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popo · 03-25-2004, 08:20 AM

Flat, here are Btselem stats for the total number of Israeli civilians killed:

http://btselem.org/English/Statistic...ies_Tables.asp

Oct 01 to Feb 02: 77

March 02 to July 02: 185

August 02 to Dec 02: 63

Jan 03 to May 03: 50

June 03 to Oct 03: 76

Nov 03 to March 04: 23

Something Israel's done the past 5 months is working. Is it the separation wall? Is it the fact that Israel is giving Hamas and Fatah leadership something to worry about aside from whether to tell the bombers to stand at the front or back of the bus?

Or is it that the new leaders are being pressured to act too quickly, sending out 14 year olds to commit mass murder before they're fully "indoctrinated", as what happened yesterday.

I'm not sure if you saw the news report but a 14 year old was stopped at the border entry into Israel with a suicide vest. The boy was practically in tears, begging for a pair of scissors to be handed to him by a robot instead of 72 virgins. Maybe since he was only 14 he was only offered 52 virgins... maybe being a 14 year old he doesn't appreciate the value of a virgin. I dunno. But if this is what they're relying on to step up attacks...

These are the stats according to the IDF website (they only show by year):

http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/ter...ce%20September

In 2002: 451 deaths Israeli civilian

In 2003: 213 deaths

In 2004: 29 deaths through 3 months (rate of ~120 for the year)

So again, Israel's doing something right. Even with terrorists madder than ever after many of their leaders have been targetted, they aren't as successful as they used to be.

03-25-2004, 08:20 AM	#97 (permalink)
popo Psycho	Flat, here are Btselem stats for the total number of Israeli civilians killed: http://btselem.org/English/Statistic...ies_Tables.asp Oct 01 to Feb 02: 77 March 02 to July 02: 185 August 02 to Dec 02: 63 Jan 03 to May 03: 50 June 03 to Oct 03: 76 Nov 03 to March 04: 23 Something Israel's done the past 5 months is working. Is it the separation wall? Is it the fact that Israel is giving Hamas and Fatah leadership something to worry about aside from whether to tell the bombers to stand at the front or back of the bus? Or is it that the new leaders are being pressured to act too quickly, sending out 14 year olds to commit mass murder before they're fully "indoctrinated", as what happened yesterday. I'm not sure if you saw the news report but a 14 year old was stopped at the border entry into Israel with a suicide vest. The boy was practically in tears, begging for a pair of scissors to be handed to him by a robot instead of 72 virgins. Maybe since he was only 14 he was only offered 52 virgins... maybe being a 14 year old he doesn't appreciate the value of a virgin. I dunno. But if this is what they're relying on to step up attacks... These are the stats according to the IDF website (they only show by year): http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/ter...ce%20September In 2002: 451 deaths Israeli civilian In 2003: 213 deaths In 2004: 29 deaths through 3 months (rate of ~120 for the year) So again, Israel's doing something right. Even with terrorists madder than ever after many of their leaders have been targetted, they aren't as successful as they used to be.