Early Saturday morning, Israeli tanks rumbled into the Palestinian town of Beit Jalla, adjacent to biblical Bethlehem, where Christians are observing Easter weekend. However, the troops did not enter Bethlehem. The Israeli forces did not face any serious resistance, but one tank flipped over as it attempted to negotiate a sharp curve on the way into Beit Jalla, just south of Jerusalem. Palestinian gunmen in Beit Jalla have frequently fired on a nearby Jewish area.
FoxNews says Fatah is threatening bloody retaliation. That's distinct from bloody whatever-the-hell-it-was yesterday and the day before and the day before... |