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IDF soldier blinded in one eye after Palestinian woman throws acid in his face
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Nablus, IDF, West Bank 

A soldier was lightly to moderately wounded on Monday, when a Palestinian woman threw acid in his face at the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus.

The terrorist was arrested by security forces, and the soldier was rushed into surgery because doctors fear he may have lost vision in one eye as a result of the attack.

IDF troops in the area have been on high alert since last week's infiltration of Yitzhar by a Palestinian militant, an incident which sparked a settler rampage in the nearby Palestinian village of Assira al-Kubliyeh.
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During the infiltration last Saturday, a 9-year-old boy was lightly wounded when he was stabbed in the hand.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared after the incident last week that Israel's government will not allow settlers to carry out "pogroms against non-Jews in the State of Israel."

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      1.   Can we trust the Arabs?... 11:04  |  Jean Van Daem 22/09/08
      2.   Wrong analysis! 11:14  |  Dutch Dirk 22/09/08
      3.   The SETTLERS are OUR DAILY ACID. The Woman learnt the lesson 11:32  |  ABORT YITZHAR 22/09/08
      4.   let the punishment fit the crime acid in the face 11:43  |  v.hardman 22/09/08
      5.   Good for her 11:44  |  Palestinian in UK 22/09/08
      6.   There Will Be Peace When Olmert Loves His Childrem More Than He.. 11:45  |  Friar 22/09/08
      7.   True story: the soldier was the terrorist 11:50  |  x-ray 22/09/08
      8.   Close Down Hawara: Let No Arabs Through 11:56  |  Yishai Kohen 22/09/08
      9.   the law must be hopefully applied 12:06  |  Sol Isiter 22/09/08
      10.   Legitimate resistence to Occupation 12:07  |  avi 22/09/08
      11.   The French MAQUIS-Resistance-harassed Nazi occupation forces 12:38  |  Historian 22/09/08
      12.   Let the residents of Yitzhar have her 12:51  |  JD 22/09/08
      13.   Well done that woman 13:22  |  Labhras 22/09/08
      14.   Is this the second case of a acid throwing palestinian? 13:53  |  R 22/09/08
      15.   Haaretz editor`s choice of title 13:57  |  Mashiach 22/09/08
      16.   Dutch Dirk 14:21  |  Serge 22/09/08
      17.   Predudice Title 14:27  |  Proud Israeli 22/09/08
      18.   Nablus? 14:32  |  Jim 22/09/08
      19.   To Jean Van Daem 14:44  |  Arab 22/09/08
      20.   DIRK wrong analysis.Occupation or no occupation 14:48  |  PETER SM 22/09/08
      21.   Attacking the IDF is NOT terrorism 15:01  |  POP 22/09/08
      22.   And every week at Bil`in ... 15:02  |  JW 22/09/08
      23.   Arab #19 is the same true about Arabs in the USA 15:29  |  x-ray 22/09/08
      24.   is she a terrorist? 15:40  |  Ivan 22/09/08
      25.   This is the 2nd attack by the same woman 16:07  |  Gili 22/09/08
      26.   To No. 2 16:21  |  Jackie 22/09/08
      27.   #23 Yes, the ones who don`t accept our values. 16:34  |  John Allen 22/09/08
      28.   There is no excuse 17:19  |  Dave Duncan 22/09/08
      29.   Palestinian in UK& Labhras 17:24  |  Chaval 22/09/08
      30.   correct action 17:28  |  Mr Ipp 22/09/08
      31.   serge 16 17:29  |  potobac 22/09/08
      32.   Where are the btselem video cameras? 17:33  |  Arie 22/09/08
      33.   Long Time in Prison 17:59  |  Ron 22/09/08
      34.   Soldier Update 18:02  |  Ali 22/09/08
      35.   so much for helpless women 18:09  |  judith 22/09/08
      36.   acid as a gun 18:23  |  noname 22/09/08
      37.   # 28 dave 18:36  |  Axel 22/09/08
      38.   Dutch Dirk #2 18:39  |  SDHD 22/09/08
      39.   The eternal victim 18:40  |  Jonathan 22/09/08
      40.   #18 Jim...he lost his eye. 18:58  |  Lynn 22/09/08
      41.   sdhd 34 19:00  |  potobac 22/09/08
      42.   I hope his eye recovers. My very best wishes and hopes for him 19:17  |  Alan SA 22/09/08
      43.   Not long ago 19:23  |  Janice 22/09/08
      44.   #7 x-ray fully agree 19:30  |  Rab C Nesbitt 22/09/08
      45.   I can`t believe what I am reading 19:31  |  Ben 22/09/08
      46.   # 36 sdhd 19:32  |  Axel 22/09/08
      47.   Regardless of rights or wrongs 20:01  |  DJStahl 22/09/08
      48.   Re #44 Interesting. See... 20:04  |  DJStahl 22/09/08
      49.   the term terrorist... 20:12  |  emily Schneider 22/09/08
      50.   Re #46 It isn`t magic 20:12  |  DJStahl 22/09/08
      51.   Please note: IDF must Approach All With Extreme Caution 20:32  |  Baruch Gold 22/09/08
      52.   djstahl 46 20:34  |  potobac 22/09/08
      53.   This is not terrorism , but soldirers need to protect themselves 20:39  |  judith 22/09/08
      54.   # 49 DJStahl 20:48  |  Axel 22/09/08
      55.   Axel--did you have a point 20:49  |  Dave Duncan 22/09/08
      56.   #48 DJStahl 21:15  |  Rab C Nesbitt 22/09/08
      57.   Re #52 mid eighteenth century 21:19  |  DJStahl 22/09/08
      58.   the woman, who was found to be the same terrorist who struck 22:00  |  Joseph.E 22/09/08
      59.   What is light to moderate 22:06  |  Jackie 22/09/08
      60.   Wrong analysis, Dirk 22:14  |  Joe Sittizen 22/09/08
      61.   #21, POP defines terror for us! 22:21  |  DR 22/09/08
      62.   The Terrorist PA Arab Woman Is A Repeat Offender 22:29  |  Joseph.E 22/09/08
      63.   the beat goes on 22:41  |  rm 22/09/08
      64.   Re #56 heart attacks, etc. 22:42  |  DJStahl 22/09/08
      65.   Labhras 22:42  |  Ellis 22/09/08