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IDF declares Hebron area closed military zone after settler rampage
By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents and Agencies
Tags: Hebron, Israel news, settlers 

The Israel Defense Forces declared the area surrounding Hebron a closed military zone on Thursday after settlers rampaged through Palestinian neighborhoods in the West Bank city.

The settlers, who opened fire on Palestinians and vandalized their property, were responding to the evacuation by Israeli security forces of a disputed house in Hebron earlier in the day.

"Non-residents will be forbidden from entering the region. This decision seeks to prevent civil disorder throughout the Judea region," said the IDF Spokesperson's Office in a statement Thursday.
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The move was apparently a bid to quell the violence in Hebron, and prevent supporters from joining the rioting settlers in the region. During the riots, settlers had set fires to at least three Palestinian houses and burnt nine cars, the Palestinian fire chief said.

In the statement, the army also stressed that, "The IDF, Israel Police and Border Police will take harsh measures against anyone who attempts to harm the security forces."

About 35 settlers and soldiers were hurt in the evacuation of the building. Rescue workers and Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital said one settler was moderately wounded, and the others were lightly injured. The operation came about three weeks after the High Court had ordered the state to evacuate the building immediately.

The Israeli rights group B'Tselem released a video that appeared to show a settler shooting a Palestinian in the stomach from point-blank range, and Palestinians pelting the settler with rocks.

Palestinian hospital officials said 17 Palestinians were wounded, including five from bullets.

Dozens of masked settlers surrounded the home of a Palestinian family in the city, setting its laundry ablaze and throwing stones at it. Haaretz correspondent Avi Issacharoff, who was inside the house at the time, was hit by a stone hurled by the group outside.

Police used stun grenades and tear gas in a bid to subdue the rioting settlers.

Hebron settlers also entered the Shapira House, a structure in the city that was evacuated two years ago. Riot police spread out in the city firing stun grenades, but failed to quell the violence.

In other parts of the West Bank, settlers threw rocks at Palestinian vehicles and burned an olive grove, Palestinians said.

The Palestinian governor in the Nablus region, Jamal Moheisen, warned that if Israeli forces did not bring its settlers under control, we will call on the Palestinian residents to go out to the streets and fight back.

After nightfall, settlers were still scuffling with Israeli forces in front of the disputed building.

The Israel Defense Forces declared the whole of Hebron a closed military zone later in the day in an effort to prevent the entry of other settlers into the area.

Security forces complete evacuation of disputed Hebron home

Earlier Thursday, Israeli security forces stormed Hebron's so-called "House of Contention," dragging out some 250 settlers who barricaded themselves inside and hurled rocks, eggs and chemicals at their evictors.

A police officer was moderately hurt when settlers threw acid in his face. One of the settlers sustained serious head wounds, and he was whisked into an ambulance on a stretcher. About 20 settlers were arrested during the course of the evacuation.

It was the first major West Bank evacuation since a violent 2006 confrontation at the outpost of Amona. Settlers attempted to go back into the four-story structure, but soldiers formed a human chain around the house to keep them from doing so.

Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman Maj. Avital Leibovitz said the evacuation of the house, one of the most volatile flashpoints in the West Bank, was completed in about 20 minutes.

Scenes of violence played themselves out as some 600 soldiers and policemen started to evict the settlers. TV images showed two young girls punching and hitting soldiers. Security forces in full riot gear used stun grenades and tear gas to repel the settlers.

The security forces took over the house in a surprise operation. Then they began dragging out the 250 people inside one by one, their hands and legs held by teams of two or four officers.

Nearby, fist fights broke out between settler youths and Palestinians in the area. Magen David Adom emergency services deployed two helicopters along with a fleet of ambulances to the scene to evacuate the wounded.

Right-wing activists blocked the main road to Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon, and scuffled with police who tried to disperse them.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he ordered the army to evict the settlers after all attempts to persuade them to leave peacefully failed. Barak had met with settler leaders earlier in the day and the sides failed to reach a compromise.

