...from the beginning of the intifada to the end of December 2003,
1988 Palestinians have been killed, among them 439 minors.
...more than fifty percent of the Palestinians killed were unarmed.
1988 Palestinians have been killed, among them 439 minors.
...more than fifty percent of the Palestinians killed were unarmed.
On May 3rd a Military Court sentenced Captain Zvi Kortzky to two months' imprisonment, four months' of military tasks and six months' probation.He had been convicted of shooting to death Muhammad Zid, 16. The shooting took place when the minor was in his home, in Nazlat a-Sheikh Zid, Jenin District. This is the first time that an IDF soldier has been convicted of "causing the death by negligence" of a Palestinian during the al-Aqsa intifada.
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The conviction of Captain Kortzky is one of only three convictions related to the killing or wounding of civilians. In the other two cases, soldiers were only convicted of "illegal use of weapons." Yet, from the beginning of the intifada to the end of December 2003, 1988 Palestinians have been killed, among them 439 minors. According to B'Tselem's figures, more than fifty percent of the Palestinians killed were unarmed. The JAG's Office has opened only seventy-two Military Police investigations that deal with killing or causing severe injury to civilians. Only thirteen of the investigations resulted in indictments, and only three convictions were obtained.
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link John Stanton at Counterpunch
