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From Iraq to Palestine: Occupation Is a Crime

by Leslie Radford Sunday, Aug. 06, 2006 at 5:58 PM
leslie@radiojustice.net

Protestors marched in the third largest Jewish city in the world to stop the U.S. and Israeli war machine.

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Three hundred determined protestors defied George Bush, Condoleeza Rice, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Antonio Villaraigosa to march through Westwood in support of Lebanon and Palestine.

While the rest of the world descries Israel's bombing of civilians, a U.N. outpost, a Red Cross ambulance, and the Lebonese infrastructure, the U.S. citizenry has been loath to give up its pro-Israel position.  In spite of the the odds, the International Action Center joined with the UCLA Muslim Student Association to call for an end to hostilities against Lebanon and in support of a Palestinian state.

Shouting "From Iraq to Palestine, occupation is a crime!" and "Bush, Olmert, you can't hide--we charge you with genocide!" the protestors waved signs demanding, "Stop doing to the Palestinians what the Nazis did to us!"  Palestinian and Lebanese flags waved above young women in head scarves, who blasted chants and speeches through megaphones.  The marchers walked down Wilshire Boulevard from the Federal Building, around Kinross in Westwood Village, and rallied outside of the Occidental Petroleum Building, to demand an end to exchanging blood for oil and corporate profits.  

Police had shut down the eastbound Wilshire exit of Interstate 405 to prevent traffic from seeing the demonstration, but many of the remaining Wilshire travelers honked their support.  March organizers moved the marchers onto the sidewalk in front of the Oxy Building Building so that police had no excuse to divert traffic around the demonstration.  Security and the police videotaped the protestors.

The Muslim and Arab communities have an uphill battle. The Shura Council of Southern California and the Islamic Center of Southern California have repeatedly called on Mayor Villaraigosa to attend Muslim peace vigils, but to no avail.  At a July 23 pro-Israel rally at Wilshire and San Vicente, the Mayor told the thousands of Israel supporters, "We are here today to be counted and to demonstrate to the people of Israel that we can be counted on . . . to stand up and demonstrate the strength of our solidarity," and invoked "our mutual heritage as immigrant nations" and "our common obligation to fight the evils of religious extremism and terror."  He followed Governor Schwarzenegger, who called on his film persona as the Terminator and proclaimed, "I'm so proud to stand with you today."

In the midst of today's rally, one Lebanon supporter took off after an SUV that had waved a "thumbs down" at the crowd.  He was intercepted by one of the security crew, who warned him, "You're the one that the cops will beat up, just like what's been happening in Hollywood."  Another protestor added, "And they'll come after all of us, 'cause that's the way it is."  The guy answered, "Yeah, that's the way it is in Lebanon, too.  That's what the police are here for--to hold us down."  He went off to lead some chants in Arabic.

Perhaps on July 23 he had stood surrounded by threatening Israeli supporters on the north, east, and west, backs to the wall, as the police bullhorned to protestors to exit to either side.  Maybe he had marched out that day as the police directed: east, then south, then west, then north on Gale, only to meet Israeli flags and an angry pro-Israel crowd heading south.

But today the IAC and the Muslim Students found solidarity with the March 25 Coalition and the Black-Brown Coalition for Human and Civil Rights.  A small group at one end of the rally defiantly chanted, "Long live Hezbollah!" in the midst of the third largest Jewish city in the world.

Next Saturday ANSWER-LA takes up the fight for the people of Lebanon and Palestine at 1:00 p.m. at Olympic and Broadway.

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Ahmen! Collective Punishment is Terrorism!

by Critical Thinker Monday, Aug. 07, 2006 at 5:44 AM

Well put. Thanks for posting this. We don't get this perspective in the mainstream media.
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Can't touch the casualties in Lebanon

by Not a zionazi Monday, Aug. 07, 2006 at 7:32 AM

They were thirty-three men and agricultural workers
Mayssoun Sukarieh writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 5 August 2006

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They were working in the fields, to save what is left from the season while Israel constantly targets fruit trucks and convoys all over Lebanon.

They were men and agricultural workers.

They were workers having a break after a long day of peach and plum picking, resting to continue their day of work that extends to the night.

They were men, thirty-three of them, who died because they were working at a time when we are supposed to be all sitting home scared or demonstrating against the resistance as the enemy wishes.

Maybe some of them were fathers, maybe others were working even under the constant surveillance of the Israeli "Super MK" planes in order to save some money to get married. Maybe others were orphans working in order to help their siblings. Maybe and maybe.

They were maybe called: Muhammad, Ahmad, Issa, Ali, Hani Fadi, Khaled, Hassan, Tarek ... maybe and maybe.

Some of them were born with dark skin, others were lighter skinned turned darker by the Mediterranean sun under which they work everyday to earn money, a little bit of money for their children, or their siblings, or for a family they dream about.

I am saying "maybe" because the thirty-three workers who were massacred in cold blood by Israel, to add to the list of the massacres of Srifa, Qana, Marwaheen yet another massacre in the village of Qaa. No eulogies were made to them, no stories, no media coverage to tell us who they were, why were they working in Lebanon, what is it they were dreaming of, or what it was they were talking about at lunch when they were hit.

I am saying "maybe" because no songs were made for them, no love poems were written to them, their families were not visited and ...

They were the silent workers who left silently a silent world that seems to feel the way the media tells it how to feel. If the murdered were women and children, we weep and cry, if they were men, they can die it's not a big deal. Their faces might not be photogenic; the West would not feel if it sees their murdered bodies. After all, they were workers, poor Kurdish workers, from the same ethnicity for whose rights the US media and administration have launched a whole war in Iraq. After all, they were workers -- male workers, not the helpless, hopeless women whom the West is coming to empower and liberate.

They were men, thirty-three of them. They were massacred at lunch break, footage of their bodies lying on the earth. They fed from their sweat when alive, and their blood when they were murdered.

They were thirty-three, they were massacred at lunch break and not until late afternoon that we started to get footage just of bodies lying, some covered with blankets and others not.

They were thirty-three, they were massacred and we will never hear or know their stories, their names, their dreams, their fears, their political views, not even what they thought of picking plums and peaches under the sun of the Bekaa.

They were thirty three, they were massacred and the world was watching but has not even been asked to condemn a massacre for workers!

Maybe because they were men as opposed to women and children.

Maybe because they were working as opposed to hiding in a shelter.

Maybe because they were working in a remote area in Lebanon.

Maybe because of their ethnicity - Kurdish - in a new Middle East aiming at preserving the rights of minorities.

Maybe because they were only thirty-three! And any number less than fifty is not considered a massacre anymore.

Maybe they are massacre number four and we are now normalized to the scenes of bodies laid in rows, a normal scene, a daily scene in this bloody war of democracy.

They were dead, they were thirty-three, they were massacred in broad daylight for anyone to see - is there anyone who sees?

For the thirty three workers whose name we do not know, whose stories we can't tell, this mediocre testimony.
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Peaches & poems lie mangled among the dead

by jesse Monday, Aug. 07, 2006 at 6:58 PM

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20041077-601,00.html

Peaches & poems lie mangled among the dead
Martin Chulov, Middle East correspondent
August 07, 2006
UNDER the rubble of a stone shack in a peach orchard, metres from the Syrian border, lay the deeply personal effects of 33 new casualties of war.

A tattered red book of love poems, with stickers and photos of someone's beaming wife, lay metres from a frugal mattress. Blood-stained shoes sat on a rock nearby, alongside an audit book documenting trucks that had left with their cargo in the past month.

The pulped remains of a man lay in a heap in the centre next to what was left of a shelf of peaches. It was difficult to distinguish person from fruit.

All around what was left of the building were plastic green and red crates full of fresh peaches, bound for Syrian markets.

Earlier on Friday, several trucks had made the journey safely. But deliveries ended for good at 2.05pm, when a bomb dropped by an Israeli F-16 warplane obliterated the area.

A second, smaller bomb five minutes later wiped out a refrigeration shack to the east, injuring 10 more workers and sending 100 others running for their lives.

For 50m all around, the peach trees had been shredded, their fruits scattered on the ground in a fragrant tangerine puree, luring thousands of wasps that complicated the rescue effort.

{The rest of the story is an apology - a justification - for this war crime...}
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More on the victims of Israeli terror

by Not a Dhimmi No More! Tuesday, Aug. 08, 2006 at 1:20 PM

Why does the U.S. fund zionist terror?
This list is subject to amendments. B'Tselem's authoritative casualty list is the Hebrew language one.
Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories

Muhammad Hussein Muhammad 'Abd al-'Aal
25 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 30.06.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Was armed. Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a neighborhood in the city

Mahmoud Muhammad Yusef a-Zakari
21 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 30.06.2006 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel.

Nahed Muhammad Hussein Mahani
34 year-old resident of Gaza city, injured on 20.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination and died on 28.06.2006.

Ayman Rateb Mesbah Khalil O'deh Jabarin
29 year-old resident of Ramallah, killed on 22.06.2006 in Ramallah by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with undercover unti who came to arrest him.

Zakaria Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad
48 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 21.06.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed at home by missile fire aimed at wanted persons riding in a vehicle on the street nearby.

Da'ud Ribhi Mahmoud Qatoni
22 year-old resident of 'Ein Beit al-Maa Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 21.06.2006 in 'Ein Beit al-Maa Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Fatma Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad
35 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 21.06.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed at home by missile fire aimed at wanted persons riding in a vehicle on the street nearby.

Bilal Jasser Hamis al-Hasi
15 year-old resident of Jabalya, North Gaza district, killed on 20.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while working in a tunery nearby.

Muhammad Jamal 'Abed Rouqah
4 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 20.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while was on his way to the grocery store besidde his house.

