Death threats ups security for Israeli minister

[Scurrilous]

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"Jewish extremists angry over limits on West Bank construction have threatened to kill the defense minister, prompting the government to beef up security around him, officials said Wednesday.

They said the internal security service, or Shin Bet, was investigating the threats and that Ehud Barak's security has been reinforced in recent weeks.

Such threats are taken seriously in Israel after Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated in 1995 by a Jewish extremist opposed to his peace moves with the Palestinians.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing a sensitive security issue.

Channel 10 TV showed a picture of a threatening letter on its evening newscast Wednesday.

Speaking in Tel Aviv later Wednesday, Barak referred to the letter. "I am not afraid of anything or anyone, and that goes for the threats as well," he said."

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[bemildred]

1. Yawn. nt

[safeinOhio]

2. The right wing and settlers are way crazier than

any teabagger.

[Alamuti Lotus]

3. Never thought I'd hear myself saying this, but....

GO SETTLERS?

[LeftishBrit]

4. You WANT them to terrorize the government into being even more right-wing?

[Alamuti Lotus]

5. Lt. Gen. Barak has dealt out enough terror in his day, both quite recently and far into the past

perhaps it is about time he felt some of it back. I had expected the Palestinian resistance to find a way to stop his heart first, but it seems "His Own" have more balls for crazy plots these days. Though it is perhaps so that they are composed only of ballast threats and capable only of thuggery against unarmed farmers.

[proteus_lives]

6. I'm surprised.

You always seemed like a "GO HAMAS" type of guy.