Israel OKs Raids Against Terror Suspects ( 5 AMERICANS KILLED)

[drdon326]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=2&u=/ap/20030820/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, facing growing international pressure to clamp down on militants, convened an emergency Cabinet meeting Wednesday to decide how to respond to a Hamas suicide bombing that killed 20, including five Americans.

Israel, however, decided Wednesday to carry out military strikes against terror suspects regardless of what the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites) does, a security official said on condition of anonymity.

The Israeli raids were expected to begin later Wednesday. A column of 13 Israeli tanks was seen lining up outside the West Bank town of Ramallah, Palestinian witnesses said.

The Palestinian Cabinet did not announce a decision after its two-hour session, except to say the rule of law in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (news - web sites) would be enforced. The final say is up to Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) and top PLO officials, who will meet later Wednesday with ministers.

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Five of those killed were American citizens, a U.S. Embassy official said Wednesday.

They included Mordechai Reinitz, 47, and his son, Yitzhak, 18, who lived in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya and had dual Israeli-American citizenship, embassy spokesman Paul Patin said. Their U.S. hometown was not immediately known.

Goldie Zarkowski, 43, and her 3-month-old son, Ely, who were visiting from New Square, N.Y., also were killed, Patin said. Zarkowski was the mother of 13, said New York State Assemblyman Ryan Karben, whose district includes New Square.

[Muddleoftheroad]

1. No one really cares

They weren't Americans, after all. They were merely Jews.

I think I'll go vomit now.

[drdon326]

2. Wait for me.

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[SyracuseDemocrat]

5. it's shameful

n/t

[Jackie97]

16. Jews are just as important as Americans...

But ANYTIME an American is killed, they'll make a big deal out of it in the American media. You know that.

[caribmon]

3. Have you

Checked on 'The Wall' lately? Sharon and has cronies are stealing LAND right out from the Palestinian's feet last time I checked. Yes. Even Bush is getting a rumbly belly over this blatant fact.

Don't you think that the hard cold statistic that more Palestinians have died over the course of the conflict than Israelis has anything to do with this?

I suspect Mossad is rooting around a bit more than we would all like to feel.

[papau]

4. Palestinians death rate decrease after Israeli Control in 73

Palestinians were treated like crap by Arab countries.

Which makes all of the conflict a bit weird - since this would normally end up with the West Bank and Gaza as a “governed” type region of Israel (as with the Philippines in the old days to the US) with its own citizenship.

After a war there is no "land" that the victor must give back -

I have to agree with the other posters - few care on the left about Jewish deaths from terror - they are always traded for PA deaths from gun battles with the IDF as if they were the same.

The Fence may be the only solution.

[SyracuseDemocrat]

8. More palestinians died because

of stupidity. They use rocks and other crappy weapons. Of course more of them are going to die, but they shouldn't have started shit with Israelis.

[SyracuseDemocrat]

6. Palestinians killing Americans

Don't they have any shame?

[SyracuseDemocrat]

7. I mean

this is absolutely sick. These bombers don't have any regard for human life, so it is hypocritical for people on here to get all worked up when Palestinians die accidentally. Israel does not purposely target civilians; they respond to suicide bombings from terrorist groups. The terrorist groups don't want peace, Barak offered Arafat so much land, but Arafat wouldn't take it. I thought Barak made a pretty nice offer, considering that the Jews controlled that land long before anyone even knew who Allah was. People on here soon forget that without Judaism, there would have been no Islam. I think some Muslims forget that too sometimes, they owe their religion to Jews. :)

[tinnypriv]

10. Clearly you have no idea what Barak offered

No offence.

[drdon326]

11. Was it 94 or 95% of what they wanted??

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[tinnypriv]

12. No

Flippant: Don't they want to drive them all into the sea? Barak didn't offer to jump in, did he? :eyes:

Serious: Barak offered nowhere near 95%, and nobody with any brains even pretends that anymore.

[tinnypriv]

9. Israeli's killing Americans

Have they no shame?

[SyracuseDemocrat]

14. Rachel was an accident

This wasn't. But all of us know that homicide bombers have no respect for human life, or else they wouldn't be homicide bombers.

[Herschel]

13. America would be justified in taking action herself

Assist Israel in an unprecedented assault on terrorist infrastructure. The results would be pleasing.

[Noon_Blue_Apples]

15. Oh, so now justification has merit?

So the resulting retaliation will be justified?

'unprecidented'?

Who's paying for all this?

No assistance?

Yes, 'pleasing' indeed. You were enjoying the fruits of your most recent joy yesterday.

Let me guess? You're 10,000 miles away. As long as others are willing to pay for you, is it?

[Jackie97]

17. Uh, yeah....

And the next time Israel kills one of our activists, let's say we go and bomb Israel. Get real!

It's not like Americans were even the target here.

[Lithos]

18. Locking

Subject is incongruent with the title of the linked article.

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