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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (401)	6/21/2002 8:43:14 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 770

GZ, What took so long for the Israelis to figure out that they were the cause of all the suicide bombings? Maybe they do not read our SI posts. Haven't we been saying this all along? GZ, hope you don't fall behind the Israelis and that you will catch up with them and start to have the same perspective that they have. Israeli minister says army fuels `terror to come' By Ross Dunn, Herald Correspondent in Jerusalem and agencies June 22 2002 Israel's Defence Minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, has warned that the country's military operations have become "an incubator of terror", exploited by Palestinian leaders to recruit more volunteers for suicide bombing missions. His warning came as Israel intensified its military offensive against Palestinian-ruled areas, following attacks this week that have killed more than 30 Israelis. Dozens of Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles moved into the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday, hours after Palestinian gunmen killed five Israelis in a house filled with children in a nearby Jewish settlement. At least two gunmen sneaked into the settlement of Itamar and opened fire with automatic weapons on Thursday night, setting off a fierce and chaotic gun battle with Israeli border policemen and settler guards. At least five Israelis - a mother and three of her children and a civilian security guard - were killed, along with a gunman. advertisement advertisement In further violence yesterday, an eight-year-old Palestinian boy was killed inside his house by Israeli tank fire south of Gaza City and seven other Palestinians were wounded, Palestinian security sources said. Mr Ben-Eliezer said that while the army operations were necessary to prevent suicide bombings, they also risked establishing the conditions that Palestinian militant leaders used to encourage young people to participate in terrorist acts. "Unfortunately, while the [Israeli Defence Force] is carrying out these necessary actions, the operations themselves become a hothouse that produces more and more suicide bombers," he said. "The military actions kindle the frustration, hatred and despair and are the incubator for terror to come." His remarks came as the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, distanced himself from the suicide bombings, saying they were encouraged what he described as "foreign" forces who were exploiting young, hopeless Palestinians, encouraging them to commit attacks in exchange for money. Mr Arafat said he knew of at least two families in Jenin who had received $US30,000 ($52,000) each from foreigners after their sons took part in suicide bombings. It was not clear if Mr Arafat was referring to Iraq, which has been known to provide money to Palestinian families in such circumstances. Mr Arafat issued a public statement this week calling for a halt to suicide bombings, as a group of Palestinian intellectuals also expressed their opposition to such violence. But Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two of the groups that have carried out such operations, vowed that they would not halt their attacks. The Israeli Army has begun a limited call-up of several thousand reservists, while other reserve units have been placed on high alert and their commanders warned that they may be asked to serve at short notice. The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, was set to convene his security cabinet yesterday to discuss what further action should be taken. Raanan Gissin, a spokesman for Mr Sharon, described the attack against Itamar as "horrendous" and said Israel must respond. This story was found at: smh.com.au