Palestinian Media Watch Bulletin - Nov. 5, 2006 Contact details p:+972 2 625 4140e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] f: +972 2 624 2803w: www.pmw.org.il
Palestinians use woman and children as shields to save terrorists by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook Introduction Palestinian terror organizations used woman and children as human shields this past weekend to save terrorists holed up in a mosque in Gaza. The group of terrorists were under siege and Israel was demanding their surrender. In response, the Palestinians organized a human shield of more than 200 woman and children to surround the men and walk them to safety. According to the PA daily: "About 200 female residents crossed the village along with their children until they reached the besieged Al Nasr mosque, broke into it and released 15 armed men... During this mission, two women died ." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, November 4, 2006] According to the report, the Palestinians had decided that the lives of the terrorists were more important than the lives of the woman and children: "Muhammad, from the Al Qassam Brigades, the military branch of the Hamas, who was among those under siege [said]: 'What matters is that we were released.' His mother . said that the women waved white flags, 'but the tanks kept shooting at us. All we cared about was to release our sons, even if it cost our lives.' The woman citizens walked quickly surrounding the exhausted fighters. towards the 'safer alleyways' of Beit Hanun." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, November 4, 2006] As PMW has reported in the past, this is not the first time the PA has urged civilians to enter combat zones. It is part of a consistent pattern since the outbreak of the terror war in October 2000. In one previous instance the PA called on "woman, children, and the elderly" to stand in front of IDF bulldozers that were searching for weapons tunnels between Gaza and Egypt in May 2004 [Al Ayyam, May 17, 2004]. Meanwhile UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan seemed to blaming Israel for the civilian deaths saying he was: "deeply concerned about the continuing escalation of violence and rising death toll caused by the Israeli military operation in northern Gaza... several civilians have already been killed and wounded, including women and at least one Palestinian child" ( www.imra.org.il ). The following are 2 stories that appeared in the Palestinian official daily Al Hayat Al Jadida: "Hundreds of female residents managed, in a dangerous mission, to break the siege on the mosque which was besieged by the occupation tanks in the center of the Beit Hanun village, after dozens of residents, some of whom were armed, took refuge in it... "The women passed through several armored tanks, which were stationed in the western entrance to Beit Hanun, while under the fire from Israeli combat helicopters. About 200 female residents crossed the village along with their children until they reached the besieged Al Nasr mosque, broke into it and released 15 armed men from different [terrorist] factions. During this mission, two women residents died as Shahids [died for Allah]... "Iman Al-Yaziji, who was accompanied by her 13 year old only son, told Agence France Presse, that the women tried 'in vain' several times to break into the area of the mosque, and added. 'Finally, we decided to enter despite the fact that some of us died as Shahids and got injured, and we entered the mosque and we released the resistance men [terrorists].' She continued: 'Bullets were showered on our heads from the tanks and the helicopters and killed two of us mercilessly'... "Muhammad, from the Al Qassam Brigades, the military branch of the Hamas, was among those under siege, and told the French news agency: 'What matters is that we were released.' "His mother, Um Muhammad. said that the women waved white flags, 'but the tanks kept shooting at us. All we cared about was to release our sons, even if it cost our lives. The woman residents walked quickly, surrounding the exhausted fighters, who seemed to be unarmed, towards the 'safer alleyways' of Beit Hanun." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, November 4, 2006] "The occupation forces escalated their attacks, which began three days ago, on the Gaza Strip . while the female residents in Beit Hanun and Bethlehem went out to challenge the occupation army. "The occupation forces continued their attacks yesterday on the Beit Hanun village, where they killed two women during a march of women who broke through the occupation's armored tanks that besieged the Al Nasr Mosque. The women managed to save dozens of residents and resistance fighters [e.g. terrorists] who were under siege in the Mosque." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, November 4, 2006] Please feel free to forward this bulletin, crediting Palestinian Media Watch. To SUBSCRIBE to PMW reports, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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