Sunday, November 05, 2006

What do you say about a people that target women and children?

Its difficult to make wide-sweeping generalizations, but, what can you say about a people who allow its government and army to target women, children in the name of defending illegally occupied lands?

Is this the justice of Judaism as taught by the Tawrah? Yet the Zionist movement burgeons and rolls full steam ahead.

Excerpts:

Israeli offensive kills Palestinian child and teen in northern Gaza

GAZA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- A 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were killed on Saturday night by Israeli gunfire during its ground and air military offensive "Autumn Clouds" in northern Gaza Strip, medics said.
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He said that the killing of the two civilians has raised the death toll of the Palestinians that were killed during the Israeli offensive to 44, while about 200 wounded, 25 of them are in critical conditions.
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The ongoing Israeli army offensive was launched after both the political and military establishments' approval.
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HELSINKI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's current presidency Finland on Saturday expressed its deep concern about increased violence in Gaza and deplored the growing number of civilian casualties the Israeli military operation has caused.

The statement said that the right of all states to defend themselves does not justify disproportionate use of violence or actions which are contrary to international humanitarian law.

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