Israeli troops, Jewish settlers clash JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press AMONA, West Bank - Thousands of club-wielding troops in riot gear and on horseback clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters Wednesday as they began dismantling homes in this illegal West Bank settlement, officials said. Dozens of people were wounded. It was the first forced evacuation of Jewish settlers since last summer's pullout from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank, a...
Religious turbulence hits Indonesia by Marianne Kearney in Jakarta, Indonesia Sunday 09 October 2005 9:25 AM GMT The attacks have been a blot on Indonesia's religious tolerance A spate of recent church closures and attacks on the compound of a sect has highlighted a debate raging within the Indonesian Muslim community over religious freedom and tolerance. On 21 September, hundreds of young men attacked the compound of a small sect, the A...
Israel to expand West Bank settlement even as it quits Gaza Strip 10:13 AM EDT Aug 04 AMY TEIBEL JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel announced plans Thursday to expand a settlement near Jerusalem, its latest effort to consolidate control over parts of the West Bank even as it prepares to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. The plan to build 72 housing units in the Beitar Illit settlement are liable to put Israel on a collision course with the U.S. government, which oppo...
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