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To: G.J. (Hijacked) who wrote (13683)	4/15/2003 5:20:34 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

Israel's IDF murders another unarmed British peace activist! IDF tank fire leaves international peace activist in a coma By Arnon Regular and David Ratner Ha'aretz Sunday, April 13, 2003 A British peace activist was seriously injured by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Witnesses said Tom Hurndall, 21, was trying to save two children from Israeli gunfire when a tank fired a shot that pierced his skull. Hurndall, whose condition is described as serious but stable, is in a coma and hooked to a respirator, said Shira Chen of Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva. It is unclear whether there is any brain activity. The shooting occurred in Rafah, a town on the Egypt-Gaza border. About a dozen members of the International Solidarity Movement, including foreigners and Palestinians, had walked toward Israeli tanks on the outskirts of the Rafah refugee camp, said photographer Khalil Hamra. The tanks patrol a road used by the army for incursions into the camp. The activists wanted to set up a protest tent on the road in an attempt to block incursions, said Hamra and Khalil Abdullah, a Palestinian who works with the group but is not a member. Along the way, the protesters were joined by several children. When the group was about 200 meters away from three tanks, soldiers opened fire, the witnesses said. Hurndall and another foreign activist tried to get two children out of the line of fire, said an activist identified as Alice (activists do not reveal their last names in order not to be apprehended by the IDF). Hurndall managed to get one child to safety and then noticed two other girls. He was running toward them when he got shot in the back of the head, Alice said. The IDF soldiers were not provoked and there was no confrontation of any kind, she said, adding that Hurndall was wearing fluorescent clothing and was in full view of the soldiers. The activists are experienced and would have retreated if they suspected a provocation was underway, Alice said. The children were not throwing rocks at the troops, said Hamra, adding he saw nothing that would have provoked the soldiers. Hurndall was the second foreigner to be harmed in a week. International Solidarity Movement activist Bryan Avery, 24, of New Mexico was injured in the head in Jenin on April 5. Rachel Corrie, a third member of the group, was killed while trying to stop an Israeli army bulldozer a month ago, near where Hurndall was shot. Hurndall's parents were expected to arrive late yesterday or early today, the British Consulate said. The IDF spokesman said the incident is still being investigated. The IDF noted the position on the border with Egypt was attacked on Friday afternoon and that soldiers responded with fire from light arms. The IDF denied Palestinian allegations that submachine guns were used. Top Articles How to deal with Syria Renewing peace talks with Damascus could thaw the current tension between the U.S. and Syria. Editorial Pass the optimism over If only all these analysts, pundits and smart alecks were right about the upturn in the stock market. By Guy Rolnik Just to see them When the stars of an Argentinian soap come to the country, it is, for some, a major event. By Saguy Green

To: G.J. (Hijacked) who wrote (13683)	4/15/2003 5:22:03 PM
From: AK2004	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21614

re: Does discussing the sinking of the USS Liberty make one an anti-semite? not really but what would you say about the following post? Message 18841462 re: Craig seems to express his views eloquently, politely and without the vile that his opponents seem to blurt out "i will keep track of all the schmutzige juden" - what "eloquently, politely and without the vile" views "schmutzige juden" or dirty jews is what nazis used to call jews in ghetos and concentration camps. your post makes you just as anti-semitic as craig but in a more polite and eloquent way - just like Hitler