At 04:11 PM 3/28/02 +0100 Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO wrote:
>> >I can only conclude that phrases like "Palestinians target 10-year old
>> >girls" are Israeli propaganda, rather than an accurate description of
>> >events; the targets are Israeli citizens in general, not specifically
>> >children. (Which does not make the fact that children die any less
>> >horrible, though.)
>>
>> First, Jeroen, do you think that the gunman was *not* targeting the
>> children at the Party?
>
>I think he was targeting *Israelis*, not specifically children. In at least
>one case, the girl for whom the party was thrown survived while adults were
>killed; if that attack was targeted specifically against children, the girl
>would have been the first one killed.
Fair enough, then - although I would consider "targeting civilian Israelis,
including little girls" to be the moral equivalent of "targeting little
girls", especially when comparing actions to another entity that actually
takes many steps to avoid killing civilians.
More importantly, though, can I assume that by deleting the rest of my post
that you have conceded there is a bit more to the charge than mere propaganda?
JDG
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