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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (17869)	11/22/2002 7:51:49 AM
From: epsteinbd	Respond to of 23908

What THOUSANDS!? 1.6 K. SUICIDES INCLUDED. Now how do you say East Jerusalem in Palestinian ? If it's their city, it should have a name.

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (17869)	11/22/2002 9:22:49 AM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

<< Israel so far has wantonly bombed and killed THOUSANDS of Palestinians... >> The Arabs use bombs filled with nails and nuts and bolts and rat poison, and deliberately murder children. On the other hand, Israel has been defending itself and it's people from horrendous acts of Arab barbarity for decades. In the process of using defensive actions, Israel has killed many rabid, Arab attackers. Your false accusation of Israel "wantonly bombing" thousands of Palestinians smells of your antiSemitic illness.

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (17869)	11/22/2002 9:26:38 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Respond to of 23908

Terrorist's family: We are proud of him Nov. 21, 2002 jpost.com The parents of Na'el Abu Hilayel, the terrorist who blew himself up on a bus in Jerusalem Thursday, said they are proud of their son for carrying out the suicide attack. Many of their neighbors agreed, even though they expressed fears the IDF is planning to re-enter the Bethlehem district. "I thanked God when I heard that my son had died in an operation for the sake of God and the homeland," said the father, Azmi, who works as a vegetable merchant in Bethlehem. Abu Hilayel said he last saw his son on Wednesday afternoon. Since then, he has been trying to reach him on his cellular phone, but to no avail. He said he heard about the operation on the radio in the early morning, but was unaware that his son was the perpetrator. "Later some people came to me and told me that Na'el was the one who carried out the suicide operation in Jerusalem," he said. Abu Hilayel said he was unaware his son was a member of Hamas. "He never spoke of his political affiliations and I didn't know that he had joined the armed wing of Hamas," he said. "But the truth is that there is no difference between one Palestinian group and the other. We are all one people fighting against the common enemy the Jews." He added: "There is no difference between Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The war of all the Palestinian factions against the Zionist enemy is a holy war. May God bless him and all the other heroic martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the sake of God, Islam, and the homeland." The terrorist's mother said her son was out to avenge "daily Israeli atrocities committed against our people." She added: "It's all because of the crimes committed by the occupation. That's why my son, may God be satisfied with him, carried out the operation. Of course I'm proud of him and all the martyrs." The Abu Hilayel family moved from the town of Dura, south of Hebron, to the village of El-Khader, west of Bethlehem, about six months ago. The suicide bomber son was the fifth of 13 children. According to villagers, the family is renting a house in the village. The IDF raided Dura Thursday and conducted searches in a house belonging to one of the terrorist's uncles. According to Palestinian sources, the soldiers arrested one of his brothers, Nader, and a nephew, Murad. Palestinians in El-Khader told The Jerusalem Post they are afraid the IDF will return to the village. Schoolchildren were sent home early out of fear the IDF will deploy in El-Khader. In the nearby city of Bethlehem, residents were hastily shopping and many queued at banks to withdraw cash. Some policemen were seen deserting their positions and workers were told to go home as rumors spread that the IDF was planning an invasion. "This is the last thing we need now," said Ahmed Najjar, a schoolteacher. "Bethlehem has been very quiet in recent months and now it appears that we are going back to square one. Someone is trying to destroy everything." But many villagers, especially young men, expressed their joy over the bus attack, saying it was an appropriate response to "Israeli massacres." "The Jews are killing women and children almost every day and the world is sitting and watching," said Ayman Abu Harb, a taxi driver. "The Jews have to understand one thing, that this is our land and they have no place here. They should take all their settlers and Russian immigrants and go back to where they came from. It's either us or them here."