Posted on 11/11/2004 2:21:44 PM PST by The Loan Arranger
Israel Police prepared to hit the highest level of alert– essentially signifying a state of war - Thursday night, as preparations for Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's funeral continued in Cairo and Ramallah.
Police said that at 6 a.m. Friday the force will go on Operation Alert Level D – the last time used two years ago prior to America's invasion of Iraq and following threats made by Saddam Hussein that he will launch missiles against Israel.
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I hope this is just a judicious precaution instead of a response to a specific threat.
God bless and protect Israel.
[Mooreon]They're just doing it to manipulate public opinion. Do you think they're going to ever have a low state of alert? I don't think so. It's not like Palestinians are actually trying to kill them or anything, those are lies that Sharon made up to get elected.[/Mooreon]
I so hope the pallies try something, so the Israelis have an excuse to open up a can of whoopa$$.
I think the US should raise the Threat Level to "War Level" sorry but that is what it is.
http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Security/4375.htm
Israeli security officials express the fear that members of the funeral procession will actually try to "snatch the body" from the Muqata, turning south and trying to cross or bypass one of the several checkpoints which separate Ramallah and Israel's capital.
To prevent such developments, The Israel Defense Forces began Thursday to implement its "New Page" plan, which outlines emergency measures to be taken in the immediate aftermath of Arafat's death. In keeping with the first phase of the plan, roadblocks were erected Thursday morning around major Palestinian population.
If they have done this then Israel knows something. In fact, I bet this whole delay of reporting Arafat's death might be in preparation for a strike on Israel.
God watch over the people of Israel.
No more rubber bullets. These PaliVermin want to destroy Israel and Israel needs to shoot to kill those that aim to do harm.
Ramadan ends on the 14th. Expect more Islamic murder attempts thereafter.
Stay Vigilant and Strong Israel. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
JPost articles don't have to be excerpted and the JPost site requires registration. Also, their server was down for a while because Arafat's demise caused a larger number of "hits" on their site than they are used to.
Here is the entire article:
Israel Police prepared to hit the highest level of alert– essentially signifying a state of war - Thursday night, as preparations for Palestinian
Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's funeral continued in Cairo and Ramallah.
Police said that at 6 a.m. Friday the force will go on Operation Alert Level D – the last time used two years ago prior to America's invasion of Iraq and following threats made by Saddam Hussein that he will launch missiles against Israel.
Under the new alert level, all members of the Israel Police will be called up for active duty, including cadets and policemen currently on vacation.
Police said that their biggest concern is that the tens of thousands of Palestinians who flock to mosques for prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan will begin to riot and may attempt to breach military checkpoints and enter Israel.
Arafat's funeral is scheduled to take place at around the same time that Palestinian worshippers flock to the Temple Mount and other mosques for
prayers.
On Thursday police raised the level of alert to level C. One scenario police have discussed is the possibility that thousands of Palestinians will grab Arafat's body and begin to march towards Jerusalem for burial on the Temple Mount.
Senior police officers said they have given orders to officers in the field to "give Palestinians room and to try to avoid confronting with them when it is not necessary."
Police chief Insp.-Gen. Moshe Karadi ordered district commanders to step up security operations and to increase police presence in heavily-populated areas with an emphasis on Jerusalem and its surroundings.
The Prisons Service also went on high alert and special elite units were deployed to different security detention centers to prepare for possible
riots among the some 4,000 Palestinian security prisoners held in Israeli jails. Guards were ordered to avoid contact with the prisoners and to give them room to mourn their leader.
Internal Security Ministry Gideon Ezra cut short a trip in Europe to return to Israel to oversee police preparations for Arafat's funeral.
Meanwhile Thursday, a group of settlers from northern Samaria were detained for questioning after they allegedly punctured the tires of Palestinian vehicles near the village of Silat A-Dahar. No one was injured in the incident.
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