Archive | June 19, 2012

Palestinian Children Killed by Israel Army

Israel regularly targets the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring Palestinians.
Most of the victims are women and children.

The Israeli activity army and paramilitary Jewish settlers have killed 545 Palestinian children and minors since the outbreak of the al-Aqsa Intifada in September 2000.

Among these victims, 266 children were 14 or younger while the ages of the left 279 ranged from 15 to 18. Moreover, as many as 20,000 Palestinian children were injured, with nearly 1500 holding life-long disabilities.

The total number of Palestinians killed by Israel on the current Intifada is around 2700, the vast majority of them civilians.

The Mayanmar Tragedy

Jun19

Myanmar

Angry Buddhist mob kill 50 Muslims in Myanmar. The more details visit News & Views .

The government of the Myanmar’s considers the Rohingya to be foreigners, while many citizens — including the local Rakhine Buddhist population — see them as illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh and view them with hostility.

The group called on the United Nations to send observers to monitor the situation and aid, such as medicine and food, and for world leaders to pressure the government to stop persecuting them.

Clashes in western Rakhine state between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, who are not recognized by the Myanmar government as citizens, have left dozens dead and more than 30,000 displaced.

An estimated 800,000 Rohingya live in Myanmar, described by the U.N. as one of the world’s most persecuted minorities.

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