Israel and Palestine in True Perspective

PALESTINE - ISRAEL, 1 Nov 2010

Charles Mercieca - TRANSCEND Media Service

Does believing and responding to these facts make one an anti-Semite in your eyes?

Israeli and Palestinian Children Killed September 29, 2000 – Present 124 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 1,441 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information)
	Israelis and Palestinians Killed September 29, 2000 – Present 1,072 Israelis and at least 6,348 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information)
Israelis and Palestinians Injured September 29, 2000 – Present 8,864 Israelis and 39,019 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information) Unfortunately, our sources have not updated these statistics in quite some time. We are working to find more up-to-date sources.
	Daily U.S. Military Aid to Israel and the Palestinians Fiscal Year 2009 During Fiscal Year 2009, the U.S. is providing Israel with at least $7.0 million per day in military aid and $0 in military aid to the Palestinians. (View Sources & More Information)
UN Resolutions Targeting Israel and the Palestinians 1955 – 1992 Israel has been targeted by at least 65 UN resolutions and the Palestinians have been targeted by none. (View Sources & More Information)
	Current Number of Political Prisoners and Detainees 1 Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 7,383 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. (View Sources & More Information)
Demolitions of Israeli and Palestinian Homes 1967 – Present 0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and 24,145 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since 1967. (View Sources & More Information)
	Current Israeli and Palestinian Unemployment Rates The Israeli unemployment rate is 6.1%, while the Palestinian unemployment in the West Bank is 16.3% and 41.3% in Gaza. (View Sources & More Information)
Current Illegal Settlements on the Other’s Land Israel currently has 223 Jewish-only settlements and ‘outposts’ built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli.

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Charles Mercieca, Ph.D.:

• President, International Association of Educators for World Peace Dedicated to United Nations Goals of Peace Education, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament.
• Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University.
• Member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development and Environment.

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