Samia Mahmoud Ziad a-Sharif
5 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 20.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while was on her way to the grocery store besidde her house.

'Imad 'Ali Hassan Yasin
27 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 16.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while was traveling in a car.

Habib Hamdi Hassan 'Ashur
34 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 16.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while was traveling in a car.

Salem Muhammad Salem Abu Zabeidah
22 year-old resident of al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 15.06.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an attempt to plant explosives near the Gaza perimeter fence, north of Kissufim.

Muhammad Mahmoud Rajab Tanjarah
22 year-old resident of al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 15.06.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an attempt to plant explosives near the Gaza perimeter fence, north of Kissufim.

Ibrahim Ibrahim a-Da'alseh Muhammad
38 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Husam Isma'il 'Abd a-Rahman Hamad
37 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

'Adnan Da'ud Hassan Taleb
46 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Muhammad Subhi Naji Barghish
23 year-old resident of Jenin Refugee Camp, killed on 13.06.2006 in Jenin by gunfire. Additional information: Killed during an arrest operation in the city.

Maher Ashraf Faruk al-Mughrabi
7 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Mussa Muhammad Mussa Nasrallah
21 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Shauqi 'Ali 'Omar a-Seikali
41 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Ashraf Faruk 'Ali al-Mughrabi
39 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Rafiq Muhammad Faraj al-Mabid
17 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Muhammad Hussein Faraj al-wadiyah
24 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed on his way to fire a Qassam rocket.

'Ali 'Ali Hussein al-'Umari
32 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Hisham Rajab Muhammad al-Mughrabi
14 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 13.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when the Israeli airforce fired missiles into a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza city.

Salem Muhammad Zaki a-Radi'a
20 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 11.06.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed on his way to fire a Qassam rocket.

Muhammad Bachar Mussa al-Masri
21 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 11.06.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while he tried to fire a Qassam rocket.

Basel 'Ata Zaid a-Z'anin
27 year-old resident of Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, killed on 09.06.2006 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed on his way home, after driving an injured person to the hospital.

Khaled Yusef Ahmad a-Z'anin
44 year-old resident of Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, killed on 09.06.2006 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed.

Ahmad 'Ata Zaid a-Z'anin
21 year-old resident of Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, killed on 09.06.2006 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed on his way home, after driving an injured person to the hospital.

Jamal 'Ataya Zaid Abu Samhadaneh (Abu 'Ataya)
43 year-old resident of Rafah Refugee Camp, killed on 08.06.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Nidal Nabil Muhammad Mussa
21 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 08.06.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Ahmad Muhammad Murjan Abu Sitah
28 year-old resident of Rafah Refugee Camp, killed on 08.06.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Muhammad Khalil Muhammad 'Asaliyah
19 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 08.06.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Anwar S'ud Suleiman Abu Sala'h
35 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 07.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Additional information: Killed while trying to infiltrate into Israel.

Khader Hamdi 'Abdallah Qassem
24 year-old, killed on 07.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: An Palestinian police man.

Riad Hammad Msalam Abu Sala'h
37 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 07.06.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Additional information: Killed while trying to infiltrate into Israel.

Majdi Taysir Hassan Hammad
29 year-old resident of Jabalya, North Gaza district, killed on 05.06.2006 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire. He was the target of an assasination.

'Imad Muhammad 'Ali 'Asaliyah
26 year-old resident of Jabalya, North Gaza district, killed on 05.06.2006 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination.

Tareq Ahmad Fahed a-Shami
22 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 30.05.2006 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with IDF undercover unit .

Hani Ibrahim Khalil a-Saqa
24 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 30.05.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers.

Sabri Muhammad Salmi Abu Qliq
23 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 30.05.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed during an IDF undercover incursion into Beit Lahiya. An officer in the PA's Force 17 security force, he was standing near his house in civilian clothes at the time he was shot.

'Abd al-Mu'ti Shukri Zaid al-'Er
26 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 29.05.2006 in Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers near the Gaza perimeter fence.

'Abd a-Rahman Ibrahim 'Abed Abu Shanab
32 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 29.05.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed in an exchange of gunfire during IDF undecover unit incursion.

Muhammad 'Omar Khalil Matar
20 year-old resident of a-Shati' Camp, Gaza district, killed on 29.05.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed in an exchange of gunfire during IDF undecover unit incursion.

Yusef Khalil Isma'il Abu al-Me'za
25 year-old resident of a-Shati' Camp, Gaza district, killed on 29.05.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed in an exchange of gunfire during IDF undecover unit incursion.

'Omar Mustafa Muhammad Abu Wardeh
43 year-old resident of Jabalya, North Gaza district, killed on 26.05.2006 in Jabalya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while working in the field.

Ja'ffar Khaled Hussein Bilelu
20 year-old resident of Kharbatha Bani Harith, Ramallah and al-Bira district, killed on 24.05.2006 in Ramallah by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed during an arrest operation by an udercover until and soldiers.

Milad 'Atallah Saleh Abu al-'Arayes
19 year-old resident of al-Am'ari Refugee Camp, Ramallah and al-Bira district, killed on 24.05.2006 in Ramallah by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with an undercover unit on an arrest operation in the city.

Ghaleb Rabah 'Abd al-'Aziz 'Alan
26 year-old resident of Beit Ur a-Tahta, Ramallah and al-Bira district, killed on 24.05.2006 in Ramallah by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while throwing stones at an undercover unit during an arrest operation in the city.

Aysar Kamal Jamil Qassem Abu 'Ara
20 year-old resident of 'Aqqaba, Tubas district, killed on 24.05.2006 in Ramallah by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when shot in the chest while throwing stones at an undercover unit during an arrest operation in the city.

'Aisah Fares Saleh Abu Msalam
48 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 21.05.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while standing near a window of her house. There was no exchange of gunfire at the time.

Na'imah Mahmoud Hamdi Aman
27 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 20.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while riding in the family car with her mother and son. Other family members were injured.

Hanan Muhammad Hussein Aman
46 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 20.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while riding in the family car with her daughter and grandson. Other family members were injured.

Muhannad Hamdi Faruk Aman
6 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 20.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while riding in the family car with his mother and grandmother.Other family members were injured.

Muhammad Sha'ban Ibrahim a-Dahduh
27 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 20.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination.

'Othman Qassem Muhammad Sadkah
26 year-old resident of 'Anza, Jenin district, killed on 17.05.2006 in Rafidya, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchage of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrets him.

Mustafa Hussein Mustafa 'Abd al-Ghani
22 year-old resident of Saida, Tulkarm district, killed on 17.05.2006 in Rafidya, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchage of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrets him.

'Ali 'Omar Muhammad Jabarin
20 year-old resident of Jenin, killed on 14.05.2006 in Jenin by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: A guard at the Paletinian Security Services buiilding, he was killed when soldiers opened fire at the building. Another guard was injured by the gunfire.

Jihad 'Abd a-Rahman 'Omar Abu 'Assaf
19 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 14.05.2006 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while throwing atones at soldiers who came to arrest wanted persons.

Isma'il Subhi Sadeq Hanaishy
18 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 14.05.2006 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when trying to give first-aid to his brother and remove him from the scene of the incident.

Tha'ir Subhi Sadeq Hanaishy
23 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 14.05.2006 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed in an exchange of gunfire between wanted persons and soldiers who had come to arrest them, who were hiding in the house next door.

Elias Khairi Muhammad al-Ashqar
24 year-old resident of Baka a-Sharkiah, Tulkarm district, killed on 14.05.2006 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: On Israel's wanted list, he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with soldiers while he was hiding in a house with other wanted persons.

Mu'atasem 'Ali Fares Ja'a'reh
21 year-old resident of 'Alar, Tulkarm district, killed on 14.05.2006 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: On Israel's wanted list, he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with soldiers while he was hiding in a house with other wanted persons.

Ra'id Hani Hassan Tbeileh
26 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 12.05.2006 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers.

Hassan Hussein Khader a-Shaf'i
49 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 07.05.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed by shell fragments that struck his entire body while he was farming his land.

Mussa Salim 'Awad a-Sawarkah
68 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 06.05.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed by a shot in the head when grazing sheep near his home.

Mahmoud 'Izzat Taleb Daghmash
20 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: ðäøâ ëùçéì äàååéø äéùøàìé ùéâø èéìéí àì îáðä ùì åòãú ääúðâãåú äòîîéú.

Muhammad Mustafa Qassem al-Qutub
19 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 05.05.2006 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an arrest operation in the city after he was throwing stones and hurling of petrol bombs . Five people were injured.

Jum'ah Muhammad Jum'ah Daghmash
19 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: ðäøâ ëùçéì äàååéø äéùøàìé ùéâø èéìéí àì îáðä ùì åòãú ääúðâãåú äòîîéú.

Wahid Mustafa Hafez Daghmash
24 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: ðäøâ ëùçéì äàååéø äéùøàìé ùéâø èéìéí àì îáðä ùì åòãú ääúðâãåú äòîîéú.

Hamadeh Mu'in Faraj Daghmash
19 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: ðäøâ ëùçéì äàååéø äéùøàìé ùéâø èéìéí àì îáðä ùì åòãú ääúðâãåú äòîîéú.

Khaled Ahmad Subhi Abu Waqid
21 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.05.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: ðäøâ ëùçéì äàååéø äéùøàìé ùéâø èéìéí àì îáðä ùì åòãú ääúðâãåú äòîîéú.

Zakaria Hussein Muhammad Daraghmeh
37 year-old resident of Jenin, killed on 04.05.2006 in al-Badhan, Nablus district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Taxi driver, who was shot in the chest when soldiers at a checkpoint opened fire at taxi drivers.

