Tuesday, September 03, 2002

Targeted Killings?

In Ha'aretz, Amira Hass reports:

Between August 1 and last night, 49 Palestinians were killed by Israel Defense Forces fire in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; around 180 were injured, with at least 65 of them sustaining wounds from live fire (including shrapnel from shells and missiles). Thirty of those killed were unarmed civilians. Another two Palestinians, both in their 70s, died of injuries sustained in July.
War in Context puts it well: "Israel has been frequently criticized for its policy of using the Israeli Defense Force to engage in political assassinations. To continue calling these 'targeted killings' when 3 times out of 5, the people killed are not even targets, reveals what an obscene parody of 'justice' is being applied in the name of security."