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- 'Hummus, tehina, let's screw Palestinians' - Describing the extensive detention and mistreatment of Palestinian civilians following Israel's mass arrests in the course of its military incursions in the occupied territories, focusing on the case of an arrested doctor.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=166971
- 'So much damage in just one hour' - Describing damage caused by Israeli troops to the computer systems and records of Palestinian businesses.
news.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=154751
- A wasteland in the making - Israel's reoccupation has devastated Palestinian infrastructure - Describing the wanton destruction of Palestinian homes, businesses and property by Israeli forces during their incursions in the occupied territories.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/11/MN174220.DTL
- Across West Bank, daily tragedies go unseen - Asserting that Israeli human rights abuses occurred in all areas involved in their incursions, including the killing of Palestinian civilians, using them as human shields, denial of medical care, and wanton destruction of civilian property.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,706185,00.html
- After The Assault - Describing the destruction of Palestinian lives, property and institutions, resulting from Israel's incursions into the occupied West Bank, and raising questions about the viability of the Palestinian Authority in the wake of that destruction.
www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1101609
- Annan demands Israel avoid humanitarian crisis by opening access for aid - Describing concern from the Secretary General of the United Nations of the desperate need for medical aid and the clearing of dead bodies from Palestinian cities and refugee camps invaded by Israel.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,682258,00.html
- Authority without responsibility - Describing an IDF officer's expression of regret that nothing positive was done for the Palestinian people following Israel's military incursions, and how a second massive onslaught now appears inevitable. Also observing confusion by the Sharon government on how to respond to the continuing crisis.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=178603
- Confessions of an Israeli reservist - Describing an Israeli soldier's questions about the wisdom of the incursions into the occupied territories, and how terrible it was to invade Palestinian homes to see that they were occupied by regular families and frightened children.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1927000/1927974.stm
- Defensive Shield won't end terror, senior IDF source admits - Describing the position that Israel's incursions in the occupied territories will increase hatred for Israel and militant activity, while at best resulting in a temporary reduction in terrorism while the militant groups regroup.
www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=151222
- Destruction of Palestinian Institutions - Preliminary report on the destruction of Palestinian civil and government institutions during Israel's military incursions into Palestinian cities in the occupied territories.
www.electronicintifada.net/forreference/briefings/civildestruction.shtml
- Disaster zone hides final death toll - Describing the difficulty in recovering bodies and confirming the number of Palestinians killed in Israel's incursions in the occupied territories, due to massive destruction and the number of people buried in the rubble.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,685632,00.html
- Dishonorable conduct in war - Calling for the broad investigation of incidents of looting and vandalism by Israeli soldiers during incursions into the occupied West Bank, following an admission by Israel's army of widespread property destruction and theft.
news.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=158010
- Doctors guide births by telephone - Describing the effect of Israel's curfews on the ability of Palestinians to obtain medical care, and the response of the International Committee for the Red Cross to Israeli attacks on its ambulances and medical personnel.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,679892,00.html
- Evidence of Israeli contempt for Geneva convention - Questioning whether Israel's blocking Palestinian access to medical care, food and drinking water, electricity, and neighborhood services, home demolitions, mass arrests, and its reported indiscriminate fire and use of civilians as human shields, constitutes a war crime.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,685656,00.html
- Far from a military success - An Israeli analyzes the IDF's incursions into the occupied West Bank, noting that its successes have been exaggerated, its proponents forced to admit that terrorism will not stop, and the primary destruction being to civilian infrastructure.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=157985
- Fighting for his day in court - Describing the effort of an Israeli soldier to obtain a full trial over his refusal to serve in the occupied territories, at which he can explain his belief that orders to serve were illegal, despite the chance of a significantly increased sentence.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=180174
- Generalizations - Describing interactions between Ariel Sharon and Lieutenant General Shaul Mofaz in the context of Israel's military incursions into the occupied territories, and Mofaz's possible desire for political office.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=153451
- Helicopter pilot 'refused order to blast Palestinian house' - Describing a helicopter pilot's repeated refusal to obey orders that he fire missiles on an occupied house, out of fear of killing civilians, and his commanding officer's insistence that he open fire even after conceding that any suspected militants had already left the premises.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,686088,00.html
- IDF admits `ugly vandalism' against Palestinian property - Describing admissions from Israeli military officers that IDF troops and reservists engaged in widespread vandalism and looting, during Israel's military incursions in the occupied territories.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=157479
- Inside hell - A diary describing the effect of Israel's military incursion into Palestinian cities on innocent civilians and their children.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,678456,00.html
- Israel's Deadly Retreat - Reporting the position of humanitarian aid workers that Israel continues to impede the delivery of aid to Palestinian civilians left without shelter, food and water by its incursions, and Israel's denial of those reports.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/page.cfm?objectid=11802980&method=full&siteid=89488
- Israeli tanks enter Hebron - Describing continued violence, as Israel expands its incursions into Hebron, the siege continued at the Church of the Nativity, and foreign officials react to Israel's treatment of Yasser Arafat.