The evacuation of the disputed house caught settlers by surprise, though Barak had earlier in the day ordered community leaders to vacate the house to enable quicker legal proceedings over the matter.

Barak met earlier Thursday with settler leaders in a last-ditch effort to strike a deal over the disputed building. The meeting yielded little compromise and Barak told the settlers to vacate the house in accordance with the High Court's November 16 ruling, even before legal proceedings over ownership of the building was complete.

"This house ... will be evacuated and will be guarded by the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] and the state until the court rules on its ownership," Barak said during talks with settler leaders in Tel Aviv, saying the youths who clashed with Palestinians and IDF soldiers were "reckless."

During the meeting, which was set to be held Wednesday and canceled twice, Barak said that immediate evacuation of the house would enable legal authorities to expedite proceedings over the ownership claims.

"Citizens must accept the state's authority," said Barak, referring to the settler youth who refuse to evacuate the property. "We will not allow extreme elements to undermine the authority of the state and its foundation."


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      1.   IF ENOUGH JEWS WANT HEBRON, GIVE IT TO THEM 04:07  |  SHMUEL IN GALUT 04/12/08
      2.   Palestinian heritage? of pogroms and stealing 04:42  |  Jon 04/12/08
      3.   Oh please 05:21  |  Disillusioned 04/12/08
      4.   Palestian Heritage?? 05:47  |  Sam Weinstein 04/12/08
      5.   Time to pull out of the West Bank 05:53  |  Morris Valentine 04/12/08
      6.   Hans is very angry 06:05  |  Hans 04/12/08
      7.   Wingnuts 06:10  |  mich 04/12/08
      8.   What did the Chicken say? 06:19  |  Mark Lincoln 04/12/08
      9.   A small group of extremists? said Barak 07:17  |  David 04/12/08
      10.   Mich #7 07:37  |  Hannah 04/12/08
      11.   As usual Olmert shows he cares more for Pals then Israelis 07:59  |  Judea 04/12/08
      12.   If Gov. evacuates Jews again Kadima/Labor will be down to zero MK 08:04  |  Genuine Tosefta 04/12/08
      13.   The whole settler thing is ridiculous 08:22  |  Colin Wright 04/12/08
      14.   Hebron house is a symbol of Jews finally saying enough already 08:31  |  Judea 04/12/08
      15.   #7 mich,do you buy Chinese products? 08:32  |  Hastaroth 04/12/08
      16.   Hans is very wrong! 08:58  |  Allon 04/12/08
      17.   It would be funny if it weren`t so tragic 09:02  |  rm 04/12/08
      18.   ownership or sovereignty? 09:14  |  Fred Schlomka 04/12/08
      19.   For Judea # 14 09:26  |  Clickfool 04/12/08
      20.   Government forfeits its right to rule 10:01  |  Moshe 04/12/08
      21.   Answer to #19 about Hebron and Jewish land 10:54  |  Gila 04/12/08
      22.   tHANKS TO THESE WONDERFUL SETTLERS JEWS LIVE IN CHEVRON!! 11:00  |  DR ERIC 04/12/08
      23.   By nurturing a Jewish Community in Hebron; PA could gain respect 11:16  |  EL 04/12/08
      24.   #21 and what does this have to do with the ownership of the house 11:18  |  David K 04/12/08
      25.   #5, MV, please do not confuse issues 11:23  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      26.   Jewish settlements incompatible with two state solution 11:28  |  Ivar 04/12/08