'Itaf Ahmad Mahmoud Zalat
45 year-old resident of Tulkarm, killed on 01.05.2006 in Tulkarm by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed by a shot to the head by soldiers attempting to arrest a wanted person. When shot, she was in her living room.

Wael Ibrahim Mteir al-Kur'an
29 year-old resident of a-Zawayda, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 27.04.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed.

'Amer 'Awani Hassan Hushiyah
22 year-old resident of al-Yamun, Jenin district, killed on 26.04.2006 in al-Yamun, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with a Border Police undercover unit that surrounded a house of a wanted person in the village.

'Abd al-Wahab Samir Muhammad Abu 'Areban
19 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 24.04.2006 in al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers near the Israeli border.

Ahmad Muhammad 'Ali Musleh
28 year-old resident of a-Duheisha Refugee Camp, Bethlehem district, killed on 23.04.2006 in Bethlehem by gunfire. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed by a Border Police undercover unit that chased him while he was in a car in which two friends, both wanted. One of the friends was killed, and the other was arrested.

Daniel Saba George Abu Hamamah
23 year-old resident of Bethlehem, killed on 23.04.2006 in Bethlehem by gunfire. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed by a Border Police undercover unit that chased him while he was driving a car in which two friends, both wanted, were passengers. One of the friends was killed, and the other was arrested.

Mamduh Muhammad Khalil 'Abeid
15 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 17.04.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while playing soccer with friends, 300 meters from his house.

'Aiyadah Suleiman 'Abdallah a-Tarabin (Abu Jaridah)
27 year-old resident of Rafah, injured on 07.04.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter and died on 15.04.2006. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Muhammad 'Adnan Ahmad al-'Aamudi
20 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 12.04.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers near Kissufim crossing.

Ibrahim Muhammad 'Ali Ma'sud
18 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 12.04.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers near Kissufim crossing.

Hadil Muhammad Rabi' Ghiben
7 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 10.04.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while in her house. 12 other member of the family were injured In the incident, most of them children.

Sameh Nizar 'Adel a-Shaf'i
17 year-old resident of Nablus, injured on 06.04.2006 in Nablus by gunfire and died on 09.04.2006. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while throwing stones at army jeeps.

Yasser Hassan Suleiman Abu Jarad
30 year-old resident of Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, killed on 09.04.2006 in Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: a taxi driver. Killed while driving police officers to their position near the Israeli border.

Jaber Fawaz Ibrahim al-Akhras
23 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 09.04.2006 in Beit Ta'mir, Bethlehem district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Muhammad 'Abdallah Muhammad 'Abd al-Hadi
17 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 08.04.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a trainign center belonging to the Fatah.

Huzaifah Suleiman Nayef Shbeir
21 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 08.04.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a trainign center belonging to the Fatah.

Hassan Sa'ad 'Ali al-Hossieni
17 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 08.04.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a trainign center belonging to the Fatah.

Muhammad Sa'ad 'Ali al-Hossieni
22 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 08.04.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a trainign center belonging to the Fatah.

Mahmoud Talal 'Omar 'Ajur
22 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 08.04.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while driving a car.

Ibrahim Mar'i Jaber 'Abd al-Hadi
30 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 08.04.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a trainign center belonging to the Fatah.

Sami Muhammad Shhadeh Abu Shria'h
24 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 08.04.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while driving a car.

Muhammad Sami Ahmad Hamdan
18 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 08.04.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a trainign center belonging to the Fatah.

Amir Maher Muhammad Shawahaneh
16 year-old resident of Silat al-Harithiya, Jenin district, killed on 08.04.2006 in Silat al-Harithiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed.

Iyad Muhammad Mahmoud Abu al-'Anin
32 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 07.04.2006 in Rafah by gunfire . Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while he was in a car, a few meters from a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Ibrahim Nafez Ibrahim al-'Aalul
23 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 07.04.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

'Adel 'Abd al-Karim Khamis Sha'th
25 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 07.04.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Bassam Ahmad Muhammad Hussein
24 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 07.04.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attending a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Bilal Iyad Muhammad Abu al-'Anin
6 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 07.04.2006 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while was in the car with his father few meters away from a training center belonging to the Popular Resistance Committees.

Wafa Maisareh 'Abd a-Latif Yaish
22 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 07.04.2006 in 'Ein Beit al-Maa Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed near his house, after he was called there by his mother, who thought the house was being robbed. Soldiers shot at the car in which he arrived with three relatives. He was helping evacuate the wounded, and was shot dead by the soldiers.

'Abdallah Isma'il a-Da'alseh
46 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 04.04.2006 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while near his house.

Ra'id Muhammad Hussein 'Abayat
31 year-old resident of Bethlehem, killed on 03.04.2006 in Beit Sahur, Bethlehem district, by gunfire. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during his arrest.

Muhammad Farid Hassan Ziad
16 year-old resident of Qalandiya Camp, al-Quds district, killed on 03.04.2006 in Qalandiya Camp, al-Quds district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed.

Samer Subhi Ahmad Frihat
22 year-old resident of al-Yamun, Jenin district, killed on 28.03.2006 in al-Yamun, Jenin district, by gunfire. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed near his house.

Husam Salah a-Din Ahmad Abu 'Iyada
20 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 27.03.2006 in Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers near Kibbutz Erez.

Hammad Hamdan Mahmoud Musleh
16 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 25.03.2006 in al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, by gunfire. Additional information: Killed near the Gaza perimeter fence.

Sufian Ahmad Salman Abu Gharabeh
19 year-old resident of al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 23.03.2006 in Kissufim, Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed after planting explosives near Kissufim checkpoint.

Muhammad Salah Sa'di 'Ayad
19 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 23.03.2006 in Kissufim, Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed after planting explosives near Kissufim checkpoint.

Ramadan Muhammad Ramadan Mteir
21 year-old resident of 'Aqbat Jaber Camp, Jericho district, killed on 22.03.2006 in 'Aqbat Jaber Camp, Jericho district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed when tried to hide under the closet when soldiers came to arrest him.

Akaber 'Abd a-Rahman 'Izzat Zaid
7 year-old resident of al-Yamun, Jenin district, killed on 17.03.2006 in al-Yamun, Jenin district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed during an arrest of wanted persons. She was shot in the head while riding in her uncle's car.

Khaled 'Issa Khaled 'Attiyah
18 year-old resident of Kharbatha al-Misbah, Ramallah and al-Bira district, killed on 15.03.2006 in Kharbatha al-Misbah, Ramallah and al-Bira district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while hiding with three friends, waiting to throw stones at passing army jeeps.

Ibrahim Muhammad Hamad Abu Na'im
23 year-old resident of Bitunya, Ramallah and al-Bira district, killed on 14.03.2006 in Jericho by gunfire. Additional information: A prisoner in Jericho prison. Killed during an IDF incursion into the prison.

Ra'id Ahmad 'Adel al-Batsh
7 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 06.03.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination.

Ashraf 'Ali Hassan Shluf
25 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 06.03.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Munir Muhammad Muhammad Sukar
30 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 06.03.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Mahmoud Ahmad 'Adel al-Batsh
16 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 06.03.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination.

Ahmad Naser Muhammad a-Sweisi
14 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 06.03.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination.

'Amer Hassan Hassan Basuni
16 year-old resident of 'Ein Beit al-Maa Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 03.03.2006 in 'Ein Beit al-Maa Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire from a sniper. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when on the roof of his house.

Mussa A'bed Salem Shluf
29 year-old resident of Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, injured on 09.02.2006 in Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank and died on 25.02.2006. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed when he and a friend were looking for scrap-iron about 500 meters from the perimeter fence.

Suleiman Hassan Suleiman al-Hamedi
20 year-old resident of Deir al-Balah, killed on 24.02.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire from a tank. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while planting an explosive next to the perimeter fence near the Kissufim checkpoint.

Zeid 'Abd al-Fatah Hassan Dukhan
21 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 24.02.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire from a tank. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while planting an explosive next to the perimeter fence near the Kissufim checkpoint.

Hassan Fathi Hassan Hajaj
22 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 23.02.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him while he was hiding in a house with two friends.

Na'im Muhammad Saleh Abu Saris
25 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 23.02.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Additional information: During the army's incursion into the refugee camp to arrest wanted persons. Killed while on his cousin's roof.

Muhammad Khamis Hussein 'Amar
38 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 23.02.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him while he was hiding in a house with two friends.

Muhammad Hamdan 'Abd al-Hadi a-Shatiwi
34 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 23.02.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him while he was hiding in a house with two friends.

Ibrahim Muhsein 'Ali a-Sa'idi
19 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 23.02.2006 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: During the army's incursion into Nablus to arrest wanted persons. Killed while throwing a petrol bomb at an army jeep.

Bilal Muhammad Rida a-Najar
17 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 19.02.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed when he tried to fire a Qassam rocket.

Osama Fawzi Ahmad Berris
19 year-old resident of Rafah Refugee Camp, killed on 19.02.2006 in Khan Yunis by gunfire from a helicopter. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed when he tried to fire a Qassam rocket.

Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad a-Natur
16 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 19.02.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Additional information: During the army's incursion into the refugee camp to arrest wanted persons, he was killed while on the roof of the house of his friend, Ibrahim a-Sheikh 'Ali, who was also killed. Another person was wounded.

Ibrahim Muhammad Ahmad a-Sheikh 'Ali
16 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 19.02.2006 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Additional information: During the army's incursion into the refugee camp to arrest wanted persons , he was killed while on the roof of his house with his brother and friend Muhammad a-Natur. A-Natur was also killed and his brother was wounded.

Ahmad Muhammad Nayef Abu Sharkh
16 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 19.02.2006 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldires.

Mujahed Amin 'Aref Asmadi
15 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 15.02.2006 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: The youth is mentally disabled. He was carrying a toy rifle near persons who were throwing stones at soldiers who had come to arrest wanted persons.

