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Weeks Archive #1 3/8/02






The escalation of the Olso War


This Weeks News Archive
March 7, 2002, 23 Adar 5762

Dear Friends,
The escalation of the Olso War
has reached new level of Violence
Against the Jewish People in
Israel. Israel is now using
the I.D.F. and its military
prowess to stop the hemorrhaging of
Jewish Blood.

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March 7, 2002, 23 Adar 5762

Suicide Bombing Attack Thwarted in
Jerusalem's German Colony Neighborhood
(IsraelNN.com) At about 1:25pm, an Arab male
walked into the Caffit Café on Emek Refaim
Street, corner of Hananya Street. The man set
down his large bag, requesting a glass of water.
Waiter Shlomo Harel, 23, immediately decided
there was something suspicious about the man
and began speaking with him in Arabic. The man
did not respond verbally, but displayed a blue
Israeli identity card, then requesting another glass
of water.

Harel was certain something was wrong and
began pushing the man towards the café entrance.
At some point, he noticed wires protruding, and
quickly grabbed the wires and neutralized the
trigger of the bomb as the terrorist struggled to
detonate it.

The terrorist was then restrained and taken into
police custody. The bomb squad neutralized the
explosive device which was described as rather
large.

Jerusalem Police Chief Mickey Levy reported
that the actions of Harel saved many innocent
lives. He added that while the public is urged
never to tamper with any suspicious object, in this
case Hareląs grabbing the wires was justifiable
since the explosion of the bomb was imminent.
Levy added police cannot do it by themselves
and todayąs incident is another case in which alert
citizens thwarted another suicide bombing attack.

==== 17:23 Mar-07-02, 23 Adar 5762

Terrorists Surrounded by IDF Force in Tul Karem
(IsraelNN.com) Several tanks and ground forces
operating in PA controlled Tul Karem are at this
time surrounding about 400 terrorists that fled
from the army, deciding to move to a single area
of Tul Karem. The military force managed to trap
the terrorists, now surrounded by tanks, while a
decision as how to proceed is being made.

=== 13:00 Mar-07-02, 23 Adar 5762

Several Arrests of Wanted Terrorists
(IsraelNN.com) A wanted terrorist was
apprehended this morning during regular
inspections carried out by IDF soldiers at an
army checkpoint near Ofra.

Two other Arab terrorists wanted for carrying out
several sniping attacks were arrested in the village
of Beit ŚAnan, near Ramallah. IDF troops
apprehended the two.

In a combined operation, police and IDF soldiers
captured three Fatah militia members in Beit
ŚAwwa, north of Hevron. The three were wanted
for terrorist activity. Searches of the suspectsą
homes uncovered three illegal firearms and
ammunition.

=== IDF Anti-Terrorism Offensives Continue

IDF Nachal forces completed their take-over of
the terrorist-infested neighborhood of Nur
a-Shams in Tul Karem this morning. The troops
came under fire, but no one was hurt. A combat
helicopter fired two rockets at two buildings
there, killing a PA policeman and another man.
Earlier this morning, Israel Air Force aircraft
bombed PA military buildings in Halhoul (near
Hevron) and Gaza.

A wanted PA terrorism suspect was
apprehended this morning during a routine check
at an IDF checkpoint near Ofrah. Five others
were also arrested in villages southwest of
Ramallah and north of Hevron.

Arabs shot at the Gilo neighborhood of southern
Jerusalem this morning, as well as at cars on the
Tunnels Highway. No one was hurt. Devorah
Friedman, 46, was murdered on that route by
terrorist gunfire two days ago.


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Total attack for week ending 3/8/02 13:57 Mar-08-02, 24 Adar 5762

Terror Watch - 35 Persons Murdered in Attacks (IsraelNationalNews.com) Thirty-five innocent persons were killed in terrorist attacks throughout Israel this week between Friday, 1 March and Thursday night, 7 March 2002.


Following are the names of the victims:
 1. March 1, 2002 - Golani Brigade Sgt. Yaakov Avni, 20, from Kiryat Ata
 2. March 2, 2002 - Police detective Superintendent Moshe Dayan, 46, from Adumim
 3. March 2, 2002 - Tzofiyah Yaąarit Eliyahu, 23, from Jerusalem
 4. March 2, 2002 - Yaakov Avraham Eliyahu, 7-months, from Jerusalem
 5. March 2, 2002 - Lidor Ilan, 12, from Rishon LąTzion
 6. March 2, 2002 - Oriyah Ilan, 18-months, from Rishon LąTzion
 7. March 2, 2002 - Shlomo Nechmad, 40, from Rishon LąTzion
 8. March 2, 2002 - Gafnit Nechmad, 32, from Rishon LąTzion
 9. March 2, 2002 - Shiraz Nechmad, 7, from Rishon LąTzion
10. March 2, 2002 - Liran Nechmad, 3, from Rishon LąTzion
11. March 2, 2002 - Shaul Nechmad, 15, from Rishon LąTzion
12. March 3, 2002 - IDF Staff-Sergeant Raphael Levy, 42, from Rishon LąTzion
13. March 3, 2002 - IDF Staff-Sergeant Avraham Ezra, 38, from Kiryat Bialik
14. March 3, 2002 - IDF Staff-Sergeant Yochai Porat, 26, from Kfar Saba.
15. March 3, 2002 - Sergeant Steven Koenigsburg, 19, from Hod HaSharon
16. March 3, 2002 - Captain Ariel Chovav, 25, of Yishuv Eli
17. March 3, 2002 - Yitzhak Didi, 66, from Eli
18. March 3, 2002 - IDF Lt. (res.) David Demlin, 29, from Metzad
19. March 3, 2002 - Serge Bortrov, 33, from Ariel
20. March 3, 2002 - Staff-Sergeant Kfir Weiss, from Beit Shemesh
21. March 3, 2002 - Vadim Balgulah, 32, from Ariel
22. March 3, 2002 - Staff-Sgt. Eran Gad, 24, from Rishon LąTzion
23. March 4, 2002 - Avi Hazan, 37, from Moshav Adora
24. March 5, 2002 - Policeman Salim Barakat from Yarka.
25. March 5, 2002 - Yosef Heiby, 52, from Herzliya
26. March 5, 2002 - Eli Dahan, 53, of Lod
27. March 5, 2002 - Devorah Friedman, 45, from Efrat
28. March 5, 2002 - Maharto Taganiya, 81, from Nazareth Illit
29. March 6, 2002 - IDF Lt. Pinchas Cohen, 23, from Ofrah
30. March 6, 2002- IDF Cpl. (res.) Alexander Nastarenko, 30
31. March 7, 2002 - Asher Marcus, 18, from Jerusalem
32. March 7, 2002 - Aaron Krugliak, 18, from Beit El
33. March 7, 2002 - Tal Kurtzweil, 18, from Bnei Brak
34. March 7, 2002 - Ariel Zana, 18, from Jerusalem
35. March 7, 2002 - Eran Pikar, 18, from Jerusalem

Over 150 others were wounded in attacks.



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