-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Israeli jets strike back after suicide bomb NETANYA, Israel Six Israelis and at least eight Palestinians were killed Friday as a deadly suicide bombing in this coastal town provoked Israel to use warplanes against Palestinian targets for the first time in the eight-month-long uprising. . As a very volatile week drew to a close, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reached yet another boiling point amid mounting international concern about containing the escalation. . A terrible Friday began when the suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at the main entrance to a crowded shopping mall here, killing five Israelis and wounding more than 100 people, many of whom were waiting in line to pass through a security check that was supposed to keep the mall safe. . Then, a sixth Israeli, an army officer, was killed in his car on a road on the West Bank. . Finally, Israel responded by using F-16 fighter jets to fire missiles at Palestinian security headquarters in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first time Israel has used warplanes since this phase of the Palestinian uprising began in September. One Palestinian was killed in Ramallah, and at least seven in Nablus, according to initial reports, although emergency workers were still digging through the rubble of a police post and adjacent prison in Nablus. . One of the apparent targets of the air raid in Nablus, a Hamas commander being held in the prison by the Palestinian Authority, survived the attack. . Mohammed Abu Hanoud, who has been wanted by the Israelis since 1995, escaped a previous Israeli attempt to capture him last year. Mr. Abu Hanoud, who was subsequently convicted by the Palestinians of forming illegal military cells, is known in the West Bank as "the man with seven lives." . In Netanya, several passersby had noticed the bomber's aberrant appearance before he blew himself up. They had called the Israeli police, who maintain a post only 45 meters from the mall. But by the time a police car arrived, the powerful explosives had shattered the mirrored facade of the shopping center's entrance, hurling bodies into the air and sending shrapnel flying through a busy intersection. . A couple of hours later, one of the smallest victims, 5-year-old Sasha Zagoikin, writhed in agony, screaming for his mother, as he lay alone in Room 8 of the Hillel Yaffe Hospital in the neighboring town of Hadera. His face had been chewed by shrapnel, his jawbone and clavicle were broken and his cries were muffled by the oxygen mask over his mouth. His mother, who was believed to be a Russian immigrant, was downstairs in surgery, and doctors said that the boy apparently had no other relatives in Israel. . The suicide bomber, a 21-year-old grocery store clerk named Mahmoud Ahmed Marmash, came from Tulkarm in the West Bank, 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Netanya. . Reuters reported that Mr. Marmash, a member of the Islamic militant Hamas group's military wing, had brought his mother sweets before setting off on his mission and left a note saying, "Whoever believes that God's religion will be victorious without holy struggle, without blood, without body parts is living under an illusion." . In a meeting with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided to bombard the West Bank sites. . Mr. Sharon made no public statement about the terrorist attacks or Israel's response. But other officials called the bombing "heinous" and said that Israel had struck at Palestinian security targets because they held the Palestinian Authority and its forces responsible for killing Israeli citizens. . Ephraim Sneh, Israel's transportation minister, called on the United States and the European community to pressure Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader. . "It will continue to escalate if pressure is not exerted on Arafat to take some measures," Mr. Sneh said. "I think the Americans and the Europeans have to do something. Now is the time." . Before the Israeli bombardment, a senior adviser to Mr. Arafat assailed the bombing in Netanya and urged Israel not to respond with retaliatory strikes. . "The Palestinian National Authority condemns operations aimed at civilians and innocent people, be they Palestinians or Israelis," said Taybe Abdel Rahim, the adviser. "But stopping this deterioration requires wisdom and does not need an angry response and more shellings and killings." . By Friday evening, the Sharon shopping mall in Netanya, its exterior badly damaged, had reopened to allow local residents to go out to the movies. The mall's multiplex cinema is open on Friday night, despite the Sabbath. . War Crimes Remark Criticized . The United States criticized the International Red Cross on Friday, saying it was unhelpful that a leader of one of its delegations called Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza a war crime, Reuters reported from Washington. . "We don't think this comment is helpful at this particularly volatile time," said Philip Reeker, a State Department deputy spokesman. . Rene Kosirnik, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories, said at a news conference on Thursday the settlements violate international law. . "The transfer, the installation of population of the occupying power into the occupied territories is considered as an illegal move and qualified as a 'grave breach.' It's a grave breach, formally speaking, but grave breaches are equal in principle to war crimes," Mr. Kosirnik said. . The settlements are a key element in current diplomatic efforts to bring an end to Israeli-Palestinian violence. . President George W. Bush condemned the suicide bombing and urged leaders in the region to speak out against violence. . "Violence will not lead to peace," Bush told reporters at the White House. "Violence will make it so difficult for there to be any political settlement." . An independent commission of inquiry into the violence of the last eight