Posted on 11/25/2002 2:26:45 PM PST by anotherview
Nov. 25, 2002 Israel drafting convention on fighting suicide bombers By THE ASOCIATED PRESS
Israel is drafting a document it hopes will lead to international agreement on how to combat suicide attacks, from the bombings that have torn apart Israeli buses to the Sept. 11 strikes on the United States, Foreign Ministry officials said Monday.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the document would seek international consensus on legitimate ways of fighting suicide attacks. It is to be submitted to the United Nations, but a date has not been set, they said.
Palestinian suicide bombers have killed 309 Israelis over the last 26 months of Mideast violence.
The international community has condemned the attacks but has also criticized Israeli countermeasures, which include pre-emptive killing of alleged potential bombers and their controllers, curfews on Palestinian towns and cities, roadblocks and demolition of bombers' family homes.
The officials would not give details of the draft convention, saying it was still incomplete, but it was expected to deal with combating suicide attackers in the field as well as cutting off their sources of finance.
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