      27.   IVAR #26 - exactly the opposite - peace only if ..... 11:39  |  DR ERIC 04/12/08
      28.   27 Ivar - Jewish settlements incompatible with two state solution 11:55  |  17 04/12/08
      29.   Yes MV #5 12:07  |  Roo 04/12/08
      30.   #19 Gila 12:09  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/12/08
      31.   #21 Gila - monstrous claims 12:15  |  Boycott 04/12/08
      32.   #19 Clickfool 12:16  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/12/08
      33.   For Gila # 21 12:24  |  Clickfool 04/12/08
      34.   High Court of Justice? 12:30  |  Vital 04/12/08
      35.   #25 Impressive chutzpah, Cipora. 12:31  |  Johnboy 04/12/08
      36.   #28 Care to explain something to me, 17? 12:35  |  Johnboy 04/12/08
      37.   Wonder Why? 12:48  |  David Scott 04/12/08
      38.   Cipora Julianna Kohn - "Hevron affair" 12:53  |  17 04/12/08
      39.   #35, jb and his circular argument 12:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      40.   #39 Cipora, wrong in the first line..... 13:22  |  Johnboy 04/12/08
      41.   #40, jb, wrong 13:32  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      42.   johnboy almost 300000 jews live in our biblical land 13:38  |  harzion 04/12/08
      43.   johnboy israel is enough 13:40  |  harzion 04/12/08
      44.   #38, 17, "hevron" 13:40  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      45.   Barak vs Jews 13:42  |  Brod 04/12/08
      46.   johnboy you are right we will not stop living in our land 13:43  |  harzion 04/12/08
      47.   High court 13:49  |  JoJo 04/12/08
      48.   #42 Harzion it is not your land 13:59  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/12/08
      49.   #46, harzion 14:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      50.   Cipora Julianna Kohn - "hevron" 14:04  |  17 04/12/08
      51.   good neigbourship 14:05  |  rm 04/12/08
      52.   # 28 Of course, Johnboy, I care 14:16  |  17 04/12/08
      53.   ENOUGHT !, If the settlers want to stay they 14:38  |  Joe 04/12/08
      54.   #48, Lithwaite, it is certainly not your land 14:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      55.   ohmigoodness! 14:46  |  Annie 04/12/08
      56.   #54 Cipora Julianna Kohn 15:06  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/12/08
      57.   Further to my comment no 21 15:08  |  Gila 04/12/08
      58.   Evacuation 15:21  |  susan 04/12/08
      59.   #6 Hans might be less angry if he learned to read 15:22  |  Elihu 04/12/08
      60.   Olmert - Just Shut Up and Go Home! 15:41  |  David Scott 04/12/08
      61.   `Palestinians have rights` 15:49  |  American Patriot 04/12/08
      62.   MICH #7 15:56  |  Brant 04/12/08
      63.   RE: Clickfool 15:56  |  judith 04/12/08
      64.   Who can one believe in this tenuous situation in Hebron 15:57  |  The Truthful one 04/12/08
      65.   Barak`s swan song before the Feb 10 Tsunami? Olmert has become PM 15:58  |  just wondering 04/12/08
      66.   Hans (no 6) may be angry but 16:00  |  Jackie 04/12/08
      67.   Shmuel #1 16:01  |  I.M. Weary 04/12/08
      68.   LINTHWAITE AND JUDEA 16:03  |  Brant 04/12/08
      69.   And the Higfh Court will finally decide...... 16:05  |  The Truthful one 04/12/08
      70.   Cipora supporting political hypocricy 16:06  |  Alicia 04/12/08
      71.   Gov`t should be ashamed of itself. 16:27  |  Harvey 04/12/08
      72.   What Took The Army So Long? 16:31  |  Mark 04/12/08