Nayfeh Muhammad Khamis Abu Masa'ed
37 year-old resident of Deir al-Balah, killed on 13.02.2006 in Deir al-Balah by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: She was killed while grazing her flock, which she did daily, some 300 meters from the Kissufim checkpoint. Her house was located about 500 meters from the checkpoint.

Tareq Ishaq Mahmoud Abu Harbid
18 year-old resident of Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, killed on 09.02.2006 in Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: He was killed when he and a friend were looking for scrap-iron about 500 meters from the perimeter fence.

Murad 'Abd al-Hamid Muhammad al-Hur
27 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 08.02.2006 in al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: He was killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers, while he was about 300 meters from the perimeter fence.

Edris Zakariya Edris a-Sharif
24 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 08.02.2006 in al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: He was killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers, while he was about 300 meters from the perimeter fence.

Soheil 'Ali Ibrahim Bachar
25 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 07.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Muhammad 'Attiyah Ibrahim Abu Sharee'ah (al-Hasaynah)
22 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 07.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Ahmad Suleiman Farid Radad
31 year-old resident of Saida, Tulkarm district, killed on 07.02.2006 in Rafidya, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him. Two ssoldiers were wounded.

Rami 'Issa Mussa a-Sheikh Khalil
20 year-old resident of Gaza city, injured on 05.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter and died on 07.02.2006. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: He was killed during a targeted killing while standing next to a building where he worked as a guard.

Hassan 'Ali Harb 'Asfur
24 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 06.02.2006 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car in Tal a-Za'atar neighborhood.

Rami Khamis Hassan Abd al-'Aziz (Hanun)
27 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 06.02.2006 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car in Tal a-Za'atar neighborhood.

'Adnan Mahmoud Barakat Bustan
31 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving alone in a car.

Hani Tal'at a-Sayed al-Qaid
29 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: He was critically wounded by the missile attack at the a-Shams sports club, and was then killed by missile fire that struck the car in which friends were driving him to the hospital.

Nasser Ramadan Sa'id Marshud
16 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: He was killed while riding in the car that drove Hani al-Qa'id to the hospital after he was wounded by missile fire at the a-Shams sports club.

Yasin Kamal Jaber Barghouth
25 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: He was killed while riding in the car that drove Hani al-Qa'id to the hospital after he was wounded by a missile attack at the a-Shams sports club.

Jihad Khamis Rashid a-Sawafry
31 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 05.02.2006 in Gaza city by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving alone in a car.

Ahmad Husam Sa'id Tubasi
18 year-old resident of Jenin Refugee Camp, killed on 31.01.2006 in 'Araba, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Nidal 'Ali 'Abd a-Latif Abu S'adeh
27 year-old resident of 'Alar, Tulkarm district, killed on 31.01.2006 in 'Araba, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Aya Muhammad Suleiman al-Astal
8 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 26.01.2006 in Kissufim, Gaza district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: She was killed some 100 meters from the perimeter fence, while on the way to her aunt's house.

Munadel Muhammad Saleh Abu 'Alia
13 year-old resident of Ramallah, killed on 23.01.2006 in Ramallah by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while fleeing from soldiers.

Ziad 'Ali Hassan a-Zuhur
19 year-old resident of Beit Kahil, Hebron district, killed on 22.01.2006 in Telem, Hebron district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while about to throw a petrol bomb at the army post of the settlement.

Muamen Majed Khalil Washah
15 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 21.01.2006 in Perimeter Fence, Gaza district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: He was killed while crawling near the perimeter fence together with two friends. Soldiers opened fire at them, even though the three got up and wanted to hand themselves over to the soldiers.

Thabet Mahmoud Salah a-Din 'Aiydah
24 year-old resident of Tulkarm, killed on 17.01.2006 in Tulkarm by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who had come to arrest him.

Fawzi Munjed Fawaz Duwikat
24 year-old resident of Rujeib, Nablus district, killed on 15.01.2006 in Rujeib, Nablus district, by gunfire. Additional information: Killed during an operation to arrest wanted persons. Soldiers opened fire when they saw him standing armed at the window of his house.

Nawal Ahmad Ass'ad Duwikat
45 year-old resident of Rujeib, Nablus district, killed on 15.01.2006 in Rujeib, Nablus district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed during an operation to arrest wanted persons. Soldiers opened fire when they saw her son standing armed at the window of their home.

'Ali 'Abd a-Latif Hussein Khalil
24 year-old resident of 'Attil, Tulkarm district, killed on 12.01.2006 in Jenin by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire while he was hiding in a building and soldiers came to arrest him.

Mustafa Ibrahim Khalil Awlad Muhammad
38 year-old resident of Tarrama, Hebron district, killed on 04.01.2006 in Tarrama, Hebron district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Akram Hassan Yusef Kadas
46 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 02.01.2006 in Jabalya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: The taxi driver. Killed during a targeted killing.

Sa'id 'Abd al-Fatah Ibrahim Abu al-Jidyan
39 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 02.01.2006 in Jabalya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while riding in a taxi.

Hamzah Jihad Muhammad Hamdunah
21 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 31.12.2005 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while sitting in the yard of his house with two other friends. One of whom was killed and the other severely wounded.

Mu'ataz Ahmad 'Abd a-Razeq al-Maslami (Hamdunah)
20 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 31.12.2005 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while sitting in the yard of his house with two other friends. One of whom was killed and the other severely wounded.

Ahmad 'Abd a-Ra'uf Mustafa Khaled
22 year-old resident of Jayyus, Qalqiliya district, killed on 22.12.2005 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Bashar 'Abd a-Latif 'Aref Hanani
29 year-old resident of Beit Furik, Nablus district, killed on 22.12.2005 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Anas Ahmad Mahmoud a-Sheikh
24 year-old resident of Sanniriya, Qalqiliya district, killed on 22.12.2005 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Zaid Suleiman Khalil Mussa (Abu Jalbush)
23 year-old resident of Marcah, Jenin district, killed on 21.12.2005 in Jenin by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers who came to arrest him.

Lukman Muhammad Hammad Abu Zakri
22 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, killed on 17.12.2005 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while trying to plant an explosive device near the Gaza perimeter fence.

Husam Nabil Ibrahim Abu Nada
21 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 14.12.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Jiha
25 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 14.12.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Rashad Muhammad 'Ali a-Zen
25 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 14.12.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Hamdan Mahmoud Mahana
21 year-old resident of a-Shati' Camp, Gaza district, killed on 14.12.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while driving in a car.

Husam Soheil Jamil Saqer
23 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 13.12.2005 in Nablus by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while throwing stones at Isareli soldiers.

Iyad Muhammad 'Abed Hashash
19 year-old resident of Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, killed on 11.12.2005 in Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers seeking to arrest wanted persons in the refugee camp.

Nathir Yusef Ahmad Farhat
37 year-old resident of al-Mawasi, Rafah district, killed on 10.12.2005 in al-Mawasi, Rafah district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while trying to smuggle goods, apparently arms, by sea.

Khader Fuad Isma'il Rian
35 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, injured on 08.12.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter and died on 10.12.2005. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while sitting in the yard of his house with two other friends.

Iyad Hussein S'ud a-Najar
30 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 08.12.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while sitting in the yard of Kadas's house with two other friends.

Iyad Muhammad Ibrahim Kadas
33 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 08.12.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during a targeted killing while sitting in the yard of Kahader's house with two other friends.

Mahmoud Suleiman Metwali al-'Arkan
29 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 07.12.2005 in Rafah by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed during an assassination while driving his car near Khirbet al-'Ads. Six bystanders were injured in the attack, two of them minors who suffered serious injuries.

Ziad Isma'il Isma'il al-Bardawil
24 year-old resident of al-Mawasi, Rafah district, killed on 03.12.2005 in Rafah by gunfire. Additional information: Killed while at sea in a fishing boat near the maritime border with Egypt.

Sayyed 'Abd al-Hadi Hamdan Abu Lebdeh
15 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 02.12.2005 in Khan Yunis by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while he was working his land, 600 meters from the Gaza perimeter fence. Two other friends were wounded.

Saleh Faiz Ahmad Fuqha
23 year-old resident of Jenin, killed on 23.11.2005 in Jenin by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed during an operation to arrest Iyad Abu a-Rub, who was on Israel 's wanted list. Abu a-Rub surrendered.

Zeid 'Omar 'Abd al-Qader Abu 'Isha
22 year-old resident of Hebron, killed on 18.11.2005 in Hebron by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while trying to plant an explosive near the road.

Ahmad Saber Mahmoud 'Abahreh
20 year-old resident of al-Yamun, Jenin district, killed on 17.11.2005 in Jenin by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed while riding in a car with his friend. An Israeli undercover unit in a commercial van blocked the road, forcing them off the road, and opened fire at them.

Mahmoud Jamal Muhammad Zaid
20 year-old resident of al-Yamun, Jenin district, killed on 17.11.2005 in Jenin by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed while riding in a car with his friend. An Israeli undercover unit in a commercial van blocked the road, forcing them off the road, and opened fire at them.

Amjad Bashir Helmi Hinawi
33 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 14.11.2005 in Nablus by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed after opening fire at IDF soldiers who came to arrest him.

'Imad Sami Hassan 'Abd al-'Aal
19 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 14.11.2005 in Gaza city by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while attacking soldiers at the Karni checkpoint.

Shuja'a Zuheir 'Abd a-Rahman Bel'awi
20 year-old resident of Jenin, killed on 13.11.2005 in Jenin by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed in an IDF action. After he was shot and injured by the soldiers, the soldiers continued shooting and killed him.

Bilal Waqid Ibrahim a-Sha'er
17 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, killed on 12.11.2005 in Khan Yunis by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while trying to infiltrate into Israel in order to find work.

