Violent memories Israel's West Bank conquest reminiscent of 196

Sunday, April 7, 2002

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- All across the West Bank, scenes played out in this past week are like snapshots from other conflicts, older days: lines of Israeli battle tanks silhouetted against stony hills, Palestinian gunmen taking aim from windows and rooftops, the high keening wails of the newly bereaved.

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