months has recommended that Israel suspend work on the settlements. Israel rejects the recommendation. For Related Topics See: Africa/Mid East Front Page < < Back to Start of Article Blast at Shopping Mall Kills 6; 8 Palestinians Die in Reprisal NETANYA, Israel Six Israelis and at least eight Palestinians were killed Friday as a deadly suicide bombing in this coastal town provoked Israel to use warplanes against Palestinian targets for the first time in the eight-month-long uprising. . As a very volatile week drew to a close, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reached yet another boiling point amid mounting international concern about containing the escalation. . A terrible Friday began when the suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at the main entrance to a crowded shopping mall here, killing five Israelis and wounding more than 100 people, many of whom were waiting in line to pass through a security check that was supposed to keep the mall safe. . Then, a sixth Israeli, an army officer, was killed in his car on a road on the West Bank. . Finally, Israel responded by using F-16 fighter jets to fire missiles at Palestinian security headquarters in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first time Israel has used warplanes since this phase of the Palestinian uprising began in September. One Palestinian was killed in Ramallah, and at least seven in Nablus, according to initial reports, although emergency workers were still digging through the rubble of a police post and adjacent prison in Nablus. . One of the apparent targets of the air raid in Nablus, a Hamas commander being held in the prison by the Palestinian Authority, survived the attack. . Mohammed Abu Hanoud, who has been wanted by the Israelis since 1995, escaped a previous Israeli attempt to capture him last year. Mr. Abu Hanoud, who was subsequently convicted by the Palestinians of forming illegal military cells, is known in the West Bank as "the man with seven lives." . In Netanya, several passersby had noticed the bomber's aberrant appearance before he blew himself up. They had called the Israeli police, who maintain a post only 45 meters from the mall. But by the time a police car arrived, the powerful explosives had shattered the mirrored facade of the shopping center's entrance, hurling bodies into the air and sending shrapnel flying through a busy intersection. . A couple of hours later, one of the smallest victims, 5-year-old Sasha Zagoikin, writhed in agony, screaming for his mother, as he lay alone in Room 8 of the Hillel Yaffe Hospital in the neighboring town of Hadera. His face had been chewed by shrapnel, his jawbone and clavicle were broken and his cries were muffled by the oxygen mask over his mouth. His mother, who was believed to be a Russian immigrant, was downstairs in surgery, and doctors said that the boy apparently had no other relatives in Israel. . The suicide bomber, a 21-year-old grocery store clerk named Mahmoud Ahmed Marmash, came from Tulkarm in the West Bank, 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Netanya. . Reuters reported that Mr. Marmash, a member of the Islamic militant Hamas group's military wing, had brought his mother sweets before setting off on his mission and left a note saying, "Whoever believes that God's religion will be victorious without holy struggle, without blood, without body parts is living under an illusion." . In a meeting with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided to bombard the West Bank sites. . Mr. Sharon made no public statement about the terrorist attacks or Israel's response. But other officials called the bombing "heinous" and said that Israel had struck at Palestinian security targets because they held the Palestinian Authority and its forces responsible for killing Israeli citizens. . Ephraim Sneh, Israel's transportation minister, called on the United States and the European community to pressure Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader. . "It will continue to escalate if pressure is not exerted on Arafat to take some measures," Mr. Sneh said. "I think the Americans and the Europeans have to do something. Now is the time." . Before the Israeli bombardment, a senior adviser to Mr. Arafat assailed the bombing in Netanya and urged Israel not to respond with retaliatory strikes. . "The Palestinian National Authority condemns operations aimed at civilians and innocent people, be they Palestinians or Israelis," said Taybe Abdel Rahim, the adviser. "But stopping this deterioration requires wisdom and does not need an angry response and more shellings and killings." . By Friday evening, the Sharon shopping mall in Netanya, its exterior badly damaged, had reopened to allow local residents to go out to the movies. The mall's multiplex cinema is open on Friday night, despite the Sabbath. . War Crimes Remark Criticized . The United States criticized the International Red Cross on Friday, saying it was unhelpful that a leader of one of its delegations called Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza a war crime, Reuters reported from Washington. . "We don't think this comment is helpful at this particularly volatile time," said Philip Reeker, a State Department deputy spokesman. . Rene Kosirnik, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories, said at a news conference on Thursday the settlements violate international law. . "The transfer, the installation of population of the occupying power into the occupied territories is considered as an illegal move and qualified as a 'grave breach.' It's a grave breach, formally speaking, but grave breaches are equal in principle to war crimes," Mr. Kosirnik said. . The settlements are a key element in current diplomatic efforts to bring an end to Israeli-Palestinian violence. . President George W. Bush condemned the suicide bombing and urged leaders in the region to speak out against violence. . "Violence will not lead to peace," Bush told reporters at the White House. "Violence