Soffie
No one wants to rock the boat now and with the UN report that was due yesterday, add the Israeli elections today and GW's state of disunion address .
It is so sad and especially now in Abdijan - even after the signing of a peace treaty foreigners are being attacked everywhere and Gbargbo I understand wnats ro take back his word and signature on that agreement.
I know war is almost a certainty no matter waht the whole world thinks - Bush has Sharon's mentality so he does not care waht the whole world thinks and sadly all our leaders in the region sit around and do little or nothing
thanks and may God save us all
habib
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>The Palestine Monitor
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>UPDATE
>Israeli forces kill one Palestinian every three hours
>27 January 2003
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>“The Israelis have now killed 16 Palestinians in the last 48 hours – an
>average of one Palestinian every three hours – with no serious objections
>coming from the international community,” said Palestinian human rights
>activist Dr Mustafa Barghouthi, speaking from Ramallah today. “This silence
>in the face of such whole-scale slaughter is simply unconscionable.”
>
>Yesterday Israeli forces launched a deadly raid on Gaza – killing 12
>Palestinians and injuring 65 (five of whom are in intensive care) -- just
>two days before the Israeli election. The incursion was the deepest in
>years, with Israeli troops nearly reaching Palestine Square, in the center
>of Gaza City.
>More than 100 buildings were demolished by the Israelis when they invaded
>using about 50 tanks, armoured vehicles and helicopters.
>Soon after the attack on Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said
>that Israel was considering a complete reoccupation of Gaza.
>Hours later, in Rafah. a seven-year-old Palestinian boy, Ali Talab Aziz, was
>murdered by an Israeli soldier who opened fire at him from a tank; his
>five-year-old bother Ala was wounded in the attack. According to
>eyewitnesses, Ali and his bother were playing in front of their house when
>Israeli tanks suddenly started firing randomly at civilians in the
>neighborhood. The eyewitnesses said that the soldiers appeared to be aiming
>to kill.
>The Israeli military also yesterday ordered the closure of all Palestinian
>cities in advance of the Israeli election – preventing 3.6 million
>Palestinians from moving freely between towns and cities in the West Bank.
>“We demand that the international community take immediate action to stop
>this Israeli murder of Palestinian civilians and put an end to Prime
>Minister Ariel Sharon’s efforts to destroy any chances for a ceasefire and
>eventual peace.” said Barghouthi. “Sharon’s actions clearly indicate that he
>believes that he can act with impunity – we urge the international community
>to inform him that this is not the case – and that he must abide by
>international law like any other world leader.”
>For more information contact: The Palestine Monitor
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