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Mourners comforting each other Friday at the funeral for eight yeshiva students gunned down in a Jerusalem terror attack. (AP)
Last update - 09:32 11/03/2008
Police holding body of yeshiva terrorist in row over funeral
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: police, terror attack, Israel 

Police are holding the body of the terrorist who attacked the Merkaz Harav yeshiva last week, pending agreement with his family that the funeral would not turn into a show of support for his actions.

Police had initially agreed to release the body of the gunman, a resident of East Jerusalem, for burial on Monday. However, shortly before the planned release of the body, the police learned that a large number of people and media had assembled at the cemetery.

Police officials decided in response not to hand over the body, saying that the family had breached the terms of their agreement. A proposal that the funeral be held late at night to prevent a large showing was later rejected by police, who claimed the family had broken its promise not to leak the news.
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Officers arrested two youths from the terrorist's East Jerusalem neighborhood Monday night on suspicion of putting up Hamas and Hezbollah posters at the mourners' tent erected by the gunman's family. The youths were not members of the terrorist's family and were not involved in the shooting, police said.

Probe into initial police response
Police will next week release findings regarding their response to last week's terror attack at the Jerusalem's Mercaz Harav yeshiva. A gunman from East Jerusalem killed eight students and injured dozens in the attack.

The inquiry is focused on the actions of the police forces that rushed to the incident. It will pay close attention to the response of the first policeman who arrived on the scene; he decided to wait for reinforcement before entering the seminary.

The policeman, a rooky who entered the police force only a few months ago, was carrying a gun when the incident occurred.

The panel will also examine the policeman's decision to equip Israel Defense Forces soldier, Captain David Shapira, with a police cap to prevent security forces for mistaking him for another terrorist. Shapira entered the building alone armed with his army-issued rifle; he subsequently shot the terrorist dead.

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      1.   Now Mass Jubilation at the funeral is 100% Unavoidable 03:25  |  Dr Dave 11/03/08
      2.   Don`t release body until Shalit is returned 04:25  |  Equality 11/03/08
      3.   why surpress the truth? 05:11  |  David K 11/03/08
      4.   David K Their true sentiments were 06:28  |  MaryRose 11/03/08
      5.   wheres inquiry on usual israeli murders? 08:18  |  israel exposed 11/03/08
      6.   Reply to Dr. Dave (Post No. 1) 10:03  |  Johnny Weintraub 11/03/08
      7.   Illigitimate use of the dead 10:27  |  Observer 11/03/08
      8.   Ask the experts 10:35  |  MR 11/03/08
      9.   why not send the body for burial in arab palestine jordan ! 10:45  |  v hardman 11/03/08
      10.   Unmarked grave? 10:54  |  Motic 11/03/08
      11.   David Shapira a hero, but let them bury the terrorist NOW 11:22  |  Michelle 11/03/08
      12.   Wild eyed firing guns into the air,screaming for martyrdom 11:44  |  PETER SM 11/03/08
      13.   israeli hypocrisy, while at murder spree 11:49  |  typical 11/03/08
      14.   BURY HIM IN PIGS BLOOD!!!! WHERE"S YOUR VIRGINS NOW 12:03  |  Yael 11/03/08
      15.   WHEN SHOULD THE BODY BE RETURNED 12:26  |  Jay A Friedman 11/03/08
      16.   Simply lose the body. Oops, where did it go?!!! 12:27  |  Benjamina 11/03/08
      17.   Spite controls Israeli actions as usual 13:26  |  Natallie Durson 11/03/08
      18.   #3 Observer - one-sided obligation? 13:38  |  Shlomo 11/03/08
      19.   this is illegal, they should give the body 13:44  |  mehmet 11/03/08
      20.   Don`t refrigerate, leave out for the carrion 14:04  |  Shlomo 11/03/08
      21.   Durson is well aquainted with spite 14:13  |  Barry Geltman 11/03/08
      22.   # 15 mehmet....really there should not be 14:25  |  Lynn 11/03/08
      23.   Swap for G Shalit or Israeli POW`s murdered by Hesbala brothers 14:31  |  PETER SM 11/03/08
      24.   International law? 15:06  |  judith 11/03/08
      25.   # 17 Barry - Just keep reading. You will get there 15:14  |  Natallie Durson 11/03/08
      26.   Mehmet 15:28  |  Dan 11/03/08
      27.   harvest the organs 15:34  |  Herbert Kaine 11/03/08
      28.   World discovers what kind of Yeshiva this was 16:27  |  Tim 11/03/08
      29.   pour pig blood over this murderers body and bury him in the sewer 16:27  |  terrornator 11/03/08
      30.   His ashes should be scattered in Med; joining Eichmann 16:32  |  Feiglin For PM 11/03/08
      31.   natallie # 15 your ignorance makes all of us smile!! 16:40  |  terrornator 11/03/08
      32.   yea tim # 28 the world has discovered something,that the pals 17:24  |  terrornator 11/03/08
      33.   Jubilation 18:07  |  Dan 11/03/08
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