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April 25, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05160502.htm

After Suicide Bombings, Israel Comes Knocking

(Reuters) - Dan Williams For Israel, demolishing the homes of Palestinian terrorists is a last-ditch response to suicide bombers and gunmen who have killed hundreds of its citizens, and a justified deterrent to future violence. Almost weekly, Palestinian families turn in their would-be bomber sons for fear of losing their homes, say Israeli field commanders. "I know of people who, having had houses destroyed, rebuild and refuse to allow stone throwers or gunmen to operate nearby," says Palestinian human rights activist Bassam Eid. Colonel Daniel Reisner, head of the Israeli military's international law division, likens the practice to the seizure and "liquidation" of felons' personal assets in many Western countries.

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