117 Palestinians killed, hundreds injured during "relative calm"

[Resistance]

(slightly shortened the long headline)

117 Palestinians killed, hundreds injured during medias "relative calm"

by Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada

On December 25, an Israeli assassination squad killed five Palestinians in Gaza, and injured fifteen. Three of the dead were civilians. A short time later, a Palestinian blew himself up at a bus stop in the Tel Aviv suburb of Petah Tikva, killing four Israelis, three of whom were confirmed by Ha'aretz to be soldiers.

Many leading media organizations were quick to declare that these two incidents marked the end of a period of "relative calm" or "lull" in Israeli-Palestinian violence, that had supposedly lasted since the last Palestinian suicide attack in Haifa on 4 October.

In fact, the period since 4 October has been one of intense Israeli violence, in which 117 Palestinians were killed, including 23 children. At the same time, Israel destroyed almost five hundred Palestinian homes throughout the Occupied Territories.

"Mideast quiet shattered: Suicide bombing kills four Israelis shortly after assassination in Gaza," declared The Montreal Gazette on Page 1 (26 December 2003).

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[aquart]

1. So can we declare the graves even now?

Which side still has to catch up?

Will they feel better once they do?

[Resistance]

5. will who feel better?

what are you talking about - "declare graves even"??

[Gimel]

2. Off-duty soldiers

The killing of off-duty soldiers is in the same category as killing civilians.

[bluesoul]

3. So killing off-duty

Palestinian militants is the same as killing Palestinian civilians Gimel...

[ClaraLemlich]

4. It's all relative.

Didn't you read the title of the article?


:toast:

[Gimel]

6. It would be

unless they are wanted for murder or complicity in murder. Unless they are firing on IDF soldiers, in which case they would be "on duty" I suppose.

Resisting arrest or failing to stop at a check point could also cause warning shots to be fired and danger to the lives of the Palestinians involved.