      73.   once again IDF is forced by oldmert/livni/barak to come against 16:45  |  glenna 04/12/08
      74.   #8: relevancy? 16:59  |  Paul Freedman 04/12/08
      75.   BARAK`S POLITICAL FUTURE IS NOW GONE! 17:01  |  a voice 04/12/08
      76.   forcible evacuation 17:18  |  rm 04/12/08
      77.   TO CREATE A FALSE IMPRESSION FOR OBAMA 17:20  |  indrajaya 04/12/08
      78.   250 settlers in 20 minutes, that`s 250,000 in 20,000min (2 weeks) 17:21  |  Observer 04/12/08
      79.   # 66 A voice 17:23  |  J. B. 04/12/08
      80.   # 5 Morris Valentine : easy for you to say 17:23  |  tristan 04/12/08
      81.   fear 17:26  |  natan 04/12/08
      82.   Yes, we can! 17:26  |  Obama 04/12/08
      83.   Lawbreakers not tolerated...except Olmert. 17:33  |  Steven 04/12/08
      84.   Stettlers think they are above the laws 17:33  |  Arnaud 04/12/08
      85.   barak made a mistake 17:39  |  harzion 04/12/08
      86.   it appears that olmert won`t stop till we all live in tel aviv? 17:43  |  yahn goodey 04/12/08
      87.   Korrupt Kadima. First Gush Katif, then Amona, then Beit Shalom... 17:45  |  bat yam 04/12/08
      88.   Opinion in supposed news articles 17:46  |  Marcus 04/12/08
      89.   Congratulation - 600 strong military force evicted 17:55  |  17 04/12/08
      90.   Settlers nightmare 18:03  |  Merre 04/12/08
      91.   Barak will never get reelected ever again 18:13  |  Livin In Rishon 04/12/08
      92.   Shame on the settlers 18:14  |  Pragmatist 04/12/08
      93.   A Settler Threw Acid In A Soldier`s Face 18:27  |  Yosemite 04/12/08
      94.   Documents 18:39  |  Jasper 04/12/08
      95.   Can you Imagine This Ilk As Your Neighbour? 18:43  |  Yaakov Sullivan 04/12/08
      96.   Take Note at the Moral Posturing 18:47  |  Yaakov Sullivan 04/12/08
      97.   this is what happens 18:50  |  T A Sheppard 04/12/08
      98.   Another `Gush Kativ` is the fear...... 18:53  |  Onlooker 04/12/08
      99.   Deluded Hannah - Palestinian products 19:27  |  mariapalestina 04/12/08
      100.   #5 Morris, I agree 19:44  |  Miransky 04/12/08
      101.   #87 Deluded 19:53  |  Ed 04/12/08
      102.   # 74 tristan re morris valentine 19:55  |  Axel 04/12/08
      103.   To 82 20:01  |  Native 04/12/08
      104.   it was flour, NOT acid, that was thrown in the officer`s face 20:07  |  reizel 04/12/08
      105.   There is no difference between Muslim Hamas and Jewish Hamas 20:07  |  Ron 04/12/08
      106.   who are you to decide the ownership papers are forged, 20:13  |  reizel 04/12/08
      107.   IT IS SO SAD FOR THE JEWS OF THE WORLD 20:16  |  Mike 04/12/08
      108.   Jon #2 `Palestinian heritage? of pogroms and stealing` 20:20  |  Colin Wright 04/12/08
      109.   To # 84 20:20  |  Hans 04/12/08
      110.   They can deport us 100 times. We`ll come back 101, 102, 103 times 20:30  |  Chaim 04/12/08
      111.   #87 Uh oh, out you go!! 20:30  |  ballistic 04/12/08
      112.   To Pragmatist # 86 - Jews doing what was done unto them 20:35  |  Sensor 04/12/08
      113.   #72 REALLY dumb comment. Eviction is only temporary. 20:37  |  Chaim 04/12/08
      114.   #1, if enough Muslims want Israel, why not give it to them? 20:38  |  newageblues 04/12/08
      115.   #71 Indrajaya. Impressing Obama isn`t our goal. 20:40  |  Chaim 04/12/08
      116.   ?stounding 20:41  |  Mark Lincoln 04/12/08
