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PA to rebuild home of W. Bank militant leader killed in IDF raid
By The Associated Press
Tags: Hamas, Islamic Jihad, PA 

The moderate Palestinian government will rebuild the home of a West Bank militant leader who was killed by Israel Defense Forces last week, an
official said Sunday, in an apparent response to similar offers from the
Lebanese Hezbollah and Hamas.
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Mohammed Shehadeh, the Islamic Jihad leader in Bethlehem, was killed along with three other militants in an IDF raid there last week. His house was demolished by Israeli forces a week earlier.

Salah Haniyeh, spokesman for the Palestinian ministry of public works, said the death of Shehadeh shook Palestinian society. He said rebuilding the family's home must be a priority.

The move appeared to be an effort by the government of President Mahmoud Abbas to pre-empt offers by others, including Hezbollah and the Islamic militant Hamas, to rebuild the house. Abbas is concerned about the rising influence of the Lebanese guerrilla group as well has Hamas, his main rival.

Shehadeh's wife told Associated Press Television News Saturday that she
received a call from a man claiming to be from the office of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, offering to reconstruct her house. She said she did not know if the call was legitimate, and Hezbollah officials in Lebanon declined to comment.

The Hamas rulers of Gaza also apparently made an offer to rebuild his family home.

Israel used to destroy houses of militants frequently but stopped the practice after a 2005 study showed that instead of deterring others from anti-Israel activity, it spurred militancy.

The military said in a statement Sunday that the house was not destroyed as a punitive measure. Instead, the military said, soldiers believed the militant was hiding inside. However, there were no clashes at the site and no one was arrested, according to the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem.

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      1.   unbelievable 21:48  |  vik 16/03/08
      2.   Not `militant` but TERRORIST and his home is 1m underground 21:57  |  Dan 16/03/08
      3.   Millions of Dollars to the Palestinian Authority 22:01  |  Johnny Weintraub 16/03/08
      4.   Israel keeps shooting itself in the foot 22:01  |  Paul Wood 16/03/08
      5.   yes! competition between fateh hamas and hezbollah 22:16  |  to do good things 16/03/08
      6.   rebuilding .. 22:26  |  Palestinian Girl 16/03/08
      7.   Not acceptable 23:00  |  arun 16/03/08
      8.   Abu Mazen: Are you reading this? 23:10  |  David James Vickery 16/03/08
      9.   Maybe PA is getting the message finally 23:14  |  Mark B. 16/03/08
      10.   Good Idea 23:20  |  Mark Lincoln 16/03/08
      11.   To #1 Like you would know - LOL!!!!!! 23:31  |  Not With Stupid 16/03/08
      12.   Financing terror 23:46  |  Peter 16/03/08
      13.   Family 00:00  |  Rod 17/03/08
      14.   Never worked 00:05  |  Baz Mann 17/03/08
      15.   Israel: corrupt and morally bankrupt 00:10  |  Chanalau, Tova 17/03/08
      16.   Win Win situation 00:41  |  Avrum 17/03/08
      17.   Rebuilding is the actual Solution 01:22  |  Zev 17/03/08
      18.   Go Rebuild It Will Keep You Busy So You Don`t Fire Qassams 01:30  |  Dish It Out 17/03/08
      19.   house demolitions is a very bad idea 02:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/03/08
      20.   You have got to be kidding...... 02:52  |  Johnboy 17/03/08
      21.   Isn`t this better than competing over attacks? 03:04  |  Aphemia 17/03/08
      22.   Palestinians running diplomatic circles around the Zionists 03:20  |  Sadiq M 17/03/08
      23.   DO NOT DO IT ABU MAZZEN - bad message sent to other terrorists 04:00  |  US 17/03/08
      24.   Israel`s stupidity is amazing, its ruthlessness expected 04:05  |  Harold 17/03/08
      25.   #13 Just to point out, Rod..... 04:32  |  Johnboy 17/03/08
      26.   Transfer 04:32  |  Efraim 17/03/08
      27.   Moderates...what a howl 04:34  |  Connie 17/03/08
      28.   #7 You never bother to read to the end of an article, Arun? 04:36  |  Johnboy 17/03/08
      29.   #1 vik is another advocate for punitive punishment 04:43  |  Johnboy 17/03/08
      30.   #25 Johnboy 07:14  |  Franco 17/03/08
      31.   #more wood and no trees ! more serious than what? 15:53  |  v hardman 17/03/08
      32.   Sadiq 16:12  |  Dan 17/03/08
      33.   # 1, VIK 16:23  |  indrajaya 17/03/08
      34.   indraja 16:34  |  Dan 17/03/08
      35.   # 34, DAN 16:51  |  indrajaya 17/03/08
      36.   # 19 Cipora JK .....i totally agree with your 17:51  |  Lynn 17/03/08
      37.   # 6 Palestinian Girl....anyone with common sense 17:53  |  Lynn 17/03/08
      38.   From a human point of view that seems to be absolutely okay.... 17:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/03/08
      39.   Correction to the hilarious Indragaga: 18:29  |  The Judge 17/03/08
      40.   #36, Lynn 18:40  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/03/08
      41.   # 39, THE JUDGE 18:47  |  indrajaya 17/03/08
      42.   Hit their leaders 19:52  |  arun 17/03/08
      43.   How about the houses of their leaders? 19:55  |  arun 17/03/08
      44.   #31 Victor Hardman 20:15  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/03/08
      45.   #44 chris at the party gets legless 23:27  |  v hardman 17/03/08
      46.   #45 Victorpaul Harrisman 00:11  |  Labhras 18/03/08
      47.   PA to rebuild home of W. Bank militant leader 00:54  |  Dementia Praecox 18/03/08
      48.   Israel is a fascist-like state engaging in barbaric punishment. 02:44  |  Dutch 18/03/08
      49.   THE THUGS THAT WILL MOVE IN WILL BE 10 TIMES WORSE 03:34  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 18/03/08
      50.   #48 Dutch 05:20  |  Moshe 18/03/08
      51.   #41 Indrajaya 05:34  |  Moshe 18/03/08
      52.   Shame on the PA - wrong focus 05:42  |  William 18/03/08
      53.   Indrajaya#41 - hypocrisy 05:45  |  William 18/03/08
      54.   Dutch#48 - I wonder if his victims feel the same way as you 05:50  |  William 18/03/08
      55.   Judge#39 - response to Indragaga 05:51  |  William 18/03/08
      56.   Indrajaya#33 - response to Vik 06:00  |  William 18/03/08
      57.   #56, William... 06:35  |  Silvienne 18/03/08
      58.   # 54 To William and the boneheads in Israel 07:10  |  Dutch 18/03/08
      59.   Moshe, Your democracy is a standing joke... 07:19  |  Dutch 18/03/08
      60.   #39 Correction for the laughable Judge. 07:22  |  Johnboy 18/03/08
      61.   #56 William seems to forget something 07:38  |  Johnboy 18/03/08
      62.   #55 William and Judge get all sarcastic 07:42  |  Johnboy 18/03/08
      63.   #54 William loves those cliches 08:11  |  Johnboy 18/03/08
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