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Written by William Seaman William Seaman
Published: 24 July 2002 24 July 2002
Dear Editor,



The massacre of fourteen Palestinian civilians, nine of them children, at the hands of a U.S.-supplied F-16 has once again demonstrated the bloody-mindedness of Ariel Sharon. The Israeli Prime Minister referred to this assassination mission as "one of our greatest successes" and he did so well after it was clear that they had killed fourteen and wounded one hundred and forty others. It was in addition perfectly clear to the Israelis that a high-yield explosive ordinance in a high-density population center would have just this result. The strike came after the spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, said they were prepared to stop suicide attacks if Israel withdrew from the West Bank towns it had reoccupied. We will never know if that opportunity was real. Ariel Sharon has once again ensured that the violence will continue.



As citizens, we must call on our government to immediately suspend military ties to Israel until the brutal and illegal occupation is ended. There is no other action that will bring an end to this vicious cycle of violence.



William Seaman

Jews for Global Justice

Status: Sent
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