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No one mentions the newly married young man who went off to
demonstrate only to die a martyr leaving his young bride a widow.
No one mentions the Palestinian youth whose head was crushed
by Israelis and whose arms were broken before he was so bru-
tally slaughtered. No one mentions the little 8-year-old boy who
was shot to death by Israeli soldiers. No one says how (some)
Jewish settlers armed with all sorts of weapons and encouraged by
Barak's government, storm Palestinian villages and uproot olive
trees and murder Palestinian civilians. No one mentions the
Palestinian babies who have died when their homes were bombed
by air raids or who were caught in a hail of Israeli bullets while
being transported to an envisioned safety. Everyone knows that
babies cannot throw stones. Everyone knows but Israelis and
Americans. 14
The reply from Ehud Barak, the prime minister of the time, to the
inhuman scenes going on in Palestine was particularly interesting. He
simply stated that he doesn't mind how the conflict in Gaza, the West
Bank and the other zones will ever die down and that the use of all
means against Palestinians crowds was justified. He also noted that he
is not interested in how many Palestinians die, but he is only concerned
with the security of his own people. 15
The response from E. Eytan, a general in the Israeli army, is even
more thought-provoking. He stated that they do not regret anything
they have done and they are ready to use all means for the security for
their people and soldiers. He said that the order was given to the troops
to use weapons against Palestinian demonstrators and that people must
be shot in the head and chest to instill fear into the population. 16
The above statements from some Israeli officials are the clearest
possible expression of this cruel mentality. The figures show that most
Israeli soldiers carried out their orders with the greatest efficiency.
According to a Palestine Health Organisation report, 34 percent of the
more than 400 people killed during the Aqsa Intifada were under age
18. The important thing, however, is that 47 percent of the dead were
people who did not take part in the demonstrations or clashes. Thirty-
eight percent of those injured on the West Bank were hit by real bullets,