Akram 'Eid Salameh Abu Ghadain
22 year-old resident of Gaza city, killed on 10.11.2005 in al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed while trying to plant explosives near the Gaza perimeter fence.

Samir Rebhi Muhammad Dari
31 year-old resident of al-E'sawiya, East Jerusalem district, killed on 09.11.2005 in East Jerusalem by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Shot in the back and killed by a policeman. The victim was on his way back to his car after trying to convince the police to release his nephew.

Muhammad Hamdi Muhammad Abu Salha
15 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 08.11.2005 in Nablus by gunfire. Additional information: Killed while trying to plant explosives along the route used by army vehicles.

Ahmad Isma'il Muhammad al-Khatib
12 year-old resident of Jenin Refugee Camp, injured on 03.11.2005 in Jenin Refugee Camp by gunfire and died on 05.11.2005. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while playing with a toy gun during an IDF operation. He was shot in his head and leg.

Ra'fat Mussa Khader Turkman
19 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 02.11.2005 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire.

Fawzi Muhammad Shhadeh Abu al-Qar'a
36 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 01.11.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed with another friend while driving in a car. Nine other persons were injured.

Hassan 'Attiyah Hassan al-Madhun
31 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 01.11.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed with another friend while driving in a car. Nine other persons were injured.

Jihad Muhammad Hussein Zakarneh
20 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 30.10.2005 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed when he left the house he was hiding in and opened fire at the soldiers who had come to arrest him.

Muhammad Hisham Mahmoud Nassar
21 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 30.10.2005 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed when he was shot in the head trying to escape from soldiers who were trying to arrest him.

Arshad Ahmad Tawfiq Kmeil Abu Zeid
21 year-old resident of Kabatiya, Jenin district, killed on 30.10.2005 in Kabatiya, Jenin district, by gunfire. Additional information: Killed when he tried to escape from soldiers who were trying to arrest him.

Majed Ibrahim Ahmad Natnat
31 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 29.10.2005 in Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a tank. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed in a mortar-fire shelling at Israel.

Faiz Hassan Mussa Badran
49 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 27.10.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while driving in a car with three other persons. Two other persons were killed, and eighteen were injured.

Rami Riad Aiman 'Assaf
17 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 27.10.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: A bystander who was killed during the assassination.

Muhammad Rameih 'Abdallah al-Wahidi
55 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 27.10.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while driving in a car with three other persons. Two other persons were killed, and eighteen were injured.

Saleh Sa'id Muhammad Abu Naji
15 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 27.10.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: A bystander who was killed during the assassination.

Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Kandil
47 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 27.10.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while driving in a car with three other persons. Two other persons were killed, and eighteen were injured.

Shadi Soheil Sakeb Mahana
26 year-old resident of Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, killed on 27.10.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter. He was the target of an assasination. Additional information: Killed while driving in a car with three other persons. Two other persons were killed, and eighteen were injured.

Karam Muhammad Muhammad Abu Naji
13 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, killed on 27.10.2005 in Jabalya Refugee Camp, North Gaza district, by gunfire from a helicopter during the course of an assasination. Additional information: A bystander who was killed during the assassination.

Majed Samir Ahmad al-Ashqar
26 year-old resident of Saida, Tulkarm district, killed on 23.10.2005 in Tulkarm Refugee Camp by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an IDF incursion into the refugee camp.

Louie Jihad Fathallah a-S'adi
26 year-old resident of 'Attil, Tulkarm district, killed on 23.10.2005 in Tulkarm Refugee Camp by gunfire. Additional information: Wanted by Israel. Killed during an IDF incursion into the refugee camp.

'Abdallah Faraj Muhammad Yihya a-Tamimi
17 year-old resident of Deir Nidham, Ramallah and al-Bira district, killed on 22.10.2005 in Neve Halamish, Ramallah and al-Bira district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while tried to throw stones at cars.

Ra'id Ahmad 'Ali Shhadeh
20 year-old resident of 'Anabta, Tulkarm district, killed on 21.10.2005 in 'Anabta, Tulkarm district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed after firing at an army jeep.

Akram Taysir Mahmoud Za'ul
17 year-old resident of Husan, Bethlehem district, killed on 20.10.2005 in Husan, Bethlehem district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed when he tried to throw a petrol bomb at soldiers.

Nihad Abu Ghanem
26 year-old resident of Birqin, Jenin district, killed on 16.10.2005 in Jenin by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire with undercover Border Police officers.

Mu'ataz Hilal Darwish a-Zarba
22 year-old resident of Nablus, killed on 09.10.2005 in 'Asira a-Shamaliya, Nablus district, by gunfire. Killed when participating in hostilities. Additional information: Killed during an exchange of gunfire.

Bassam Hassan Suleiman Abu Gharabah
15 year-old resident of Deir al-Balah, killed on 09.10.2005 in Kissufim, Gaza district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while trying to cross Kissufim crossing in order to find work in Israel.

'Issa Suleiman 'Abd Rabo al-'Amur
19 year-old resident of Deir al-Balah, killed on 09.10.2005 in Kissufim, Gaza district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while trying to cross Kissufim crossing in order to find work in Israel.

Muhammad Suleiman Muhammad Abu 'Adwan
20 year-old resident of Rafah, killed on 09.10.2005 in Kissufim, Gaza district, by gunfire. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Additional information: Killed while trying to cross Kissufim crossing in order to find work in Israel.
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Mayor Meets With Muslim Leaders

by Ralph Frammolino (repost by Leslie) Friday, Aug. 11, 2006 at 11:26 AM

Villaraigosa had been criticized for visiting a Jewish rally but not with local Islamic groups.

August 7, 2006

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa met with local Muslim leaders Sunday to apologize for not answering their e-mails about the crisis in Lebanon and pledged to continue efforts to be more visible in Los Angeles' Islamic communities, according to those who attended.

"It was gracious of him to say I apologize for the lack of communication," said Shakeel Syed, executive director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, an umbrella group of mosques and organizations representing 500,000 Muslims.

Syed characterized the hour-long discussion between Villaraigosa and the 10 Muslim leaders as a "constructive" exchange they hoped would help head off the kind of divisiveness that has roiled Arab and Jewish communities in the Detroit area, which has a large Arab population.

Villaraigosa called the meeting after local Muslim leaders held a news conference Friday to express their frustration that the mayor had attended a rally by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles but failed to respond to their repeated telephone calls and e-mail invitations to interfaith vigils for those killed on both sides in Lebanon.

Saying they were "fed up" at being "shoved aside and ignored," the Muslim leaders scolded Villaraigosa for not representing all groups touched by the Middle East conflict and urged him to use his clout to promote mutual understanding.

Villaraigosa reacted by meeting with the leaders Sunday, explaining that a mix-up by his staff prevented him from seeing the invitations, said spokeswoman Janelle Erickson.

"The mayor did apologize that the staff didn't place the meeting on his schedule sooner," Erickson said. She said the discussion was "open and friendly."

The mayor also assigned one of his senior advisors, the Rev. Leonard Jackson, to be his liaison to the Muslim groups and emphasized that he will continue visiting mosques and attending events in the Lebanese, Bengali and Iranian immigrant communities.

Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said Villaraigosa also underscored that he was against the war in Iraq. He also reviewed his Jewish Federation speech with the group to demonstrate that he wasn't partisan but had called for peace in Lebanon and Israel to end the suffering of all innocent civilians.

Al-Marayati said the Muslim leaders were impressed with the mayor's swift response to their public complaints.

"He demonstrated leadership today in taking responsibility and is determined to move forward in the most constructive way," he said.

Other groups represented at Sunday's meeting were four inner-city mosques; the Islamic Society of Orange County; the Council on Islamic American Relations; and the Council on Pakistan American Affairs.

FOR THE RECORD:
Villaraigosa apology: A story in Monday's California section about Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa apologizing to the leaders of local Muslim groups for not answering their e-mails about the crisis in Lebanon gave the incorrect name for one of the organizations. It is the Council on American-Islamic Relations, not the Council on Islamic American Relations. —

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but he still won't attend a Muslim peace vigil, apparently.
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thats wassup

by nine Monday, Aug. 14, 2006 at 1:43 PM

yeah thats wassup. represent!
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Yo leslie, ignore the infantile nutcase zionist troll, he's a looney

by CT Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 3:47 PM

This is one of the indymedia resident 24-7 nutcase trolls--he lives in israel but is too scared to go to israel's thriving indymedia.
Just ingore him. He's a fuckwad who forges, spams, gatekeeps, trolls, flames and name calls for aobut 14 hours per day (and that's just on this site alone)
He is a laughingstock---
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look

by Leslie Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 3:51 PM

So you're just looking for people to gloat over? Do you often spend your time trolling around the Internet fishing for people you MIGHT, MAYBE disagree with to gloat over?

I guess I'd rather have you gloat over my very small problem than, say, gloat over Katrina victims or war orphans. So go ahead, gloat, if it makes you feel good. And then, jeez, get a life and a morality.
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turd brain loser boy?

by what? Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 4:30 PM

Good level of Discourse.
Good going.
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interesting inversion

by What? Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 5:23 PM

interesting inversion of facts in the real world.
hmmmm let's see...
The Palestinians as the aggressors.
The Israelites as victims.
yup.
That's dogma.
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garnish

by Really? Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 6:09 PM

A whole truckload of subtile nuances, like genocide and terrorism from the Invaders. Well funded Invaders, and we dare not mention any crimes ever committed by these Invaders.
You know the tune.
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You put words in my mouth

by Not Shitstain-zionazi Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 6:42 PM


Zionists usually try to paint a simplistic picture of the Palestine-Israeli conflict: "Palestinians = the aggressors, Israelis = the viiiiictuuuuumss"(snff, sniff, boo-hoo). When someone tries to prove the folly of this presentation and show the real picture is much more nuanced and the reasons for this, they zios pull out the dishonest debating tactics like the strawmen arguments and generally employ any unfair tactic to avoid dealing with facts they can't swallow. Instead of saying "inversion" one should study both sides of the story. If you feed from pro-Israeli media or sources (which most of us know is what mainstream US and Western media are), fairmess mandates devoting just as much time to balance it out with an alternative/independent media and sources. That is where indymedia comes in. It serves as a balance to all the other zionist propaganda that we get. That is why some of these right wing zionist whack jobs are so threatened by indymedia.

