Jerusalem On Red Alert
J-Post:
Jerusalem police went on red alert Sunday in the wake of intelligence warnings over an impending terror attack in or around the city, police said. Two terrorists are believed en route to the city.
The heightened alert came two days before the US-sponsored peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland.
Police were conducting spot checks on vehicles at the entrances to the city, causing unusually heavy traffic congestion in the capital, and were increasing border police patrols on the northern and southern outskirts of the city.
Magen David Adom rescue services went on the highest state of alert in the wake of the announcement of the police red alert.
Security officials have said that Hamas might try to carry out terror attacks during the peace talks.
On Monday, the eve of the Annapolis summit, police are scheduled to raise the terror alert nationwide to one level below the highest.
Excerpts from Haaretz:
There has been significant movement of ambulances and rescue services on the city’s streets and police helicopters have also been spotted over the capital.
Authorities have also deployed the Police Special Anti-Terror Unit in northern Jerusalem.
The Narkiss Bridge, which stretches over the French Hill junction and which leads to Jewish neighborhoods in the northern part of the city, including Pisgat Ze’ev and Neve Ya’akov, has been closed to traffic in both directions.
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How many Annapolis type meeting have there been and all for nothing? Nothing changes.
November 25th, 2007 at 4:15 amNothing changes because we have not addressed the source of funding for the war. Iran, Syria, and the rest of the lousy governments in the Mideast are the reasons that reason cannot prevail. Note that that list would have included Iraq a few years ago.
November 25th, 2007 at 5:22 am