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To: 1bigdictator
Moreover the Palistinians have demonstrated thier willingness to allege false "masacres" i.e. Jenin, in spite of all evidence showing a legitimate military conflict.

What evidence are you talking about? Sharon refused to allow the U.N., the press, or even various aid groups into the area. True, the total death count probably wasn't enough to qualify it as a massacre, but destroying the entire civilian infrastructure including water, electric, and other utility lines certainly goes beyond what one would consider a defensive action-it was more an act of collective vengeance against the entire civilian population, not just against the terrorists.

23 posted on 06/03/2002 3:41:45 PM PDT by northernwilson
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To: northernwilson
Northern, where do you get your information... Al Jezzera? First, the Palistinian terrorists bragged to every media outlet (see the Boston Herald article)that its Mujahadin "won the battle"... moreover the actual Palistinian militants who participated in the battle and were interviewed admitted there was no "masacre"... they reported with glee that the Israeli's employed a suicidal tactic by canvasing the neighborhood on foot in house to house combat... evidenced by the 22 IDF personell killed in the battle. It is not logical to claim both victory and allege a masacre simultaneously in the same battle. Palistinian participants claimed victory until they were scolded by the PA for missing a propaganda opportunity to curry international sympathy

Second, less than 6 square city blocks were razed in rooting out the terrorist and thier bomb making factories... satalite photos, from a U.S. satilite are available on the IDF web-site (sorry for not having the link handy). The Area razed comprised less than 10% of the camp. If anything, the Israelis were guilty of being too humane in dealing with the terrorists in Jenin and unecessarily risking their soldiers lives.

Israel rightfully denied the U.N. fact finding team in when they learned it was Predispossed to reach a "massacre" outcome without properly analysing the evidence... The head of the U.N. team had previously equated the symbol of the Star of David on the Israeli flag with the Nazi Swastika. Israel's request was simple, put military experts on the team who had experience with counter-terrorism measure, and the U.N. balked.

32 posted on 06/03/2002 4:20:52 PM PDT by 1bigdictator
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To: northernwilson
Well, lets see what the US did in the same kind of situation in Simolia....hmmmm, machine gun down 500 civilians from helicopter gun ships in 1 day. Isn't moral equivalency grand?
78 posted on 06/04/2002 12:46:15 AM PDT by Stavka2
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