Most Zionists cling to their anti-arab, anti-Muslim tenets and views regardless of all the facts, reasoning and logic that refute them. This shows these people aren't interested in the real facts but only those they can use to bash Muslims, Palestinians and Arabs.
History and truth are not on these nutty zionist's side--therefore they lie, deflect, spam and troll in a pathetic laughable and futile attempt to shout us down.
Note to the fanatical pro-israel frothing at the mouth trolling freaks:
You will never shout us down.
We will continue to speak truth to power and be very critical of both the U.S. and Israel.
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focus

by oh Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 7:25 PM

they are buzzwords when used to describe actions of Israelites but tragic rhetoric, filled with angst and outrage in the context of the *other* side of this asymmetrical conflict.
Yes I sure do understand.
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parsing BS

by For Pete's sake Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 at 1:16 AM

Get over yourself, if possible.
I think the correct terminology would be 'Assholes' whether Israelite, Zionist or just plain Invader.

I'll let you play with the semantics in what ever fashion makes it acceptable for you and your Asshole dogma.
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Swiss Cheese

by Factchecker Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 at 8:06 AM

As Full of Pro-Israeli Holes as Swiss Cheese
Inside 1701: What the UN Security Council's Ceasefire Resolution Actually Says

By VIRGINIA TILLEY

What is really portended by UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which set the terms for the present ceasefire in Lebanon? The very fact that it was signed at all might be encouraging, but no one is sure what its actual impact will be and most are sceptical. For Israel, will it secure the outcome its leaders are (rather desperately) claiming they have gained by this dreadful war - i.e., ultimate disarmament of Hizbullah? For Lebanon and Hizbullah, will it secure Israel's withdrawal? Either way, will it last?

More important than its precise provisions are facts on the ground. On one side, Hizbullah is "victorious" in defeating Israel's military ambitions, but much of Lebanon itself is in ruins; peace for a traumatized population is a matter of urgency. On the other side, the Israeli military is chastened and Jewish Israel is shocked; more fruitless loss of soldiers' lives has become political anathema. These factors may cause the guns to stay silent where the resolution itself could not.

But a close look at Resolution 1701 is still important because it says a great deal about the politics of the moment. In practice, any Security Council (SC) resolution is only as effective in attaining its goals as the collective political will and capacity of its veto-wielding members allow it to be. Some resolutions reflect more consensus than others. Many confront limitations of the SC to enforce them. Brooding divisions and chicanery within the SC can instill loopholes or debilitating contradictions.

Even short-and-sweet SC resolutions (a fraction the length of 1701) can be manipulated to create a crucial loophole. One notorious example is SC Resolution 242, passed just after the 1967 war when Israel had occupied the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and the entire Sinai Peninsula. Hard Israeli lobbying famously managed to extract the crucial "the" from the English translation of the otherwise blunt provision, "Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from [the] territories occupied in the recent conflict." "Territories" in English is a general term, and could mean "some territories". "The territories" would mean "all territories". Israel's maneuver on the definite article was therefore not sophistic: it has allowed Israel to claim, to this day, that it satisfied its obligations to comply with 242 by withdrawing from the Sinai (in 1981), while retaining control of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights. (In all the other official UN languages, Resolution 242 still says "the territories", but apparently Israel is accountable to international law only in English.)

Brought under the microscope, what exactly does Resolution 1701 say? A line-by-line analysis reveals that it is as full of pro-Israeli holes as a Swiss cheese. It also has two significant pro-Lebanese holes. But the over-all weight of the resolution indicates that Israel holds the crucial card: whether and when to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territory. Close study of the resolution also explains why Israel rushed troops across the border in the days immediately preceding its passage. Knowing the text, having consulted with the Americans about its details, the Israeli government needed its troops in place to make it work. The loopholes also suggest that the present ceasefire, presently welcomed by two exhausted sides, may hold only a few weeks.

"The Security Council,

Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 520 (1982), 1559 (2004), 1655 (2006), 1680 (2006) and 1697 (2006), as well as the statements of its president on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statements of 18 June, 2000, of 19 October, 2004, of 4 May 2005, of 23 January 2006 and of 30 July 2006;"

Security Council resolutions always open with reference to relevant prior resolutions, to establish their juridical context. This one establishes Resolution 1701 within the legal history of prior resolutions on Lebanon. It does not place the conflict in larger regional context, however, which includes Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. Israeli violence in enforcing that occupation is certainly intertwined with Hizbullah's ideology, popular legitimacy, and its ongoing militancy, as well as Lebanese government weakness. In the penultimate paragraph, the Resolution does cite the need for a comprehensive Middle East peace process based on Security Council resolutions 242 and 338.

"Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and in Israel since Hezbollah's attack on Israel on 12 July 2006, which has already caused hundreds of deaths and injuries on both sides, extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons;"

This paragraph offers the first of the Resolution's two empirical falsehoods. The conflict has not "caused hundreds of deaths and injuries on both sides." It caused hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries on one side and dozens on the other. Inscribing this false equation into the text might seem a casual twist of language, but it is an ominous footprint indicating the resolution's direction: endorsing Israel's fictional narrative of symmetrical suffering bodes ill for the agenda of later clauses. (It also does no service to historians of UN interventions, who doubtless will unthinkingly reproduce this falsehood for decades to come).

In similar vein, the paragraph traces the "cause" of the conflict to a Hizbullah action, described as an "attack on Israel", instead of Israel's decision to respond to a minor border skirmish with a pre-planned and massive assault on Lebanon's entire population and infrastructure.[1] This interpretation openly reproduces the Israel-Washington-London axis of revisionist myths about how the conflict started. It also suggests that the Lebanese government and Hizbullah were willing to compromise on this language, probably on grounds that capitulating to Israel's version of events would be compensated by later substantive clauses that counterbalance it. But, again, allowing the Security Council to inscribe empirical falsehoods and Israel's version of events into international law is poor law and poor planning. (The second instance of error, in Paragraph 8, is even more worrisome.)

"Emphasizing the need for an end of violence, but at the same time emphasising the need to address urgently the causes that have given rise to the current crisis, including by the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers;

Mindful of the sensitivity of the issue of prisoners and encouraging the efforts aimed at urgently settling the issue of the Lebanese prisoners detained in Israel;"

A prisoner exchange was the reason for Hizbullah's capture of two Israeli soldiers, the event cited by Israel as the casus belli. The question of prisoners is therefore hardly peripheral to this conflict. Yet the Resolution here inscribes a starkly asymmetrical standing to Israeli and Lebanese prisoners. Hizbullah's capture of Israeli prisoners is inscribed as one of "the causes that have given rise to the current crisis". The Security Council itself will therefore "address urgently" the plight of the two "abducted" (captured) Israeli soldiers, by securing their "unconditional release". By contrast, Lebanese prisoners held in Israel, from previous incursions into Lebanon by Israel, are not admitted to be a causal factor. Their plight is only a matter of "sensitivity", whose urgent settlement by other actors (unnamed) will be "encouraged." This formula makes the Security Council itself responsible for the Israeli soldiers' release, while leaving the release of Lebanese prisoners to present players - i.e., Israel.

"Welcoming the efforts of the Lebanese prime minister and the commitment of the government of Lebanon, in its seven-point plan, to extend its authority over its territory, through its own legitimate armed forces, such that there will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government of Lebanon, welcoming also its commitment to a UN force that is supplemented and enhanced in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operation, and bearing in mind its request in this plan for an immediate withdrawal of the Israeli forces from southern Lebanon;"

As Israel has insisted that the Lebanese government assume sole authority over Lebanese territory, this passage may seem friendly to Israel, eliminating Hizbullah's military role and autonomy. Nevertheless, it provides the first loophole favoring Lebanon, as the Lebanese government now includes Hizbullah. "No authority other than that of the government of Lebanon" will not be a problem for Hizbullah if it is part of that government. (Indeed, the government could not have signed this resolution without consulting with Hizbullah and getting a general go-ahead.) The phrase, "no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon", will not be a problem for Hizbullah, either, because the government is likely to give that consent. Moreover, as Hizbullah members are already well diffused into the Lebanese army, friendly cooperation between Hizbullah and the army is already evident and can be coordinated under the authority of the central Lebanese government - which, again, includes Hizbullah.

Knowing all this, the central government itself does not face the unworkable challenge of confronting Hizbullah's greater military and political force. The logistics of integration, however, are clearly difficult. Fusing Hizbullah's military wing into the Lebanese army is especially delicate, as Hizbullah has jealously guarded its military secrets even from the communities adjacent to its installations. Fusion might therefore have to be managed by reconstituting Hizbullah's military wing as a branch or special force of the army, to preserve its intelligence firewalls.

Simply "disarming" Hizbullah, however, is out of the question: no Lebanese authority has the power to do that. Reflecting this reality, the government of Lebanon has already redefined Hizbullah as a "resistance" group, not a "militia", and therefore exempt from the provisions of Security Council Resolution 1559 (which requires all "militias" to disarm). This maneuver allows Lebanon's unity government to comply with Resolution 1559 by "consenting" to Hizbullah's continuing to bear weapons - or at least, so the government argues.

