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...terror," says Melzer, a lawyer in this northernmost Israeli town. "It's the most unpredictable time we've ever known." Israel leapt into the unknown last week, when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the bombing of the camp in Syria, after an Oct. 4 suicide bomb in Haifa killed 20 Israelis. Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders in Lebanon braced for more attacks, while Melzer and the Israeli soldiers whose base looms above his home went on high alert for attempts to kidnap them from across the border. Sharon himself hinted the raid on the camp, at Ein Saheb...
...Osama bin Laden and had been on the run for over a year. He was handed over to the U.S., local officials say, and has probably been transferred to Guantánamo Bay. Peace Setback ISRAEL A suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in the northern port of Haifa killed at least 19 people and injured up to 50. The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Hours later, Israeli helicopter gunships struck two locations in the Gaza Strip. The violence came just before Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Conflict of Interest ALGERIA...
...terrible new level. A senior Israeli military official retorted that all Hamas leaders are equally at risk: "We don't distinguish between military and political levels in Hamas." Meanwhile, Hamas leaders went underground after calling for "Jewish blood to flood in the streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa." Alas, there is no road map for where that kind of talk can lead. --Reported by Massimo Calabresi/Washington, Jamil Hamad/Amman and Aharon Klein/Jerusalem
...does bin Laden get from old friends in Saudi Arabia, and why hasn't the U.S. dealt more harshly with the Saudi problem? Treasury officials have been arguing for months to come down harder on Saudis who were giving cash to known bin Laden charity fronts. Last year Princess Haifa al-Faisal, wife of the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., Prince Bandar bin Sultan, was found to have given money directly to the family of a Saudi man in San Diego who befriended and assisted two of the 9/11 hijackers. Yet the Administration acted as if she had merely misplaced...
...situation with Iraq. Every possible precaution has been taken here. In fact, the only reason such a carefree attitude has been possible is because of the constantly careful forethought Israel is used to when it comes to security threats. Truthfully, I feel much safer in Tel Aviv, Haifa or Jerusalem than I would in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles because I trust the soldiers and security officers who stand at the entrance to every supermarket, cafe, bank and bus station...