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    Israel to clear thousands of mines in desert

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense ministry says it will soon begin clearing thousands of mines in southern Israel.

    In a statement Sunday, defense official Ervin Lavi says the ministry will clear 60 acres of land near the Dead Sea in March.

    Lavi says the ministry eventually intends to clear some 32,500 acres of land in areas where mines have shifted over time and in mined areas conquered by Israel.

    Israel's move to destroy outdated land mines was spurred by fate of Israeli child Daniel Yuval.

    In February 2010, while playing in the snow, the then-11-year-old child lost his leg after stepping on a land mine that drifted in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

    His family has been campaigning to get rid of the old mines.

     

    68 comments

    • gofer  •  Branson, Missouri  •  3 mths ago
      Getting rid of the mines is good cause kids on either side could die!
    • Ron  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      I admit, I'm curious why I got a negative for my comments? All I said is that I 'respect' Hater for his/her honesty. Does something think he/she is not being honest about his/her hatred of Jews?
    • Banana Kiwi  •  3 mths ago
      This is international news ? I live in Israel and even here it's not news.... O_O
      • Midwest 3 mths ago
        Its the AP and Yahoo. They'll run anything about Israel that they can, it generates webpage hits from muslim extremists and neo-nazis. Then they hold up the web page statistics and say "Oooooohhhh look how popular we are!!!"
      • Tamarindwalk 3 mths ago
        American news papers are on the zionists' payrolls. What do you expect. Want to learn about what's happening in Israel, read American papers. Want to learn what's happening in the rest of the world, read American papers. Want to read about your neighbor having his tooth pulled, that's front page news in the States.
      • Daniel 3 mths ago
        If you don't read the papers, you're uninformed. If you do read the papers, you're mis-informed. Funny how many "Zionist" papers are anti-Israel.
        BTW, "Tamarindwalk" is Arabic for "infidel stooge."
    • The Wiz  •  Winter Park, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Israel to clear thousands of mines in desert...

      They are going to have tens of thousands of Muslims run across it.
      • myob 3 mths ago
        We can hope!
      • Last Crusader 3 mths ago
        yes Myob we can hope, that the military is there to kill every slimeball Muzzy who tries to cross over.
      • Neil 3 mths ago
        Your mine clearing idea has already been done by the Iranians, when they sacrificed many thousands of their children, ages 12 and up, to clear Iraqi mine fields during the Iraq-Iran War.
    • Ronney  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  3 mths ago
      The Isreali's must be getting ready to build some more settlements
      • Last Crusader 3 mths ago
        I hope they build a real big settlement over Gaza after they flatten it , disinfect it and cleans the Muslim filth that has occupied Israeli land for to long. The only good Muzzy is a dead Muzzy.
      • el mochomo 3 mths ago
        Give the Palestinians next to the settlements some old Mosins, problem solved.
      • Daniel 3 mths ago
        If it #$%$ you off, I hope so!
    • Ron  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      I actually like posts like the one by "hater". He/she does not hide out about "I'm ok with Jews, but I dislike zionists". Yes-sir, 'Hater" is at least honest about his/her hate. Sucks for him/her that when the sun comes up, Israel will be here, existing as a Jewish nation and all he/she can do is whine about it.
    • Robert  •  Everett, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      What's this Israeli child doing in occupied Syria?
    • Joseph  •  Wayne, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      So ... it takes an Israeli kid to get hurt before we hear any negative comments about mines.
      I wonder when the same type of outrage will manifest itself in connection with the thousands of Cambodian kids who are left legless or armless because of all of the thousands of mines littering Cambodia's countryside.
    • Daniel  •  3 mths ago
      Hamas has many legs idling away in jihadi ennui.
    • Jack Brumby  •  Seattle, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      It takes an Israeli child to get hurt before they remove the mines . How many non-Israeli's have been killed by these same mines ? Pax Tecum , Jack
    • David M  •  3 mths ago
      Ahh the thoughtful emanations from the Jew-hating pschycopath crowd. Do you boys really just sit with your thumbs up your butts all day waiting for a story about Israel?
      • Bob 3 mths ago
        Don't confuse disagreeing with Israeli policies with hating Jews.
    • eddiekane y  •  Mt Hamilton, California  •  3 mths ago
      israel do what you need to do to keep your self safe
      • jr 3 mths ago
        eddiekane y :i agree, jr
      • Robert 3 mths ago
        like behave yourself?
    • GOLLY GEE  •  Newark, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      uuummm.i would suggest waiting a year first.
    • Charles  •  Newark, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      I guess Israel takes the same view on their land mines as the US does. As long as the are not blowing up Israeli's, they are not a problem.
    • Doctor Hakeem  •  Dearborn, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      I don't have much to say about this article. But for purposes of reacting to my comment, just assume I have written something that is vaguely anti-Jew and that shows my ignorance.
    • Native  •  San Diego, California  •  3 mths ago
      The forgot to say that they will replace it with thousands more somewhere else. Land mines should be banned all over the world. They hurt civilians in great numbers decades later and are akin to terrorism.
    • Ryan  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      Should remove the mines and place them all around Gaza!
    • MAD MUZZIE  •  3 mths ago
      Just leave them mines where them PALI MOOZIES will step on them
    • Janey  •  Henderson, Kentucky  •  3 mths ago
      Maybe we could use these mines to place along our southern border. We have alot of Jewish people here and alot of anti Jewish people, now lets hear from the Mexicans.....Janey
    • Native  •  3 mths ago
      Sounds like brenda is using an online translator from arabdik to English. Does anybody understand her rants?
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