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Thread #46065   Message #701833
Posted By: CarolC
01-May-02 - 03:29 AM
Thread Name: BS: Who Are the Terrorists? Part II
Subject: RE: BS: Who Are the Terrorists? Part II
Ah, what the hell. I'm not going to let a little bit of emotional blackmail shut me up.

This is a small sampling of what I found when I did a Google search with the key words: "ratio" + "killed" + "Israel" + "Palestinian"

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

This, by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem (a small excerpt from the article in contained in the above link).

The devastating human toll of such "retaliations" makes these imbalances all the more striking. According to the latest estimates from the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, 897 of the Palestinians killed from September 29, 2000 though March 30, 2002 have been civilians. Israeli security forces killed 823 of those 897 people, including 192 children. B'Tselem records that 253 Israeli civilians were killed by Palestinians in the same period, including 48 children. At least 16 of those 253 people were killed by Palestinian National Authority security forces or persons reportedly linked to them. B'Tselem notes that these figures include neither suicide bombers nor Palestinians who "died after medical treatment was delayed" by Israeli forces.

some more of the same or similar

And this one from Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel

(Please don't delete it Joe. It's just a list and not a whole article).

"Even if you are at war with a city… you must not destroy its trees." (Deut 20: 19-20)

Since September 28th, 2000 and as of April 18th, 2001:

Number of olive trees and fruit trees uprooted by the Israeli army: 25,000
Number of Palestinian homes destroyed by Israeli attacks: 559
Number of Palestinian homes damaged by shelling: 3,669
Number of homes demolished by bulldozers: 36
Acres of land bulldozed by the Israeli army: 5.500 (78% agricultural land)
Number of cases in which Palestinian ambulances were not allowed to go through a roadblock: 109
Percent of Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances hit by live ammunition: 68%
Number of Palestinian ambulance drivers killed: 3
Number of Palestinian doctors killed: 1
Number of Palestinian doctors and ambulance drivers injured: 160
Number of journalists either shot at or beaten up by Israeli soldiers or settlers: 44
Number of Palestinian schools shut down: 174
Percent of Palestinians killed who were not involved in demonstrations or clashes: 49%
Number of Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces: 445
Number of Palestinians murdered by Israeli settlers: 22
Number of children under the age of 18 killed: 138 (33% of total)
Percentage of Palestinians killed who were civilians: 89%
Number of Palestinians injured by Israeli security forces and settlers: 12,793
Number of injuries resulting in permanent disability: 1500
Number of children under 18 injured: 5000 (estimate)
Ratio of Palestinian civilians to members of the Palestinian security forces killed: 9:1
Number of Palestinians murdered by Israeli security forces after being captured, or simply shot at close range without any provocation whatsoever: 32
Number of Palestinians officially targeted for assassination by the Israeli Army: 15 (this is a war crime according to the Hague Convention of 1907)