But a twist, embedded in the last phrase, undercuts Lebanon's achievement in this paragraph. "Immediate withdrawal of the Israeli forces" is phrasing friendly to Lebanon's urgent desires. It is prefaced, however, with the debilitating word "request". Given Israel's violation of international law and the UN Charter in invading a neighboring state, the Security Council should "demand" or "instruct" Israel to withdraw immediately, not "request" it to do so. In this phrasing, Israel is not required to withdraw and the Security Council is not charged with enforcing its withdrawal. This formula therefore leaves Israel in charge of its own withdrawal. If Hizbullah retains its arms, Israel would not consider itself obligated to withdraw.

"Determined to act for this withdrawal to happen at the earliest;"

This short phrase is both vague and strange, not even grammatically complete in English. "Act for" is foggy in English, connoting a general effort. The French version also offers unspecified and passive constructions: "Determined to act in such a way that this withdrawal happen as soon as possible" ("Déterminé à agir de telle sorte que ce retrait intervienne le plus tôt possible"). Even for a preface, where general formulas are normal, this clause lacks both specificity and especially agency: the withdrawal will simply happen. The lack of agency regarding any monitoring or enforcement of Israel's withdrawal shapes the rest of the Resolution.

"Taking due note of the proposals made in the seven-point plan regarding the Shebaa farms area;"

"Taking due note" offers formal recognition that this plan exists. But it does not indicate that the Security Council endorses the seven-point plan, nor does it clarify that the plan will comprise the basis for any further discussions. (The Resolution's operative reference to the Shebaa farms, in Paragraph 10, makes no mention of this plan.)

"Welcoming the unanimous decision by the government of Lebanon on 7 August 2006 to deploy a Lebanese armed force of 15,000 troops in south Lebanon as the Israeli army withdraws behind the Blue Line and to request the assistance of additional forces from Unifil as needed, to facilitate the entry of the Lebanese armed forces into the region and to restate its intention to strengthen the Lebanese armed forces with material as needed to enable it to perform its duties;"

"As the Israeli army withdraws" implies a confused process whereby the Israeli army will withdraw while the Lebanese army arrives. But the sequencing is muddy. Is the Lebanese army to arrive while Israeli troops are still in place, so that no vacuum of power occurs? Is the Lebanese army to take over positions only as Israel withdraws from them? Is the Lebanese army's arrival a sufficient condition for Israel's withdrawal, or is Hizbullah's disappearance (impossible) also necessary? Again, it is left to Israel to judge when to withdraw. It is easy to imagine that any Hizbullah attack on Israeli troops, or even unspecified trouble for Israeli forces, would give Israel a pretext to delay withdrawal.

"Aware of its responsibilities to help secure a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution to the conflict;

"Determining that the situation in Lebanon constitutes a threat to international peace and security;

1. Calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the immediate cessation by Hezbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by Israel of all offensive military operations;"

In the key word "offensive," Paragraph 1 offers the lethal phrasing that explains Israel's rush to gain ground in the days immediately preceding passage of this resolution. Once holding substantial Lebanese territory, Israel can define its military actions not as "offensive" but as defensive, pending its withdrawal. But the conditions for its withdrawal must be satisfactory to Israel; the Resolution establishes no external authority to compel Israel's withdrawal or any sanctions if it does not.

Obviously, by international criteria regarding territorial aggression and belligerent occupation, it is nonsense for Israel to be occupying Lebanon while claiming not to be in an offensive military posture. But it has been equal nonsense for nuclear-power Israel to describe its attack on Lebanon, in the name of crushing a local guerrilla group, as a war for Israel's own survival. In most diplomacy, Israel has also consistently denied that it is in a condition of "belligerent occupation" of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel's capacity to claim any action as "defense" is well-established in the diplomatic record.

"2. Upon full cessation of hostilities, calls upon the government of Lebanon and Unifil as authorised by paragraph 11 to deploy their forces together throughout the South and calls upon the government of Israel, as that deployment begins, to withdraw all of its forces from southern Lebanon in parallel;"

"[A]s that deployment begins" could suggest that Israel is supposed to withdraw its forces immediately upon the entry of Lebanese and Unifil forces into the region. But, again, "in parallel" is confusing: in parallel with what? The mere arrival of Lebanese army forces? Or the effective replacement (i.e., removal) Hizbullah forces from southern Lebanon? Since Hizbullah will not imaginably be removed from southern Lebanon, "in parallel" could leave Israel's forces in place, according to its own assessment of "parallel" conditions, for weeks or months. (As noted, overwhelming domestic Israeli pressure to withdraw from Lebanon may trump the plan suggested here.)

"3. Emphasises the importance of the extension of the control of the government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1559 (2004) and resolution 1680 (2006), and of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, for it to exercise its full sovereignty, so that there will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government of Lebanon;"

Israel clearly wants Hizbullah to lose all capacity to launch attacks against Israel. But since the Lebanese government can "consent" to Hizbullah's remaining armed, as part of a newly centralized military authority, this phrasing could serve both the government and Hizbullah. The paragraph suggests that Hizbullah has agreed that any attack on Israel will be made only with agreement by the Lebanese government and not on its own sole authority as a party or resistance group. (However, Hizbullah has already declared an exception: it reserves the right to attack Israeli troops as long as they remain in Lebanon. Doubtless Hizbullah accurately perceives the risks of the Resolution and its faith is likely to be low.)

Unifying the Lebanese government authority over foreign policy is not only necessary to holding Lebanon together but is also an important evolution in the state's integration. Historically, the Lebanese government has lacked both the capacity and the interest necessary to disarm Hizbullah, a force much more powerful than the state's own armed forces and that enjoys significant legitimacy in Lebanon as the sole effective deterrent to Israeli aggression. (Flagging in the post-Hariri era, its legitimacy has now been enormously pumped up by Israel's ruinous invasion of the country.) Lebanon is hardly unique in this weakness. Many weak states lack the capacity to control armed groups operating from their territories (several African states come to mind). They may even tacitly support the presence of such groups, if those groups operate as extra-legal (and plausibly deniable) instruments of the government's foreign policy.

But centralizing authority over foreign policy, especially to wage war or launch attacks on other states, is a state-building project incumbent on all nation-states. Hizbullah was brought into the government in the last election; the next step would normally be fusion of its armed wing into the state's armed forces. (We might recall that the precursor to the United States federal system, the Confederation of the thirteen colonies, ran into similar problems regarding Indian wars in the eighteenth century. New York's wars with the Iroquois and Georgia's wars with the Cherokee, launched on their own authority, drained the treasuries of the other states. The problem contributed significantly to the thirteen states' willingness to adopt the Constitution of 1789, which authorized only the federal government to govern relations with the "Indian tribes".)

"4. Reiterates its strong support for full respect for the Blue Line;

"5. Also reiterates its strong support, as recalled in all its previous relevant resolutions, for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders, as contemplated by the Israeli-Lebanese General Armistice Agreement of 23 March 1949;"

These clauses are nice but worrisomely vague. The term "full respect for the Blue Line" suggests the mutual termination of incursions or cross-border actions. But it does not specify how "full respect" is to be expressed - for example, whether it would require Israel to terminate its low-altitude flights over Lebanon, which have regularly broken the sound barrier over southern Lebanese cities. Nor does it address the question of prisoners.

"6. Calls on the international community to take immediate steps to extend its financial and humanitarian assistance to the Lebanese people, including through facilitating the safe return of displaced persons and, under the authority of the government of Lebanon, reopening airports and harbours, consistent with paragraphs 14 and 15, and calls on it also to consider further assistance in the future to contribute to the reconstruction and development of Lebanon;"

This paragraph might seem friendly to Lebanon, too, until we consider it in context. First, it makes the international community financially responsible for "reopening airports and harbours," rather than Israel, which wrecked them. Israel has no responsibility at all, in this resolution, for providing financial, logistical or any other help in reconstructing the rest of Lebanon.

Second and more subtly, the paragraph actually confirms Israel's authority to stall any such rebuilding, or selectively to impede it, since loopholes in the rest of the resolution leave it up to Israel to determine when "the authority of the government of Lebanon" has been truly imposed. By linking Lebanon's reconstruction to paragraphs 14 and 15 (below), Paragraph 6 confirms that rebuilding Lebanon must not translate into Hizbullah's resupplying and rebuilding its military capacity in the south. If Israel deems that rebuilding is serving Hizbullah's military capacity (which it doubtless will, as Hizbullah and the army will necessarily collaborate in reconstructing the demolished cities, villages, and infrastructure in the Shi'a south and Beirut suburbs), then the Israeli military can declare itself authorized to stop or even bomb those reconstruction efforts. Since Israel is occupying southern Lebanon precisely to monitor this process, it will be in position to halt the reconstruction at its discretion.

Aside from Hizbullah's arms, the phrase "under the authority of the government of Lebanon" gives Israel another point of leverage. Even if Hizbullah as a political party is involved in the rebuilding - which, again, being well-embedded among the southern Shi'a, it will inevitably be - then Israel can declare that the "authority of the government" has not been effectively imposed. The Lebanese government might protest that argument on grounds that Hamas is a legitimate Lebanese party. But Israel has similarly rejected the presence of Hamas in the Palestinian government, and, like Hamas, has declared Hizbullah a "terrorist organization". Israel would be consistent in rejecting the Lebanese government's insistence that Hizbullah must be considered a legitimate player and treating any involvement or presence by Hizbullah as a failure to impose full Lebanese state authority.

