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| Israel admits error in killing four Palestinians |
| 2002-06-22 |
| Israel admitted yesterday that it had made a mistake when it fired tank shells toward a group of Palestinians in the West Bank town of Jenin, killing three children and a teacher. The three children killed were ages 6 to 12, and the teacher was said to be in his 50s or 60s. Dozens of other people were wounded. The Israeli military said in a statement that an initial inquiry showed its forces had acted in error. Israeli troops using loudspeakers had announced a curfew in Jenin. But people went to the market yesterday, mistakenly believing the curfew had been lifted for a short time so they could buy food and supplies, said Kadoura Moussa, the local leader of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat's Fatah political movement. "It's unimaginable what happened," said Moussa, talking on his cellular phone in front of a shop that he said was demolished in the military operation. "It's like another Nero burning Rome. They are destroying everything alive in Jenin." The Palestinian deaths came just a day after an Israeli family, including three children, was killed by a Palestinian attacker who had infiltrated the West Bank settlement of Itamar. The IDF killed the kids by accident — they admit it was a mistake. The Paleostinians planned and executed the killing of the Shabos as though it was a military operation. That's the difference between the two sides. I just hope the Israelis never forget it and that someday the Paleostinians realize it. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |