-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: Nehad Fattah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 11:16 AM Subject: Teenager targeted for killing in Nablus
> > The Palestine Monitor > > A PNGO Information Clearinghouse > > UPDATE > Teenager targeted for killing in Nablus > September 23, 2002 > > A fourteen-year-old Nablus boy, Baha Said Naji al-Bahesh, was killed > yesterday after reportedly being targeted by an Israeli army gunman. > > The teenager, who is from the northern part of Nablus, was a well-known > volunteer with international and Palestinian organizations working in the > Nablus region, and acted as an informal guide for international delegates. > > Al-Bahesh was accompanying a four-person delegation of British, German and > Polish representatives of GIPP (Grassroots International Protection for > Palestinians) at noon yesterday to observe Israeli soldiers enforcing the > curfew, as it had been reported to the delegation that shots were fired at a > group of schoolchildren. > > "This seemed to be a normal curfew enforcement situation, and we were > observing the Israeli soldiers in an APC from a reasonably long distance > away - about 120 meters. There was no demonstration taking place at the > time," said Ewa Jasiewicz, a GIPP delegate, who was present at the incident. > "Suddenly, an Israeli soldier in the APC turned and fired a single shot -- > from what I believe was an M16 -- directly at us. The shot passed very close > by me. I turned around to see Baha on his back in a doorway behind me with > blood exiting from a wound in his chest." > > A Palestinian man rushed to the boy, but was unable to save him. Later > examinations showed that the bullet had entered the boy through his right > armpit, puncturing his lung, heart and then exiting through his back. > > "Baha provided us and other organizations with an invaluable service, and > this fact was well-known to the Israeli military," said Jasiewicz. "I find > it hard to believe that this precise shot was not a calculated attack > against Baha directly." > > A photo of the soldier was taken at the time of the incident by one of the > international delegates; GIPP is compiling a case and planning to take legal > action. > > "The Israeli government's failure to adhere to international legal standards > regarding the use of weapons against civilians - particularly children - has > meant that children and adults have continued to be killed when lives have > not been in danger," said Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, President of the Union of > Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC). "The killing of this > fourteen-year-old boy is totally unacceptable and inexcusable, and we insist > that an investigation into his killing be carried out." > > 328 children have been killed by Israeli forces or armed settlers since the > beginning of the current Intifada in September 2000. According to > international human rights organizations, many appear to have been > deliberately targeted. > For more information, contact The Palestine Monitor > +972 (0)2 5834021 or +972 (0)2 5833510 and see www.palestinemonitor.org > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
