At 22:42 24-1-02 -0500, John Giorgis wrote: >That is what is so absurd, here, Jeroen. One side has put a serious peace >proposal on the table. The other side, however, has on four occasions >aggressively tried to attack and destroy the other, and now targets the >other side's children and civilians in attacks.
From http://web.amnesty.org/802568F7005C4453/0/AEA930BBA5BB49FD80256B2900556A42?Open&Highlight=2,israel ---------------------------------------- By the beginning of December 2001, at least 700 Palestinians had been killed, most of them unlawfully by Israeli security forces. More than 200 Israelis have also been killed, most of them civilians deliberately targeted by armed groups and individuals. The death toll includes more than 150 Palestinian children and more than 40 Israeli children. ---------------------------------------- So, for every killed Israeli, 3.5 Palestinians were killed. For every Israeli child killed, 3.75 Palestinian children were killed. Targeting children is a horrible thing to do, but Israel's track record is even worse (by a factor of 3.75) than the Palestinians'. Why do I hear you condemning the Palestinians for targeting children, but not hear you condemn Israel for targeting children? Is Israel so sacred that all its actions are by definition justified? Is the life of a Palestinian child worth less than the life of an Israeli child? Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
