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Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed

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To: JD who wrote (256919)8/21/2003 5:47:46 PM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
Whereas in Israel any & all citizens are targets...

Big difference in the ability to select targets. Also, big difference between defending one's homeland (against civilian settlers) and invading another country. Incidentally, it's not just Israel that's a free-fire zone. The same goes for Palestine, children included:

<<< Bomb blast at Palestinian school >>>

news.bbc.co.uk

<<< . . . Defence for Children International, a Geneva-based human rights group, said that 463 Palestinians under the age of 18 have been killed by Israeli forces or Jewish settlers since the beginning of the Palestinian uprising almost three years ago. Speaking at a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Catherine Hunter, the research coordinator for DCI in the occupied territories, said, "Contrary to Israeli propaganda, DCI documentation shows that only a small percentage of children lose their lives in or around demonstrations or clashes, while most are killed in or around the home or on their way to somewhere." . . . >>>

npr.org

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