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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence

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To: Teresa Lo who started this subject	5/14/2002 12:33:28 AM
From: art slott	Read Replies (1) of 27666

Even during the recent siege, gang members who had not fled into the church continued to demand their regular 10 shekels (about $2) from each taxi driver going in and out of a parking lot close to the compound. One who refused, saying he had no cash, was reportedly beaten up last month. The gang apparently operated under the full protection of Mr. Arafat's Fatah organization and Tanzim, its military wing. During the 19-month uprising, they have often fired into the nearby Israeli suburb of Gilo from church grounds and the homes of Palestinian Christians in Beit Jala. When Palestinian gunmen would show up at the door, Christian families often had no choice but to let their homes be used as sniper posts and face the consequences of Israeli retaliation. Copyright © 2002 News World Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.

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