Monday, September 30, 2002

Sharon Criticized for Arafat Siege
In a report released Monday by Amnesty International, the London-based human rights said both Israel and the Palestinian Authority have allowed children to be killed with impunity during the two-year conflict.

In its report, Amnesty International said both Israel and the Palestinian Authority were at fault for the large numbers of minors killed in the past two years.

According to an Associated Press count, 236 Palestinians and 61 Israelis under the age of 17 have been killed since September 2000. Many of the Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers firing at stone-throwers. Many of the Israeli minors were killed in suicide bombings or shooting attacks by Palestinians.

Amnesty said that Israel has not investigated wrongdoing by its soldiers, while the Palestinian Authority has failed to prevent attacks and bring those responsible to justice. Israeli and Palestinian government officials had no immediate comment.

Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat said the Palestinian security apparatus has been systematically destroyed by Israel and could not be expected to move against the militants.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Israel-Palestinians.html

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