<< Can you cite a credible source for that? Last I heard (last week) was that the UN investigation into this had not even been started yet (because Israel was blocking it). I can not imagine that the UN suddenly got Israel's cooperation and managed to finish the investigation in only a couple of days. >>
The BBC has reported 56 deaths. That's the number of bodies discovered. The Israelis claim that 32 of those were terrorists. (These numbers may be off by 1 or 2 either way.) The UN investigation has not started yet because Israel & Annan cannot agree on its scope and mandate. The Israelis want the investigators to look into the Palestinians' use of Jenin as a base for launching terrorist operations, not just the Israeli incursion into the camp. So far, Israel is not persuaded that the UN will take its security concerns into account. They fear that the UN only wants to investigate Israel's operations and not the terrorist attacks being planned in and launched from the camp. What makes you think the UN is going to be "credible" here? I think Israel should just swallow hard and let the UN team in, but I understand their reluctance. From their point of view, the entire world is pretending to support the Palestinians (even though they don't really give a damn) just so they can stick it to Israel. Why cooperate with your own hanging party? Tom Beck "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I didn't realize I'd also see the last." - Jerry Pournelle