      117.   Re# 1 Really ??? If enough Palestinians want... 20:46  |  Ines 04/12/08
      118.   Editorial not news 20:56  |  howiej 04/12/08
      119.   re 14 Your feeding the fool judea. 20:57  |  alan the real one 04/12/08
      120.   mariapalestina #87 21:02  |  Jasper 04/12/08
      121.   When? 21:02  |  Axel 04/12/08
      122.   Pragmatist @ 86 - Ashamed? No you need not be. 21:07  |  Natasha 04/12/08
      123.   Harizon - perverted sense of humour 21:07  |  Palestinian Brit 04/12/08
      124.   Settlers rampage in Palestinian areas after Hebron eviction 21:07  |  n_erber 04/12/08
      125.   Dark, dark world.... 21:10  |  Palestinian Brit 04/12/08
      126.   Dear Shmuel 21:11  |  Ju Ju 04/12/08
      127.   The disappointment and rage understandable 21:18  |  Victor 04/12/08
      128.   Cipora Kohn 21:20  |  Jose Marcio 04/12/08
      129.   Annie: #55 singing and dancing 21:21  |  KR 04/12/08
      130.   Incidently... 21:25  |  Colin Wright 04/12/08
      131.   Chaim 21:26  |  KR 04/12/08
      132.   re Chaim #95 21:30  |  Colin Wright 04/12/08
      133.   Oberver #72 `250 settlers in 20 minutes...` 21:34  |  Colin Wright 04/12/08
      134.   Will There Be Harsh Justice For These Seditionists? 21:34  |  chet 04/12/08
      135.   these settlers make me feel ashamed to be a jew 21:36  |  socaljew 04/12/08
      136.   johnboy SW-sydney ex-lebanon 21:37  |  elimelech 04/12/08
      137.   Spoiling the image of settler as victim 21:38  |  Natallie Durson 04/12/08
      138.   Mike @ 88 Jews evicting Palestinians from their homes 21:40  |  Diagnostic 04/12/08
      139.   250 dragged out...20 arrested 21:41  |  Kim 04/12/08
      140.   re #1galut 21:54  |  billy jack 04/12/08
      141.   For Diagnostic # 99 21:55  |  Clickfool 04/12/08
      142.   jews expelling jews makes me sick!! 21:55  |  daniel 04/12/08
      143.   Settlers move from one Palestinian house. Brave act. 21:55  |  Maureen Ann 04/12/08
      144.   Barak is shameful,useless and should resign ASAP 21:57  |  Shepherd 04/12/08
      145.   Israel`s left-wing radical anarchists win another one. 22:00  |  Bennie 04/12/08
      146.   ballistic tea no milk one sugar 22:01  |  goldwater 04/12/08
      147.   socialjew your posturing makes one answer you thus 22:03  |  harzion 04/12/08
      148.   To 11 Judea - Olmert and his love for the Palestinians 22:08  |  Disgusted 04/12/08
      149.   Annie:Singing and dancing 22:09  |  KR 04/12/08
      150.   To Tristan (#74) 22:14  |  Morris Valentine 04/12/08
      151.   elimelech? glad you feel that way cause things change 22:15  |  right now the US 04/12/08
      152.   About Time the Thugs were Evicted 22:15  |  Bill 04/12/08
      153.   For All of You 22:18  |  Anthony 04/12/08
      154.   Settlers are distructive to Palestinians, Israel and Peace 22:25  |  Tami 04/12/08
      155.   Forced Evictions not in Israel`s Interest 22:25  |  Shmuel in Oz 04/12/08
      156.   Good riot police job 22:30  |  Tax payer 04/12/08
      157.   That was NOT acid!! 22:48  |  Debbie 04/12/08
      158.   Good riddance! 22:57  |  Matty Groves 04/12/08
      159.   Good Show Mr Barak 22:57  |  Avraham 04/12/08
      160.   Settler logic!? 23:01  |  Matty Groves 04/12/08
      161.   Appeared to show 23:04  |  17 04/12/08
      162.   Susan #56 23:05  |  Peter Williams 04/12/08
      163.   Corrupt politicians! Shame on you! 23:06  |  Miguel 04/12/08
