Body of Israeli found near Hebron, police suspect stabbing

[oberliner]

The body of an Israeli civilian was found late Sunday in a vehicle near Beit Omar, north of the West Bank city of Hebron.

Security forces and police who arrived at the scene suspect the man was stabbed to death, saying the motive was most likely political. Nonetheless, police have yet to rule out the possibility of a criminally-motivated killing.

A large number of police and Israel Defense Forces troops conducted searches in nearby villages.

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/830273.html

[Ian David]

1. Political? Well, at least it wasn't anti-semitic. What a relief. n/t

[TheWraith]

2. What a ridiculous headline.

Police suspect stabbing? I think that that sort of thing would be rather obvious.

[Eugene]

3. Israel arrests 2 Palestinians in settler killing (Reuters)

Israel arrests 2 Palestinians in settler killing
26 Feb 2007 17:28:29 GMT
Source: Reuters

(Recasts with arrests)

JERUSALEM, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Israeli security forces arrested two Palestinians
on Monday on suspicion of killing a Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank.

The Shin Bet Security Service released photographs of the two 18-year-olds
to the Israeli media after their arrest. Israel Radio said they were taken into
custody after telling people in the village they had killed an Israeli.

Israeli security forces found 42-year-old Erez Levanon's body on Sunday in a
vehicle on a West Bank road near the city of Hebron.

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2612592.htm