
>
> Menteri Luar Negeri Israel Tzipi Livni telah
> berbicara kepada Vatikan untuk menjelaskan
> kejadian itu dan mengatakan keadaan telah
> terkendali. Polisi langsung mengerahkan unit
> antiteroris ke basilika.
>
> Televisi Israel, Saluran 2, memberitakan,
> penyerang adalah warga Jerusalem keturunan Yahudi
> yang beristrikan seorang wanita Kristen. Nazareth
> juga rawan aksi-aksi sektarian, tetapi relatif
> dapat diatasi selama ini. (REUTERS/AP/AFP/MON)
>
>
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