Sunday, April 21, 2002

Israeli Troops Leave Nablus and Parts of Ramallah
Ghasoub Abu Ghoush, who had moved in with a downstairs neighbor when soldiers took over his Nablus apartment, gestured to an empty drawer he said had contained gold jewelry. Empty cases and only a couple of pieces were lying inside.

Furniture had been pushed to the sides of rooms. Abu Ghoush said that up to 30 soldiers had been staying in his apartment. Most doors in the building were dented, their locks broken, and sewage covered the floor of one home.

In Ramallah, the departing tanks and soldiers left buildings and roads heavily damaged, street lighting knocked out, stores in ruins and cars crushed on the roadside.

Tayseer Al-Juba, 30, exploring the devastated scene, said he felt lucky ``to be getting out of this terrible situation alive. Now we can make sure our relatives and our beloved are fine. God have mercy on the martyrs and help their families be patient.''

Asked if he thought a peace with Israel was now possible, the embittered shop owner said it was unlikely. ``We have rivers of blood running between us.''
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Israel-Palestinians.html

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