Excerpts: Lebanese paper criticizes yeshiva attack. Saudi aid.8 March 2008

+++ THE DAILY STAR (Lebanon) 8 March '08:"EDITORIAL:Slaughtering civilians
does nothing to serve the Palestinian cause"
QUOTE:"attack on a Jewish seminary ...which
killed eight young civilians will...damage the interests of the Palestinian
people"
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EXCERPTS:Editorial
The general right of Palestinians to resist occupation is enshrined in
international law, and the specific impulse to avenge the past week's
atrocities in the Gaza Strip is perfectly understandable, but those who
exercise these prerogatives have a responsibility to choose targets that
will not undermine their cause. Thursday(6 March) night's shooting attack on
a Jewish seminary in West Jerusalem, which killed eight young civilians, did
not meet that standard. Its effect will be to damage the interests of the
Palestinian people, including those who, like the gunman, hold Israeli
identification documents.
. . .These and other injustices will not be remedied by pretending they do
not exist or by feeding the machine that propagates them. Their decisiveness
can be eroded, however, by ensuring that when resistance is called for, it
is carried out in a disciplined and professional manner against genuine
military personnel. . . .

+++ARAB NEWS (Saudi) 8 March '08:Abdullah Offers to Rebuild All Gaza Homes
Arab News -
QUOTE:" 'The king has ordered the reconstruction of Palestinian houses at
the expense of the Saudi government' "
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EXCERPTS:
JEDDAH, 8 March 2008 - ...King Abdullah has ordered the reconstruction of
all demolished Palestinian homes in Gaza as a result of Israeli attacks,
Health Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Manie ...made this statement ... ."The king has
ordered the reconstruction of Palestinian houses at the expense of the Saudi
government," .... Al-Manie did not say how many Palestinian homes would be
rebuilt under the program.... he pointed out that King Abdullah's
humanitarian gesture was in line with Saudi Arabia's unwavering support to
the Palestinian cause.
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Sue Lerner - Associate, IMRA