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Stories from 2004-11-24

Israeli officer: I Was Right To Shoot 13-Year-Old Child

Chris McGreal | Guardian | November 24, 2004

The officer, identified by the army only as Captain R, was charged this week with illegal use of his weapon, conduct unbecoming an officer and other relatively minor infractions after emptying all 10 bullets from his gun's magazine into Iman al-Hams when she walked into a "security area" on the edge of Rafah refugee camp last month. [more]

Protests Grow as Ukraine Vote Crisis Deepens

C.J. Chivers | New York Times | November 24, 2004

"A senior Western diplomat in Kiev, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the political situation, portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as being at an impasse, stung by public and diplomatic reaction, and unsure of how to react to the growing protests." [more]

Time To Act Against The Extremists

Ze'ev Schiff | Ha'aretz | November 24, 2004

There are things that settlers have been doing lately to the army that if they were done by Palestinians would be defined as violence, and even as terrorism. [more]

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