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_J5frnoN THE BATlJ T t, E BATTALION 3B Thursday, April 4, 2002 !aso >rds in scorim t he has not uiees with t game before j games after (Ik •is struggles Wizards’ fall Hire. 'ards were 8- tar break en 's game as the), the final playoff Eastern Confei never been on a tiake the postsea ai ds had eight m the regular o the gamt O-year-old Jo in the first halfo . to the Laker t Collins said it game was one* BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP)— Israeli tanks rolled into •consequential :| e West Bank - S largest city emhtsc^rhl 3 ^ 5 ^ on Wednesday and 1 ie Isewhere laid siege to a his loiee felt fineMf U g ee camp, battling lone for the sea>.rM ) | est j n j ans w y 1G barricaded 'rdan said atieil ltrances ant j f OU gbt back with sion to g Uns j r00 p S a | so .. , , . , KRT CAMPUS Israeli troops and their armored vehicles wait to enter the Palestinian town of Bethlehem. est Bank's largest city alls to Israelis on sixth day Palestinians sought refuge inside the Christian holy site Manger Square 1 n both knees arid n 1985-86, when : 18 games. :klaus hcircled Palestinian gunmen , Joledup in the church marking sack spasms aneft sus > birthplace. or his secondcci j we j ve Palestinians and an ss, he vowed toipjggijgQijjgj. were on t b e , , 8 ,»—• day of Israel’s offensive verage |$ the secij i me( j at crus hi n g Palestinian y 0 /j?*. seconds ftilitias and stopping terror ittackson Israeli civilians. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon convened Cabinet ministers to approve the next stage of the open-ended Operation Protective Wall.” Only two major West Bank / ^ _ I low ns — Hebron and Jericho Cl QfPfj I ~ were under Palestinian CI’V/IA' ^ I control late Wednesday. . L bthe town of Ramallah, ,e , eSl ^ 'jiff. * leader Yasser Arafat ls ner ’ a prisoner" of Israel, ome arou to a | ew r0 oms in his it will alio (inner headquarters. Raanan the not' 5 ® , fejn, a Sharon adviser, said aid. I Kd’j * | ra f at “ won ’ t communicate golf. It s tnj pthe outside world) until ... -erymuchlooH Fesee he js no , onger a threat ng again soon _ nd not j ns tjg a tj n g terrorism.” uggested Arafat, who is accompanied isters in ® yabout 300 people, including iwer back ca-' ides, security guards and sev- nging the cu (j oze n f ore jg n volunteers, joined U T ill has use of a mobile phone, year and pay ; rae i j ns j sts j s t r yi n g to keep tournamen im relatively comfortable, e said he coat Q n Wednesday, the Israeli kvay bunkero |j|j tar y re j easec j a detailed list icmbers tees, f$upp|j es s bipp e d to Arafat and his drives isentourage that day, including ds. ^ Packages of yellow cheese, 1 magazine ret' 5 cans 0 f sar( ji nes> 34 cases of ;ores Nicklaus n nera | water ^ [ 45 pounds of home course 1 )ff ee anc j p a j n k j|j ers _ i Jupiter, Ra.. I n Jo r c| an _ Arafat’s neurolo- licap index w* 1 ' istsaid his medical checkup is till plans to ? )ur months overdue, but that >nal next wee" 'e72-year-old leader seemed in is Dinner, an' ood spirits when the two spoke aying the: 3 y phone over the weekend, mg on his he ^ President Bush repeated his Municipal building 0 150 yards V T Milk Church of the Nativity T Grotto St Milk Grotto Church Ramallah West Bank Arafat compound ISRAEL Old City Jerusalem 2 mi Ml 2 km SrV Bethlehem SOURCE: Associated Press AP support for the Israeli assault. “He understands and respects Israel’s right to defend her self,” White House spokesper son Ari Fleischer said. But daily anti-Israeli protests in the Arab world grew more violent. Thousands of Lebanese and Palestinians clashed with security forces Wednesday outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, with at least 25 reported injured as protesters threw stones and security forces used tear gas and water cannons. Under pressure to cut off ties completely with Israel, Egypt took a more limited step Wednesday, announcing it would suspend all diplomatic contacts with Israel except those aimed at helping the Palestinians. In five major Palestinian towns under full Israeli control — Ramallah, Qalqiliya, Jenin, Tulkarem and Bethlehem — tanks patrolled streets, enforcing strict curfews that confined hun dreds of thousands of Palestinians to their homes. In Ramallah, residents were with out water after city officials said Israeli troops destroyed the main pumping station when shelling a Palestinian security compound. The incursion into Nablus — a city of more than 100,000 people in the northern West Bank — began Wednesday evening. Shellfire thundered as tanks began rolling into the city. Gunmen and Palestinian police were moving in the streets, closing roads with sand bags and planting mines. A Palestinian woman was killed and five people wounded, apparently when shells hit two apartments in downtown Nablus. Fighting was heaviest Wednesday in Jenin, a militant stronghold north of Nablus that Israel has invaded six times before in the past 18 months of fighting. Dozens of tanks entered Jenin and surrounded the adja cent refugee camp early Wednesday. Helicopters and tanks fired machine guns at gun men who hurled grenades and fired assault rifles. Five people, including a militia leader, a nurse and a 13-year-old boy, were killed in the fighting. An Israeli officer was also killed. Armed men in the camp had prepared large amounts of homemade grenades and bombs and built barricades to make it harder for Israeli tanks to enter. Militiamen claimed they dam aged tracks of six tanks. Ali Safouri, a militia leader, said he and his men felt that, judging by Israel’s tough sweep through Ramallah, this was their last stand. He said they were try ing to make every bullet count. “We use it for sniping only, we are not shooting in all direc tions,” Safouri said by telephone. Patron's Choice Concert Sponsored in part by Gilbert and Thyra Plass Sunday, 7 April 2002 00 Rudder Auditorium Texas A&M University Hailed as th© Spanish maestro of the guitar. Wo Hd-renown guitarist Angel Romero joins the ^ r azos Valley Symphony for a solo performance °I Conc/erfo do Aranjuez by Rodrigo. tickets tamu- irmy be purchased through the MSC Box Office at 979.845.1234 * Office opens one hour prior to concert Adults ($25) Students ($10) BRAZOS VALLEV^x Of-;/ JS '' Bryari/Colleg* Station 1 3 ,C2P r Bussiki, Music Director and Conductor 979 -779.6IOO • office@bvso.org ♦ www.bvso.org -M— "He excited unreserved admiration for his disciplined, incisive rhythm, his authority, surety and taste." The Los Angeles Times Adagio S. Barber Concierto de Aranjuez J. Rodrigo Angel Romero, guitar Symphony No. 4 P. 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