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Friday, October 06, 2006

what everyone needs to know

about Israel and Palestine.

Since September 29, 2000:

121 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians.
786 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis.

1,084 Israelis have been killed.
4,171 Palestinians have been killed.

7,633 Israelis have been injured.
30,670 Palestinians have been injured.

The U.S. gives $15,139,178 per day to the Israeli government and military.
The U.S. gives $232,290 per day to Palestinian NGO’s.

Israel has been targeted by at least 65 UN resolutions.
The Palestinians have been targeted by none.

1 Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians.
9,599 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.

0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians.
4,170 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel.

The Israeli unemployment rate is 8.9%.
The Palestinian unemployment is estimated at 25-31%.

From March 2001 - July 2003, 60+ new Jewish-only settlements have been built on confiscated Palestinian land.
There have been 0 cases of Palestinians confiscating Israeli land and building settlements.

Source: If Americans Knew

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I enjoyed reading your blog very much. Thanks for taking the time to keep it going.
Shane
World Fitness

10/10/2006 7:05 AM  

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