Word: nablus
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...Arafat, including not only Hamas and Jihad Islami, but even many ordinary people who are not Islamists. Osama Bin Laden, in his videotaped appearance on Sunday, captured the hearts of the Palestinians in the way he expressed sympathy and solidarity with them. What happened in Gaza, and also in Nablus today where there was a peaceful march condemning the American raids on Afghanistan - this is an expression of anti-American feeling. The protests are occurring not simply because Bin Laden expressed those sentiments supporting the Palestinians, but also because the campaign against him is being waged by the United States...
...distributors,” the letter began, “and one of them—as you well know—is CNN.” The missive, from a Brazilian named “Marcio,” revealed that the CNN footage of Palestinians celebrating in Nablus after the attack on the World Trade Center was actually recycled video taken during the invasion of Kuwait in 1991. According to the letter, the network, now part of global media conglomerate AOL/Time Warner, had reported the false story and aired the old footage knowing the effect it would have...
About seven weeks ago, an Israeli helicopter flew into the West Bank town of Nablus, targeting two leaders of the Palestinian terrorist organization known as Hamas. The two men, Jamal Mansour and Jamal Salim, were instantly killed. Four other men in the Hamas offices and two young boys standing outside were also fatally wounded when the choppers fired...
...have been part of an extremist religious movement—but the actions of individuals and extremist groups must not be taken as representative of the whole. After the attacks, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yassir Arafat and many Gaza residents gave blood to assist the survivors and criticized those in Nablus who celebrated the attacks. We must resolve that no more violence should take place against innocents in our country; our attackers will have won if America tolerates even verbal intimidation of Arab- or Muslim-Americans. It is our tolerance of many faiths and peoples that raises us above the terrorists...
Palestinian sources say the Ba'athist Arab Liberation Front, funded by Saddam, is gaining strength, particularly in the northern West Bank towns of Jenin and Nablus. The A.L.F. is under popular pressure to act in order to keep up with its rival, Hizballah, which is backed by Saddam's archenemy, Iran. Hizballah is making big new inroads in the West Bank with its tight organization and the roadside bombs. Palestinian and Israeli officials expect that it is only a matter of time before A.L.F. activists begin to fight--probably by shooting at Israeli settlers on isolated West Bank roads. Even...