      164.   for Clickfool #33 23:06  |  leo 04/12/08
      165.   This is the face of Judaism today 23:09  |  Natallie Durson 04/12/08
      166.   for Morris Valentine #5 23:12  |  leo 04/12/08
      167.   Re: 3 Most sacred sites 23:19  |  Ines 04/12/08
      168.   #52 Such nonsense, 17 23:19  |  Johnboy 04/12/08
      169.   Tax payer 23:27  |  Palestinian Brit 04/12/08
      170.   #120 Maureen Ann - 23:36  |  * BEN JABO 04/12/08
      171.   #114, socialjew who is ashamed 23:36  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      172.   Jews lived in Hebron for 3000 years,arabs 200 years,arab land? 23:42  |  up your`s 04/12/08
      173.   #115, Jose Marcioano, where did you get "Jew" 00:09  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/12/08
      174.   What does Hebron and Hebrew have in common? 00:21  |  r 05/12/08
      175.   thanks haaretz! love to see squatters cry :) 00:29  |  many more 05/12/08
      176.   It`s time to stop the fanatic settlers 00:34  |  Mark Jeffery Koch 05/12/08
      177.   Kid gloves for settlers 00:40  |  Donncadh 05/12/08
      178.   Let`s hope 00:57  |  Axel 05/12/08
      179.   A Few "Bad Apples" of a Symptom of Greater Sickness 01:00  |  Gray 05/12/08
      180.   #158 C J Kohn, war-crimes 01:01  |  Boycott 05/12/08
      181.   Has anyone even bloody been in Chevron?? 01:04  |  Zev Cohen 05/12/08
      182.   #Ben Jabo. About Bravery. 01:06  |  Maureen Ann 05/12/08
      183.   Thanks to B`tselem..... 01:21  |  Gray 05/12/08
      184.   Crossed the Line 01:23  |  Steve 05/12/08
      185.   ancient jewish land 01:26  |  kayla 05/12/08
      186.   For Natalie Durson #152 02:03  |  leo 05/12/08
      187.   r - what does Hebron and Hebrew have in common? 02:09  |  Mark Lincoln 05/12/08
      188.   Terrorism 02:16  |  Afraid Mucho 05/12/08
      189.   The courts may find ... 02:22  |  Sean 05/12/08
      190.   allon palestinians have been there 4001 years 02:23  |  sam 05/12/08
      191.   #119 Colin. You are under misconceptions about Judea and Samaria. 02:47  |  Chaim 05/12/08
      192.   Cipora:#156 "more crime committed... western countries 03:10  |  Gray 05/12/08
      193.   Why don`t they let the Palestinians themselves take care of them? 03:32  |  WW 05/12/08
      194.   "jews expelling jews" or police expelling criminals 04:10  |  jew 05/12/08
      195.   RE mic 04:16  |  Shlomog 05/12/08
      196.   RE Clickfool 04:24  |  shlomog 05/12/08
      197.   RE chris 04:43  |  shlomog 05/12/08
      198.   to Chaim #166 `Colin #119` 04:51  |  Colin Wright 05/12/08
      199.   Vote Likud 05:01  |  Miriam 05/12/08
      200.   Israel`s image doing just fine here in Canada 05:03  |  Victor 05/12/08
      201.   Axel 05:06  |  Peter Williams 05/12/08
      202.   Leo NY/TV 05:15  |  mariapalestina 05/12/08
      203.   Kayla 05:17  |  Peter Williams 05/12/08
      204.   shame on settlers 05:31  |  Jane 05/12/08
      205.   TO Cipora Julianna Kohn #54 05:37  |  Steve Beikirch 05/12/08
      206.   To CJK (#156) 05:45  |  Morris Valentine 05/12/08
      207.   Eviction? 05:49  |  Steve Beikirch 05/12/08
      208.   mariapalestine; #177 How many countries are enough 06:23  |  Gray 05/12/08
      209.   That`s EASY Peter Williams... 06:42  |  BBSNews 05/12/08
      210.   Reichstag on fire 07:13  |  Kaganovich 05/12/08
      211.   behold thy progeny, o` israel 07:26  |  eric 05/12/08
