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<DIV>I found this article from Ha'aretz interesting. It states about
halfway throught the article that the Israeli army initial investigation states
that the Islamic Jihad ambush was directed at the Israeli military forces and
not the worshippers. Further, all one has to do is look at the list of
dead (below) to see that only 2 of the dead were non-security settlers.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This contrasts the message coming out by the
Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Pope and Kofi Annan:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Pope: "I want to express my emotional involvement in the pain of the
families of those who last Friday were victims in Hebron in the Holy Land of a
vile attack, just as people had finished praying at a few steps from the tomb of
the man we recognize as the common father of our faith, the Patriarch Abraham,"
the pope said. </DIV>
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<DIV>And Kofi Annan: "Annan has spoken out against Israeli military actions
over the past 26 months of fighting, but Friday's statement was one of his
toughest on Palestinian terrorism. Annan didn't describe any of the victims as
Jewish settlers. Annan said he was "horrified by the despicable terrorist attack
in the West Bank... that killed Jewish worshippers on their way to the Sabbath
eve prayers and left many injured."" <BR> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is the section from the Ha'aretz
article:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>IDF: Gunmen fired at security forces, not worshippers</B> <BR>According
to an initial investigation by the army, in contrast to a version of events
given by the foreign ministry, the Islamic Jihad fire was not directed at
worshippers but at the security forces escorting them. All of the dead were from
the IDF, Border Police or emergency security team of the settlers of Kiryat Arba
and Hebron, who came to help evacuate the wounded. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>The twelve people killed in the attack are: Operations officer,
Superintendent Samih Suidan, 31, from the Western Galilee; Sergeant Tomer Nov,
19, from Ashdod; Staff Sergeant Gad Rahamim, 19, from Kiryat Malachi; Staff
Sergeant Natanel Mahlouf, 19, from Hadera; and Staff Sergant Yeshayahu Davidov,
20, from Netanya. Also killed was IDF Sergeant Igor Drovitsky, 20, from Nahariya
and Private David Marcus, 19, from Ma'aleh Adumim and Lieutenent Yitzhak
Boanish, security officer for the Kiryat Arba settlement, was also among the
slain as were Alex Zvitman, 26, and Alex Dohan 33, both from Hebron.
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