Monday, July 26, 2004
Israelis protest
pull out plan
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM - Israelis formed a human chain stretching
55 miles from Gaza to Jerusalem to protest Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon’s Gaza Strip withdrawal plan, as violence
left six Palestinian militants dead and five Israeli children
wounded.
The children, housed at a community center, were injured
when Palestinians fired mortars at the largest Gaza settle
ment, Neve Dekalim, according to rescue services and the
military. The settlement is a frequent target of Palestinian
rifle and mortar fire. The attack occurred as demonstrators
were heading home.
Israeli helicopters targeted a house in Gaza City in two
separate missile strikes Sunday, witnesses said. One bystand
er was slightly injured in the missile blasts, the witnesses
said. The Israeli military had no comment.
Also, Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in the West
Bank town of Tulkarem. Israel Army Radio said they were
members of the A1 Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, loosely linked to
Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement.
It was the bloodiest clash in the West Bank in a month. On
June 26, Israeli forces ambushed Palestinian militants holed
up in a tunnel in Nablus, killing seven.
Organizers of the human chain said they expected up to
150,000 Israelis to take part, about the same number as par
ticipated in a pro-withdrawal demonstration in Tel Aviv two
months ago. Turnout appeared to be near expectations, with
few gaps in the chain.
Israel Army Radio quoted police officials as estimating
70,000 people actually took part. Israel TV’s Channel Two
gave an estimate of 130,000.
The chain began at Nissanit, a settlement in northern
Gaza, and stretched 55 miles along roads and highways to
Jerusalem’s Western Wall. Hundreds of rented buses carried
people to various points along the route, and bullhorns sig
naled demonstrators to join hands.
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Bush in the battle for the 270 electoral votes need
ed to win the White House, as he makes his case
at the Democratic National Convention this week
to topple the Republican incumbent.
Tall hurdles remain in his path, including
Electoral College math that favors Bush.
“It’s a tough, tough map. I think it’s going to
be a close race,” said Democratic strategist Tad
Devine, who helped plot A1 Gore’s state-by-state
strategy in 2000 and plays
the same role for Kerry.
“But looking back four
years, we’re much stronger
now. I think we’re going
into this convention in great
shape,” he said.
With three months
remaining in a volatile cam
paign, Kerry has 14 states
and the District of Columbia
in his column for 193 elec
toral votes. Bush has 25
states for 217 votes, accord
ing to an Associated Press
analysis of state polls as well
as interviews with strategists
across the country.
Both candidates are
short of the magic 270 elec
toral votes. The margin of
victory will come from:
TOSSUPS - Bush and Kerry are running even
in 11 states with a combined 128 electoral votes.
Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, Wisconsin, Michigan and West
Kerry over Bush by a few percentage points.!
carried them in 2000.
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Louisiana, Arizona, Virginia, Arkansas
Missouri (a combined 73 electoral votes) |
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All total, 21 states are in play. Somei
bounce between “lean” to “tossup” through
the campaign.
Four years ago, Bush won 30 states and
271 electoral votes _ one more than needed.!
who won the popular vote, claimed 20 statesp
the District of Columbia for 267 electoral'
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