      212.   To Leo (#153) 07:30  |  Morris Valentine 05/12/08
      213.   To CJK (#54) 07:32  |  Morris Valentine 05/12/08
      214.   The Settlers Do Have A Point Here 07:37  |  Brendan 05/12/08
      215.   #183, Morris Valentine 07:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/12/08
      216.   Chaim agitates openly for military insurrection... 07:46  |  BBSNews 05/12/08
      217.   Well done Israel 07:53  |  Ben 05/12/08
      218.   shameful 08:42  |  Elizabeth 05/12/08
      219.   Haaretz reports Palestinian claims as "fact" 09:08  |  Charlie 05/03/09
      220.   For Shlomog # 173 09:15  |  Clickfool 05/12/08
      221.   IDF working on it righ now.Give them a chance! 09:16  |  PETER SM 05/12/08
      222.   To # 84 09:36  |  Hollander in Israel 05/12/08
      223.   #183, Morris Valentine 10:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/12/08
      224.   #186, Eric, what a long melodrama 10:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/12/08
      225.   From the lecturer to Morris Valentine#202/193 11:29  |  Roo 05/12/08
      226.   Israels civil war 14:30  |  Petra 05/12/08
      227.   To the far away # 204 15:57  |  Hollander in Israel 05/12/08
      228.   Wingnuts attitude is plain silly 17:05  |  Esther 05/12/08
      229.   To CJK (#193) 18:37  |  Morris Valentine 05/12/08
      230.   "rampaging through Hebron"... 21:14  |  Silvienne 05/12/08
      231.   #193, Cipora Kohn writes a post describing herself... 21:17  |  Silvienne 05/12/08
      232.   #186, Gray... 21:26  |  Silvienne 05/12/08
      233.   BBSNews 21:52  |  Peter Williams 05/12/08
      234.   #206 Hey there Silvienne, where`ve you been? 22:58  |  ballistic 05/12/08
      235.   #206 Silvienne re CJK 22:59  |  ballistic 05/12/08
      236.   #189 Great poem Eric!!! 23:09  |  ballistic 05/12/08
      237.   #153 Hey Leo, big talk! 23:12  |  ballistic 05/12/08
      238.   Keep it up Gray #161 23:46  |  Peter Williams 05/12/08
      239.   #208, Peter Williams... 00:49  |  Silvienne 06/12/08
      240.   #207 Silvienne - Your Saccahrine concerns 00:50  |  * BEN JABO 06/12/08
      241.   Silvienne chicken and egg 02:16  |  Peter Williams 06/12/08
      242.   To PW (#179): Easy enough to tell what`s happening 04:26  |  Morris Valentine 06/12/08
      243.   "Settlers" are bigoted racists, will kill Israel 09:47  |  LIve_here_now 06/12/08
      244.   Morris the Clairvoyant 13:49  |  Peter Williams 06/12/08
      245.   What happened to the Settler who shot Pals, point blank? 16:01  |  Will. Stanton. 06/12/08
      246.   The commerical starts with - "you are invited to live ..." 18:01  |  Boris 06/12/08
      247.   re: Mark Lincoln 18:30  |  UsedToPostHere 06/12/08
      248.   Peter the Blind (#244) 19:27  |  Morris Valentine 06/12/08
      249.   # 224 glad you liked it, cipora! 02:12  |  eric 07/12/08
      250.   UsedToPostHere - scholarship and Al-Khalil 08:33  |  sh 07/12/08
      251.   #241, Peter Williams, I think you mis-spoke... 09:09  |  Silvienne 07/12/08
      252.   re: sh 02:48  |  UsedToPostHere 08/12/08
      253.   Morris Valentine 4th try 00:46  |  Peter Williams 09/12/08
      254.   To PW (#253) 07:15  |  Morris Valentine 10/12/08
      255.   I wonder why????? 06:28  |  yuval 17/02/09
      256.   The title is misleading 12:35  |  Johnny Simson 28/03/09
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