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Disgruntled Palestinian ex-employee may have carried out deadly Nitzanei Oz shooting By Amos Harel Tags: Palestinians, Nitzanei Oz Security officials are examining the possibility that Friday's shooting attack at the Nitzanei Oz industrial zone, in which two Israeli civilians were killed, was carried out by a disgruntled former employee at one of the factories there. There has been a lot of tension in recent years between Palestinian employees and Israeli employers at the industrial zone near the West Bank city of Tul Karm, with many cases of Palestinian workers arguing that they were not receiving their full salaries or benefits. Several Palestinian groups have claimed responsibility for the attack, but so far there has been no evidence linking any of the groups to the shooting. However, the IDF is also examining the possibility that the Tul Karm network of one of the organizations, Islamic Jihad, is behind the attack. Advertisement Since the shooting, the Israel Defense Forces have arrested several Palestinians in Tul Karm. The Palestinian who killed Shimon Mizrahi and Eli Wasserman may have been familiar with the industrial zone from previous visits. He came from Tul Karm, entering along with workers at the site, and fled the scene after shooting the Israelis from close range. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited the area northwest of Ramallah on Tuesday to examine the possibility of easing restrictions on the movement of Palestinians living there. The move is one of several steps Israel is taking to ease Palestinian life, at the request of the American administration. However, the IDF fears that terror cells will take advantage of the opening of West Bank roads to launch anti-aircraft or anti-tank rockets aimed at planes taking off from the nearby Ben-Gurion International Airport. Related articles: Two Israeli guards killed in West Bank shooting; third flees Israel objects to outline of Gaza cease-fire deal ANALYSIS: Livni and Aboul Gheit starting to sing harmonious duet Bookmark to del.icio.us   Clear, present danger Survey : 52% of youth believe Israel faces existential threat. Feeling guilty Europe's criticism of Israel is more than just anti-Semitism.   1.   The former employee doesn`t need to be disgruntled 05:51  |  Genuine Tosefta 30/04/08   2.   A big mistake 07:45  |  Ivan 30/04/08   3.   again a (former) employee bites the hand who feed him 08:05  |  Vogel 30/04/08   4.   to #1 08:27  |  elsie 30/04/08   5.   The Palestinian who killed? 10:14  |  observer 30/04/08   6.   Observer #5 is correct, sloppy editing. 11:11  |  Joe Sittizen 30/04/08   7.   B`Tselem will raise a case against factory on bhalf of the explo 11:31  |  Absolute Sweden 30/04/08

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