Part of Synagogue, All of Mosque Razed

The Columbian › January 21, 2004

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops tore down part of a synagogue at a West Bank settlement outpost Tuesday but made no attempt to move adjacent trailer homes, prompting accusations the government isn't serious about meeting U.S. demands to dismantle the outlawed sites.

Demolition on a far greater scale took place in the Gaza Strip, where army bulldozers smashed 25 houses and flattened a mosque in a Palestinian refugee camp, leaving 400 people homeless, local officials said.

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Part of Synagogue, All of Mosque Razed

The military said it targeted buildings from which shots were fired at Israeli forces, but did not know how many structure...

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