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...housing about 100,000 people near the West Bank city of Hebron. Hebron and Ramallah are the last West Bank cities still controlled by Israeli military security. Israeli forces will leave Ramallah on Thursday, while Hebron is scheduled to be turned over to the Palestinians in March. TIME's Jamil Hamad reports from the West Bank: "The changing of the guard continues to go smoothly. The children giving the roses and olive branches to the soldiers was an attempt by the Palestinian Authority to cool down the Palestinians in Hebron. It seemed to work. Only the mayor of Hebron...
...autonomy agreement in doubt. Thursday, troops fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades at the Fatah Hawks after Ahmed Tabouk, head of the Palestinian gang, led armed followers through the town firing hundreds of bullets into the air and hurling stones at passing Israeli military vehicles. TIME's Jamil Hamad reports from the West Bank: "These protests will continue because it is no longer a minority of Palestinians who oppose the peace agreement. It is important to understand that the Palestinians are angry at Arafat and the Palestinian Authority, as well as at the Israelis. Many feel the Palestinian...
AFTER NINE MONTHS OF THE O.J. SAGA, one thing seems perfectly clear: juries do not decide whether the accused is innocent or guilty. They vote on which side has better lawyers. AZAM JAMIL, Karachi Via E-mail...
...Palestinians, in an attempt to prevent revenge terrorist attacks after last week's assassination of Fathi Shakaki, the leader of the Islamic Jihad. "The fact that the Israelis are adopting such tough measures indicates that there is extremely serious concern of a terrorist response on Israel," reports TIME's Jamil Hamad from the West Bank. "I fear, however, that the Israelis are underestimating the effect of the restrictions themselves on Palestinians. These measures may do more harm than good: they are building anger and frustration among the Palestinians, which could lead to violence and doom the peace process. Palestinians...
ARRESTED. JAMIL ABDULLAH AL-AMIN, 51, ex-Black Panther leader formerly known as H. Rap Brown; on weapons and assault charges; in Atlanta. The leader of Atlanta's Community Mosque, Al-Amin was identified as the gunman in a shooting outside a grocery he owns. He pleaded not guilty...