will make it so difficult for there to be any political settlement." . An independent commission of inquiry into the violence of the last eight months has recommended that Israel suspend work on the settlements. Israel rejects the recommendation. Blast at Shopping Mall Kills 6; 8 Palestinians Die in Reprisal NETANYA, Israel Six Israelis and at least eight Palestinians were killed Friday as a deadly suicide bombing in this coastal town provoked Israel to use warplanes against Palestinian targets for the first time in the eight-month-long uprising. . As a very volatile week drew to a close, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reached yet another boiling point amid mounting international concern about containing the escalation. . A terrible Friday began when the suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at the main entrance to a crowded shopping mall here, killing five Israelis and wounding more than 100 people, many of whom were waiting in line to pass through a security check that was supposed to keep the mall safe. . Then, a sixth Israeli, an army officer, was killed in his car on a road on the West Bank. . Finally, Israel responded by using F-16 fighter jets to fire missiles at Palestinian security headquarters in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first time Israel has used warplanes since this phase of the Palestinian uprising began in September. One Palestinian was killed in Ramallah, and at least seven in Nablus, according to initial reports, although emergency workers were still digging through the rubble of a police post and adjacent prison in Nablus. . One of the apparent targets of the air raid in Nablus, a Hamas commander being held in the prison by the Palestinian Authority, survived the attack. . Mohammed Abu Hanoud, who has been wanted by the Israelis since 1995, escaped a previous Israeli attempt to capture him last year. Mr. Abu Hanoud, who was subsequently convicted by the Palestinians of forming illegal military cells, is known in the West Bank as "the man with seven lives." . In Netanya, several passersby had noticed the bomber's aberrant appearance before he blew himself up. They had called the Israeli police, who maintain a post only 45 meters from the mall. But by the time a police car arrived, the powerful explosives had shattered the mirrored facade of the shopping center's entrance, hurling bodies into the air and sending shrapnel flying through a busy intersection. . A couple of hours later, one of the smallest victims, 5-year-old Sasha Zagoikin, writhed in agony, screaming for his mother, as he lay alone in Room 8 of the Hillel Yaffe Hospital in the neighboring town of Hadera. His face had been chewed by shrapnel, his jawbone and clavicle were broken and his cries were muffled by the oxygen mask over his mouth. His mother, who was believed to be a Russian immigrant, was downstairs in surgery, and doctors said that the boy apparently had no other relatives in Israel. . The suicide bomber, a 21-year-old grocery store clerk named Mahmoud Ahmed Marmash, came from Tulkarm in the West Bank, 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Netanya. . Reuters reported that Mr. Marmash, a member of the Islamic militant Hamas group's military wing, had brought his mother sweets before setting off on his mission and left a note saying, "Whoever believes that God's religion will be victorious without holy struggle, without blood, without body parts is living under an illusion." . In a meeting with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided to bombard the West Bank sites. . Mr. Sharon made no public statement about the terrorist attacks or Israel's response. But other officials called the bombing "heinous" and said that Israel had struck at Palestinian security targets because they held the Palestinian Authority and its forces responsible for killing Israeli citizens. . Ephraim Sneh, Israel's transportation minister, called on the United States and the European community to pressure Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader. . "It will continue to escalate if pressure is not exerted on Arafat to take some measures," Mr. Sneh said. "I think the Americans and the Europeans have to do something. Now is the time." . Before the Israeli bombardment, a senior adviser to Mr. Arafat assailed the bombing in Netanya and urged Israel not to respond with retaliatory strikes. . "The Palestinian National Authority condemns operations aimed at civilians and innocent people, be they Palestinians or Israelis," said Taybe Abdel Rahim, the adviser. "But stopping this deterioration requires wisdom and does not need an angry response and more shellings and killings." . By Friday evening, the Sharon shopping mall in Netanya, its exterior badly damaged, had reopened to allow local residents to go out to the movies. The mall's multiplex cinema is open on Friday night, despite the Sabbath. . War Crimes Remark Criticized . The United States criticized the International Red Cross on Friday, saying it was unhelpful that a leader of one of its delegations called Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza a war crime, Reuters reported from Washington. . "We don't think this comment is helpful at this particularly volatile time," said Philip Reeker, a State Department deputy spokesman. . Rene Kosirnik, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories, said at a news conference on Thursday the settlements violate international law. . "The transfer, the installation of population of the occupying power into the occupied territories is considered as an illegal move and qualified as a 'grave breach.' It's a grave breach, formally speaking, but grave breaches are equal in principle to war crimes," Mr. Kosirnik said. . The settlements are a key element in current diplomatic efforts to bring an end to Israeli-Palestinian violence. . President George W. Bush condemned the suicide bombing and urged leaders in the region to speak out against violence. . "Violence will not