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Unnoticed Nablus May Have Taken West Bank's Worst Hit; Attention Was Focused on Jenin, Bethlehem
The Washington Post; 5/21/2002; Edward Cody; 1363 words
; In the tight little alleys of central Nablus, a maze of hole-in- the-wall shops and ... aid groups have begun to conclude that Nablus was the hardest-hit of all the West Bank ... spokeswoman said that during the operation in Nablus troops found 18 bomb-making workshops ...
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Analysis: Israeli troops welcomed by many in Nablus as deterrent to gang activity
Morning Edition (NPR); 9/15/2003; BOB EDWARDS; 763 words
; ... three said the presence of Israeli soldiers in Nablus made her feel safe enough to leave her home on ... local residents. Ms. SAMIYA TUFAHA (Resident of Nablus): Yeah, my husband tell me because--I mustn't ... Jerusalem killed 22 people, Israeli troops re-entered Nablus to search for Palestinian militants ... .
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Counting The Dead In Nablus; Resistance Is Seen As Matter of History
The Washington Post; 4/14/2002; Daniel Williams; 1196 words
; Along the rubble of Nasser Street, the men of Nablus's Old City exchanged traditional kisses on the cheek, greetings of peace and news of the missing dead. "What about Maher?" asked ... up without loud laments or curses on high, for Nablus is a city without tears. It has fought too many ... since we were boys," ...
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West Bank City of Nablus Suffers from Lawlessness
Morning Edition (NPR); 11/7/2006; RENEE MONTAGNE; 783 words
; ... here; that's several times the price in Israel. Nablus Mayor Adly Yaish is affiliated with the ruling ... not allow armed Palestinian police to deploy in Nablus. Israeli officials say that's because many members ... says there are two types of gunmen operating in Nablus. Mayor ADLY YAISH (Nablus, ...
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Israelis Hunt for Militants in Nablus; Three Palestinians Are Killed as Soldiers Comb West Bank Area Tied to Attacks
The Washington Post; 8/3/2002; John Ward Anderson; 1220 words
; ... scores of armored vehicles blitzed into Nablus today and combed the narrow alleyways ... forces. Israeli military officials said Nablus was targeted because the men and materials ... using a cell phone -- was assembled in Nablus, a stronghold of the Islamic Resistance ...
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Another Day, Another Death-Another Israeli Military Incursion Into Nablus
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 12/1/2007; Humphries, Isabelle; 1237 words
; ... been more successful with the places such as Nablus, Jenin and all of Gaza that it has isolated from ... Israeli attacks, and the time it takes to reach Nablus means that tourists and journalists alike tend ... streets of the ancient souq I recall reading that Nablus was labeled "Little Damascus" by the 10th ...
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Analysis: West Bank city of Nablus
Morning Edition (NPR); 1/9/2004; RENEE MONTAGNE; 766 words
; ... reporting: In the narrow, crooked streets of Nablus' Old City, one of the few stores drawing a crowd at midday was a kanafa shop where the famed Nablus sticky-sweet confection was rapidly scooped off ... of a sweet, there's little to smile about in Nablus these days. The Palestine Red Crescent ...
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Restive Nablus challenges Fatah's Abbas.(WORLD)(Mahmoud Abbas)
The Christian Science Monitor; 11/5/2007; Mitnick, Joshua; 1019 words
; ... Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Nablus, West Bank -- Over the course of the second ... Authority (PA) freshly deployed around Nablus, the city has become a testing ground ... armed militants at checkpoints around Nablus, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ...
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Assassination attempt against Nablus mayor jolts PA
Jerusalem Post; 11/27/2003; KHALED ABU TOAMEH; 610 words
; ... 2003 Headline: Assassination attempt against Nablus mayor jolts PA Byline: KHALED ABU TOAMEH Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 02 Thursday, November 27, 2003 -- Palestinian ... into Tuesday night's attempted assassination of Nablus Mayor Ghassan Shaka'a. The mayor's brother, Buraq ... was wounded in the ...
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Israeli withdrawal from Nablus will be difficult because of Hamas strength.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/20/2002; Raghavan, Sudarsan; 568 words
; NABLUS, West Bank _ The real test of the new cease-fire deal between ... has promised to withdraw troops from other cities such as Nablus, about 40 miles north of Jerusalem. But many doubt that ... settlers and 31 Palestinian policemen have been killed in Nablus in 23 months of fighting, according to Betselem, ...
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