A. Saba Dare To Call It Conspiracy
_______ ____ ______ / |/ / /___/ / /_ // M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S / /|_/ / /_/_ / /\\ Making Sense of the Middle East /_/ /_/ /___/ /_/ \\ http://www.MiddleEast.Org News, Information, & Analysis That Governments, Interest Groups, and the Corporate Media Don't Want You To Know! - - - - - - - - - - IF YOU DON'T GET MER, YOU JUST DON'T GET IT! To receive MER regularly email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ISRAELI SNIPERS TARGET CIVILIANS AND MEDICAL PEOPLE "Horrible days indeed.... I did not write any column...because in such days all I can produce are shouts and frustration -- murderers! keeps repeating in my mind.... I will nevertheless try to send you later today some more coherent words." MER - Washington - 10/1/00: This anguished comment just received from an Israeli Professor associated with MER. And the following updates just received from The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, three of whose workers have today been targeted by Israeli snipers. Also remember that many persons who are not severely injured do not go to hospitals for fear the Israelis may find them and subsequently interrogate them, and thus are not recorded in the statistics. THREE AID WORKERS SHOT BY ISRAELI SNIPERS October 1, 2000, 4:30 PM: Three UPMRC First Aid Workers have been shot by Israeli snipers using high-velocity ammunition. Suheila Abdel-Rahman, a UPMRC health worker, and two volunteers, Bashir Bargouthi and Ashraf Bisht were assisting the injured at the junction near the City Inn Hotel in Ramallah. All three wore vests clearly identifying them as medical personnel. ISRAELI FORCES STILL FIRING AT CIVILIANS October 1, 2000, 4:00 PM: The Israeli army and police continue using deadly force against Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem for the fourth day in a row. Palestinian deaths and injuries continue to mount as Israeli forces fire live high-velocity ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, and tear gas indiscriminately into crowds of protesters. The number of casualties are alarming: * At least 25 Palestinians are dead. * Over 750 are injured. * Fourteen remain in critical condition. Attacks on civilians have been especially brutal in the Gaza Strip, where 12-year old Rami Al-Dura was killed while under Israeli attack. Television cameras recorded the boy and his father, Jamal Al-Dura, trying to shield themselves from the hail of bullets. The father sustained critical injuries while trying to protect his son, but the army kept shooting until Rami was fatally wounded. Doctors are currently trying to remove a bullet from Jamal’s spine to prevent paralysis. Ambulance driver Ghassan Al-Balbisi, was shot to death by the same group of snipers while trying to reach the boy and his father. These events are a clear indication of the force the Israeli army is employing in their continued attacks against unarmed Palestinian civilians. Reports of an Israeli “cease-fire” are false. This afternoon, the army has been using tanks, helicopters and anti-tank missiles against Palestinian men, women, and children. MiD-EasT RealitieS - www.MiddleEast.Org Phone: 202 362-5266 Fax: 815 366-0800 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
