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To: bacchus_ii who wrote (25067)	4/14/2002 6:00:13 PM
From: William B. Kohn	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Here is the latest on the Jenin attrosity. Haaretz is the liberal media in Israel. haaretzdaily.com IDF says a 'few dozen' Palestinians killed in Jenin camp battles By Ha'aretz Staff Forty-five Palestinians were killed in ten days of fierce battles in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, according to IDF estimates. The army believes that the number of dead could be higher after demolished homes are searched, but estimates are that it will not be more than "a few dozen." This is still significantly lower than earlier estimates according to which 150 to 200 Palestinians were killed. According to the army, a total of 188 Palestinians were killed during "Operation Defensive Wall" - 45 from Jenin, 104 in Ramallah and Nablus, five in Qalqilyah and Tul Karm, 28 in Bethlehem and Hebron and six in Tamon, Tubas and Taisir. Twenty-nine Israeli soldiers were killed during the operation. Senior defense ministry officials believe that the IDF made a serious error by releasing estimates too early on a supposedly high number of dead Palestinians in Jenin. These announcements caused damage to Israel's image abroad and served "Palestinian propaganda of the alleged massacre that took place in the camp." One source singled out IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Ron Kitrey as having "made mistakes." The number of Palestinians injured in the operation is estimated at 599, 277 of which were in Jenin, while 125 Israeli soldiers were wounded. END OF PIECE I am not saying these numbers are the final tally, but this points out the need to balance what the Arabs say with the time necessary to make a better determination. To say that the Arab world has a history of stretching the truth, is about as large an understatement as one can possibly make.

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