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When the Israeli spokesmen say it is a "targeted assassination".
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Israeli spokesmen say their strong policy of demolishing houses and preventive attacks has helped stop many more bombings.
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Israeli spokesmen have gone so far as to accuse these activists of links to al-Qaida, an unproven claim.
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Israeli spokesmen have previously blamed poorly aimed or malfunctioning Hamas mortar fire or rockets for several such incidents.
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Israeli spokesmen for the Jerusalem municipality and the Interior Ministry that oversees the planning commission were not immediately available for comment.
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The report cannot be dismissed merely as yet another hostile criticism of Israel, despite some of the shortcomings pointed out yesterday by Israeli spokesmen.