Topic: State Of The World
Murdered by Israel:
An "8-year-old girl walking to her aunt's house"
A "15-year-old boy playing soccer near his house"
A "7-year-old girl whose house was destroyed by an Israeli artillery shell"
A "family taking their new car out for a spin"
A woman watched as "seven members of her family were killed by an explosion while they were picnicking on a Gaza Strip beach"
"In 2004... 8 Israeli children and 176 Palestinian children were killed – a ratio of 1 to 22"
"At least 82 Palestinian children were killed before any Israeli children were killed"
"The largest single cause of these Palestinian children’s deaths was 'gunfire to the head'"
"The overall count of all the victims of the intifada the ratio is three Palestinians killed for every Israeli killed, when it comes to children the ratio is 5:1"
"3,409 schoolchildren have been wounded in the intifada, some of them crippled for life"
7,633 Israelis and 30,376 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000:
1,084 Israelis and 4,064 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000:
"Israel is the largest recipient of
US. aid in the entire world"
"American news reports repeatedly describe Israeli military attacks against the Palestinian population as “retaliation.” However, when one looks into the chronology of death in this conflict, the reality turns out to be quite different."
Israelis | Palestinians | |
---|---|---|
Children Killed | ||
Civilians Killed | 761 | 50.6% - 74.4%: 2,056 - 3,024 |
Targeted People Killed in Assassinations | 1 | |
Bystanders killed in the course of an Assassination | - |
Israel's Crimes Against Humanity:
"excessive and disproportionate use of force"
"reckless shooting, shelling and aerial bombardments of residential areas"
"extrajudicial execution of targeted activists"
"denied access to medical care"
For more information:
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/
KILLING THE FUTURE: Children in the line of fire
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/engmde020052002
Killing children is no longer a big deal
http://www.jerusalemites.org/articles/english/oct2004/19.htm
New York Times Minimizes Palestinian Deaths
http://www.counterpunch.org/weir04252005.html
Palestinian civilians bear brunt of conflict; fewer Israelis slain
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14823199.htm
Updated: Tuesday, 18 July 2006 11:40 AM EDT