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To: AK2004 who wrote (576227)	5/18/2004 4:51:50 AM
From: Paul van Wijk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You are changing the subject, we were discussing the demolition of homes. If that makes me a 'terrorist' who likes Israelian children be killed, you have lost contact with reality. I condemn both sides, you are the one that continues to defend the killing of Palestinian children. What is the international reaction? The demolitions have been accompanied by a chorus of disapproval from abroad. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for an immediate halt to such actions "which are tantamount to collective punishment and a clear violation of international law." EU officials have also criticised the destruction. US Secretary of State Colin Powell - at a news conference in Jordan - criticised the destruction of homes in Rafah, while broadly supporting Israel's right to self-defence. news.bbc.co.uk

To: AK2004 who wrote (576227)	5/18/2004 5:16:28 AM
From: Paul van Wijk	Respond to of 769670

The Full Letter "We, Air Force pilots who were raised on the values of Zionism, sacrifice, and contributing to the state of Israel, have always served on the front lines, willing to carry out any mission, whether small or large, to defend and strengthen the state of Israel. "We, veteran and active pilots alike, who served and still serve the state of Israel for long weeks every year, are opposed to carrying out attack orders that are illegal and immoral of the type the state of Israel has been conducting in the territories. "We, who were raised to love the state of Israel and contribute to the Zionist enterprise, refuse to take part in Air Force attacks on civilian population centers. We, for whom the Israel Defense Forces and the Air Force are an inalienable part of ourselves, refuse to continue to harm innocent civilians. "These actions are illegal and immoral, and are a direct result of the ongoing occupation which is corrupting all of Israeli society. Perpetuation of the occupation is fatally harming the security of the state of Israel and its moral strength. "We who serve as active pilots - fighters, leaders, and instructors of the next generation of pilots -- hereby declare that we shall continue to serve in the Israel Defense Forces and the Air Force for every mission in defense of the state of Israel." Signed : Brigadier General Yiftah Spector, Colonel Yigal Shohat, Colonel Ran, Lieutenant Colonel Yoel Piterberg, Lieutenant Colonel David Yisraeli, Lieutenant Colonel Adam Netzer, Lieutenant Colonel Avner Ra'anan, Lieutenant Colonel Gideon Shaham, Major Haggai Tamir, Major Amir Massad, Major Gideon Dror, Major David Marcus, Major Professor Motti Peri, Major Yotam, Major Zeev Reshef, Major Reuven, Captain Assaf, Captain Tomer, Captain Ron, Captain Yonatan, Captain Allon, Captain Amnon" novatv.nl