lead to peace," Bush told reporters at the White House. "Violence will make it so difficult for there to be any political settlement." . An independent commission of inquiry into the violence of the last eight months has recommended that Israel suspend work on the settlements. Israel rejects the recommendation. Blast at Shopping Mall Kills 6; 8 Palestinians Die in Reprisal NETANYA, Israel Six Israelis and at least eight Palestinians were killed Friday as a deadly suicide bombing in this coastal town provoked Israel to use warplanes against Palestinian targets for the first time in the eight-month-long uprising. . As a very volatile week drew to a close, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reached yet another boiling point amid mounting international concern about containing the escalation. . A terrible Friday began when the suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at the main entrance to a crowded shopping mall here, killing five Israelis and wounding more than 100 people, many of whom were waiting in line to pass through a security check that was supposed to keep the mall safe. . Then, a sixth Israeli, an army officer, was killed in his car on a road on the West Bank. . Finally, Israel responded by using F-16 fighter jets to fire missiles at Palestinian security headquarters in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first time Israel has used warplanes since this phase of the Palestinian uprising began in September. One Palestinian was killed in Ramallah, and at least seven in Nablus, according to initial reports, although emergency workers were still digging through the rubble of a police post and adjacent prison in Nablus. . One of the apparent targets of the air raid in Nablus, a Hamas commander being held in the prison by the Palestinian Authority, survived the attack. . Mohammed Abu Hanoud, who has been wanted by the Israelis since 1995, escaped a previous Israeli attempt to capture him last year. Mr. Abu Hanoud, who was subsequently convicted by the Palestinians of forming illegal military cells, is known in the West Bank as "the man with seven lives." . In Netanya, several passersby had noticed the bomber's aberrant appearance before he blew himself up. They had called the Israeli police, who maintain a post only 45 meters from the mall. But by the time a police car arrived, the powerful explosives had shattered the mirrored facade of the shopping center's entrance, hurling bodies into the air and sending shrapnel flying through a busy intersection. . A couple of hours later, one of the smallest victims, 5-year-old Sasha Zagoikin, writhed in agony, screaming for his mother, as he lay alone in Room 8 of the Hillel Yaffe Hospital in the neighboring town of Hadera. His face had been chewed by shrapnel, his jawbone and clavicle were broken and his cries were muffled by the oxygen mask over his mouth. His mother, who was believed to be a Russian immigrant, was downstairs in surgery, and doctors said that the boy apparently had no other relatives in Israel. . The suicide bomber, a 21-year-old grocery store clerk named Mahmoud Ahmed Marmash, came from Tulkarm in the West Bank, 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Netanya. . Reuters reported that Mr. Marmash, a member of the Islamic militant Hamas group's military wing, had brought his mother sweets before setting off on his mission and left a note saying, "Whoever believes that God's religion will be victorious without holy struggle, without blood, without body parts is living under an illusion." . In a meeting with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided to bombard the West Bank sites. . Mr. Sharon made no public statement about the terrorist attacks or Israel's response. But other officials called the bombing "heinous" and said that Israel had struck at Palestinian security targets because they held the Palestinian Authority and its forces responsible for killing Israeli citizens. . Ephraim Sneh, Israel's transportation minister, called on the United States and the European community to pressure Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader. . "It will continue to escalate if pressure is not exerted on Arafat to take some measures," Mr. Sneh said. "I think the Americans and the Europeans have to do something. Now is the time." . Before the Israeli bombardment, a senior adviser to Mr. Arafat assailed the bombing in Netanya and urged Israel not to respond with retaliatory strikes. . "The Palestinian National Authority condemns operations aimed at civilians and innocent people, be they Palestinians or Israelis," said Taybe Abdel Rahim, the adviser. "But stopping this deterioration requires wisdom and does not need an angry response and more shellings and killings." . By Friday evening, the Sharon shopping mall in Netanya, its exterior badly damaged, had reopened to allow local residents to go out to the movies. The mall's multiplex cinema is open on Friday night, despite the Sabbath. . War Crimes Remark Criticized . The United States criticized the International Red Cross on Friday, saying it was unhelpful that a leader of one of its delegations called Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza a war crime, Reuters reported from Washington. . "We don't think this comment is helpful at this particularly volatile time," said Philip Reeker, a State Department deputy spokesman. . Rene Kosirnik, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories, said at a news conference on Thursday the settlements violate international law. . "The transfer, the installation of population of the occupying power into the occupied territories is considered as an illegal move and qualified as a 'grave breach.' It's a grave breach, formally speaking, but grave breaches are equal in principle to war crimes," Mr. Kosirnik said. . The settlements are a key element in current diplomatic efforts to bring an end to Israeli-Palestinian violence. . President George W. 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