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=288711
- Israeli troops sweep into village near Bethlehem - Describing an Israel military incursion into the town of Shawara, in the occupied West Bank.
www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/3164969.htm
- Israelis defy pullout call with Qalqiliya raid - Describing continuing incursions into the occupied West Bank by Israeli forces in defiance of a call by President Bush for Israel to finish its withdrawal.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,691222,00.html
- Palestinian captives 'tortured and humiliated' at Israeli army base - Describing the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners following mass arrests by Israel, including reports of torture confirmed by an Israeli soldier.
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=285082
- Palestinians mourn deaths, dignity affronts - Describing destruction and mass arrests in the occupied territories and the resulting suffering of civilians, Israel's censorship of media coverage, and how for many the daily indiginities of the occupation are almost as hard to endure as loss of lives and property.
www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=3849845&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
- Sick and injured being denied care amid Israeli offensive, Palestinians say - Reports of Palestinians, including pregnant women, being denied access to medical care and facilities, after Israeli forces took control of their towns.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/04/04/international1546EST0696.DTL
- Someone even managed to defecate into the photocopier - Describing the destruction of Palestinian civil society by Israel's military, including theft and vandalism of computer equipment, children's art, and the extensive scatological vandalism in the offices of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=159923
- The Palestinians - A photoessay on the Palestinians in the occupied territories, photographed following Israel's military incursions in early 2002. From Time Magazine. [Flash required]
www.time.com/time/2002/nachtwey
- The terror groups are back in action after two months - Observing the limited effect of Israel's massive military onslaught in the occupied West Bank, and discussing the desperation of military and intelligence officials to come up with new tactics or collective punishments.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=178576
- Tongue-tied in Arafat's shattered bunker - Using the example of the displacement of Greek Cypriots, and their inability to convince the international community to help them regain their land, to argue that outside significant international pressure, nothing will end Israel's occupation and settlement of Palestinian lands.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,684479,00.html
- UN Rights Body Condemns Israel for 'Mass Killings' - Describing a split vote by the Commission on Human Rights, condemning Israel's conduct in the occupied territories, with dissenting nations objecting that language supporting a right of Palestinian people to resist without condemnation of suicide bomging approached the endorsement of terrorism.
www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/nation/3067478.htm
- Weakness of power, power of weakness - Suggesting that if 'Operation Defensive Shield' was intended to halt terror, and not just take revenge on the Palestinians, it failed to achieve its goal.
news.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=154733
- What Israel Has Done - An analysis of the purpose and effect of Ariel Sharon's incursions into cities in the occupied West Bank, by Edward Said.
www.thenation.com//doc.mhtml?i=20020506&s=said
- Why an iron fist only makes things worse - Arguing that Ariel Sharon's tactics, unwillingness to end the occupation, and use of violence even during periods of calm, have led to a situation where neither side trusts the other, making progress toward peace impossible without outside intervention.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,678527,00.html
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