Work Stopping on Part of Israeli Barrier

[Thucydides]

Sunday February 29, 2004 1:46 PM


By JOSEF FEDERMAN

Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the government to suspend work for one week on a section of the West Bank security barrier around eight Palestinian villages northwest of Jerusalem, an attorney said.

The decision followed a bloody protest last week against the barrier by people who live in the area. Israeli troops fired live ammunition at the crowd, killing two people.

Meanwhile, Israeli security forces arrested three Palestinian youths in the West Bank who planned to carry out a suicide attack out of anger over the barrier, relatives said Sunday.

The youths, who were as young as 13, were among the youngest ever arrested for planning suicide attacks. Parents of one of the boys expressed outrage that militant groups had recruited young boys for attacks.

On edit: oops, I forgot the link... http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3803622,00.html