"7. Affirms that all parties are responsible for ensuring that no action is taken contrary to paragraph 1 that might adversely affect the search for a long-term solution, humanitarian access to civilian populations, including safe passage for humanitarian convoys, or the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons, and calls on all parties to comply with this responsibility and to cooperate with the Security Council;"

This paragraph focuses narrowly on urgent humanitarian concerns, which is welcome and essential. But it does not compel Israel or anyone else to pursue a "long-term solution". It only affirms that parties are responsible for not acting in any way that would "adversely affect" the "search" for one. (This phrasing is reminiscent of "peace process" language that calls on Israel not to act in any way that will "prejudice final status talks" regarding withdrawal from the Palestinian territories. Israel has roundly ignored those calls for decades.)

"8. Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following principles and elements:

· Full respect for the Blue Line by both parties;"

"Respect" is inoperably vague: see above.

· "security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL as authorised in paragraph 11, deployed in this area;"

This clause makes the Lebanese government and UNIFIL responsible for ensuring that Hizbullah is not re-armed.

"Full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), that require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27, 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese state;"

This clause provides the second serious distortion of history. The Taif Agreement (1989, clause 2.1 A) and Resolution 1559 (paragraph 3) did not call for disarming all "armed groups" but rather all "militias". It is startling that the international community allowed this alteration of facts (here, the diplomatic record). But its purpose is plain. Deliberate misquotation of both agreements undercuts the Lebanese government's maneuver cited earlier: to evade obligations to disarm Hizbullah by redefining Hizbullah as a "resistance" organization.

"· No foreign forces in Lebanon without the consent of its government;"

This subsection is friendly to the Lebanese government, implying that Israeli forces cannot legally invade again. But the clause does not actually go beyond the UN Charter and international law prohibiting exactly such behavior, which Israel has violated repeatedly in Lebanon on grounds of self-defense, so it does not really manifest as more robust here. Also, Israel has in the past implicitly defined Hizbullah as "foreign forces" in being an instrument of Iran, so it could conceivably declare the clause violated and violate it itself.

"· No sales or supply of arms and related materiel to Lebanon except as authorized by its government;"

This clause favors Israel, but it will also serve to strengthen the central Lebanese government in the positive sense observed earlier. The problem is the Lebanese government's capacity to enforce it, which is dubious. At what degree of failure would Israel declare this condition violated? Major rearmament of Hizbullah's southern positions? Or simply interception of a single truck carrying Katyushas?

"· Provision to the United Nations of all remaining maps of land mines in Lebanon in Israel's possession;"

The clause seems to favor the Lebanese, who urgently need these maps. However, it is formulated not as Israel's immediate obligation but as a "principle or element" associated with a "long-term solution". Since Israel understands a "long-term solution" only as the entire evaporation of Hizbullah, providing the maps of land mines is left conditional on an outcome not likely to emerge.

"9. Invites the secretary general to support efforts to secure as soon as possible agreements in principle from the government of Lebanon and the government of Israel to the principles and elements for a long-term solution as set forth in paragraph 8, and expresses its intention to be actively involved;"

Translation: The hapless Secretary General is charged with monitoring and facilitating this mess of an agreement.

"10. Requests the secretary general to develop, in liaison with relevant international actors and the concerned parties, proposals to implement the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), including disarmament, and for delineation of the international borders of Lebanon, especially in those areas where the border is disputed or uncertain, including by dealing with the Shebaa farms area, and to present to the Security Council those proposals within 30 days;"

Translation: The Secretary General is also charged with developing further proposals. Disposition of the Shebaa farms area is left to later negotiations, with no mention of the seven-point plan.

"11. Decides, in order to supplement and enhance the force in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operations, to authorize an increase in the force strength of Unifil to a maximum of 15,000 troops, and that the force shall, in addition to carrying out its mandate under resolutions 425 and 426 (1978):

a. Monitor the cessation of hostilities;

b. Accompany and support the Lebanese armed forces as they deploy throughout the South, including along the Blue Line, as Israel withdraws its armed forces from Lebanon as provided in paragraph 2;

c. Coordinate its activities related to paragraph 11 (b) with the government of Lebanon and the government of Israel;

d. Extend its assistance to help ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations and the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons;

e. Assist the Lebanese armed forces in taking steps towards the establishment of the area as referred to in paragraph 8;

f. Assist the government of Lebanon, at its request, to implement paragraph 14;"

According to these provisions, UNIFIL will play an expanded role in monitoring Hizbullah's disarmament, the Lebanese army's takeover, and the country's reconstruction. The measure seems to provide Israel with a guarantor of Hizbullah's marginalization, and the Lebanese government with a friendly international force that can monitor and even oppose any Israeli intervention. But the confusions and contradictions cited in earlier passages indicate a crucial weakness for UNIFIL regarding these jobs. Consider the dilemma: UNIFIL is charged with supporting the Lebanese army's deployment in the south, although deployment is not clearly contingent on Israel's withdrawal. UNIFIL must also prevent any rearmament by Hizbullah, southern Lebanon's primary military power, although it has no military or intelligence capacity to do. It will assist in securing "humanitarian access to civilian populations" and the return of refugees, but has no authority to engage Israeli forces if Israel impedes those efforts. A more unenviable position is difficult to imagine.

"12. Acting in support of a request from the government of Lebanon to deploy an international force to assist it to exercise its authority throughout the territory, authorizes Unifil to take all necessary action in areas of deployment of its forces and as it deems within its capabilities, to ensure that its area of operations is not utilised for hostile activities of any kind, to resist attempts by forceful means to prevent it from discharging its duties under the mandate of the Security Council, and to protect United Nations personnel, facilities, installations and equipment, ensure the security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel, humanitarian workers, and, without prejudice to the responsibility of the government of Lebanon, to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence;"

Recognizing UNIFIL's dilemma, the Resolution now seems to strengthen UNIFIL's role. But read closely, it only loads UNIFIL with more unmanageable duties. Since UNIFIL is based entirely in southern Lebanon, its primary responsibility-to "ensure that its area of operations is not utilized for hostile activities of any kind"-pertains solely to containing Hizbullah. Regarding Israel, its charge "to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence" seems to give it authority to repel Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians, but this role is undercut by two factors: (a) Israel's standard claim that it hits civilians only by accident during necessary military engagement with Hizbullah, such that it would reject UNIFIL's role in repelling actions ostensibly aimed at military targets "using civilians as shelter"; and (b) UNIFIL's obvious logistical inability to do anything about Israeli aggression of any kind. Since the rest of the resolution provides multiple loopholes for Israeli aggression (e.g., redefining it as "defense"), this clause sets up UNIFIL for failure to protect civilians.

Most strikingly, the resolution makes no mention of Israel's relationship to UNIFIL or its responsibility to respect UNIFIL's authority in fulfilling its mission. In other words, UNIFIL is the same feeble instrument it has been for decades.

"13. Requests the secretary general urgently to put in place measures to ensure Unifil is able to carry out the functions envisaged in this resolution, urges member states to consider making appropriate contributions to Unifil and to respond positively to requests for assistance from the Force, and expresses its strong appreciation to those who have contributed to Unifil in the past;"

Translation: The international community will fund and assist UNIFIL.

14. Calls upon the government of Lebanon to secure its borders and other entry points to prevent the entry in Lebanon without its consent of arms or related materiel and requests Unifil as authorised in paragraph 11 to assist the government of Lebanon at its request;

"15. Decides further that all states shall take the necessary measures to prevent, by their nationals or from their territories or using their flag vessels or aircraft;

a. the sale or supply to any entity or individual in Lebanon of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, whether or not originating in their territories, and;

b. the provision to any entity or individual in Lebanon of any technical training or assistance related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of the items listed in subparagraph (a) above, except that these prohibitions shall not apply to arms, related material, training or assistance authorised by the government of Lebanon or by Unifil as authorised in paragraph 11;"

These paragraphs target Israel's core concerns. They require full disarmament of Hizbullah as well as termination of related support to Hizbullah by its allies. Being linked to Paragraph 6, however, these provisions also make "reopening [Lebanon's] airports and harbors" contingent both. Since covert external support to Hizbullah is virtually certain, and therefore easy for Israel to claim whether Israel has direct evidence or not, this construction gives Israel a standing legal mechanism through which to block the reconstruction of Lebanon for whatever reason it might have.

"16. Decides to extend the mandate of Unifil until 31 August 2007, and expresses its intention to consider in a later resolution further enhancements to the mandate and other steps to contribute to the implementation of a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution;

17. Requests the secretary general to report to the Council within one week on the implementation of this resolution and subsequently on a regular basis;

18. Stresses the importance of, and the need to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions including its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973;

19. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Translation: the Security Council intends to keep this tattered process running.

To summarize, Resolution 1701 reflects a legal coup for Israel and the United States. On its face, it seems even-handed, providing for an Israeli withdrawal, pacification of Hizbullah, restoration of Lebanese sovereignty, and conditions that allow for Lebanon's reconstruction. It actually provides Israel with ultimate leverage over its own withdrawal, contingent on disarming Hizbullah.

Most seriously, regarding the UN itself, the Resolution fails to condemn Israel for violating international law in its onslaught on Lebanon. It also fails to establish any basis for a serious peace process. It represents a twisted, tricky document, representing machinations of the United States in service to the neocon alliance with Israel to "remake" the Middle East. Its provisions to disarm Hizbullah are politically unworkable and beyond the SC's capacity. Its provisions for Israeli withdrawal are contingent on that disarmament.

Regarding its relevance to a real peace in Lebanon, within days or weeks of this writing Resolution 1701 may be a discredited artefact of history. But its design remains significant: inability of the SC to act in a principled fashion to impose international order. In that light, it tells us far more about the internal debility of the UN than it does about any future for the Israeli-Lebanese conflict.

Virginia Tilley is a professor of political science, a US citizen working in South Africa, and author of The One-State Solution: A Breakthrough for Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Deadlock (University of Michigan Press and Manchester University Press, 2005). She can be reached at tilley@hws.edu.

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