From: Blunderov (squooker@mweb.co.za)
Date: Wed May 19 2004 - 16:45:39 MDT
[Mermaid]
Sent: 19 May 2004 10:17 AM
I dont think there is anything wrong in being 'anti semitic' against israel
when it comes to its current appalling behaviour. Anyone with me?
---- [Blunderov] In view of what has just happened its hard not to agree This is truly terrible. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004231101,00.html Israelis massacre kids TEN Palestinian children and teens were today killed and 50 others wounded as Israeli forces fired a missile and four tank shells at a crowd of demonstrators. The Israeli military said it fired towards an abandoned structure, not the crowd, but witnesses said they saw at least one large explosion go off within the crowd of protestors. Palestinians rushed the wounded - mostly children with bloodied faces and limbs - away from the scene. The injured were evacuated by ambulance, private cars and donkey carts to the Rafah hospital. The hospital stairs and floors were drenched in blood and staff treated the wounded on the floors after running out of beds. Dr Moawiya Hassanain, a senior Palestinian Health Ministry official, said that of the wounded, 23 were in critical and 13 in "hopeless" condition. The majority of protestors were under 18 and this was reflected in the casualty figures. The death toll is expected to rise. It appeared likely that Israel would break off its large military offensive in the Rafah refugee camp as a result of today's strike. The offensive - which has drawn widespread international condemnation - was planned to last for more than a week. Israel claimed the attack was necessary to root out gunmen and weapons-smuggling tunnels. Prime Minister Tony Blair today said the Israeli military's actions in Gaza yesterday were "unacceptable and wrong". The United Nations and European Union has already demanded a halt to the invasion. The Bush administration said it was very concerned about today's incident and called for "maximum restraint". Palestinian officials accused Israel of having committed a war crime. "This is a terrorist massacre and a terrorist war crime," Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said. He said the Palestinians were considering bringing their grievances before an international tribunal The incident began this afternoon when several thousand Palestinians marched from the town of Rafah to the targeted refugee camp of the same name. Brig Gen Ruth Yaron, the Israeli army spokeswoman, said that forces fired warning shots - first a missile from a helicopter that hit an empty area, followed by machine gun fire and four tank shells towards an abandoned structure. "At this stage, it's possible, that's our assessment, that there were casualties as a result of the tank shells that were fired." Television footage showed the crowd marching along a wide street when an explosion went off in their midst, with white smoke rising into the air. --- To unsubscribe from the Virus list go to <http://www.lucifer.com/cgi-bin/virus-l>
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