SOME EXAMPLES OF ALISON WEIR'S VERSION OF 'CALM' FOR THE ISRAELIS

Dec 7 2004 -- Sgt Nadav Kudinski, 20, of Kiryat Gat of the Oketz canine unit was killed by a bomb, along with his dog, when a booby-trapped chicken coup eploded NW of the Karni Crossing in the Gaza Strip. 4 soldiers wounded in exchange of gunfire. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Dec 12, 2004 -- five IDF soldier were killed and five wounded when a tunnel filled with 1.5 tons of explosives detonated under an IDF post at the Rafah crossing. Hamas and the Fatah Hawks claimed responsibility for the attack.

Dec 14, 2004 Jitladda-Tap-arsa, 19, a female agriculture worker from Udon Thani's Nong Han district in NE Thailand, was killed and two other foreign workers from Thailand and Nepal were wounded by mortar shells fired at Ganei Tal in the Gush Katif settlement bloc from the Gaza Strip.

Dec 21, 2004 -- Ariella Fahima, 39, a Bedouin from the town of Rahat employed as a security guard at the construction site of the security fence west of Hebron, was shot and killed by Palestinian terrorists. The Fatah al-Aqsa martyrs brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

Jan 2, 2005 Nissim Arbiv, 25, of Nissanit in the Gaza Strip was mortally wounded in a morar shell attack while working in the Erez Industrial Zone. He died of his wounds on Jan 11th. Two others were wounded in this attack. Hamas claimed responsibility.

Jan 7, 2005 -- Sgt. Yosef (yossi) Atia, 21, of Petah Tikva, was killed and three fellow off-duty soldiers were wounded when Palestinians opened fire on their car in Trans-Samaria Hwy. The Fatah al-Aksa martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.

Jan 12, 2005 -- Gideon Rivlin, 50, of Ganei Tal was killed and three IDF soldiers were wounded when a bomb was detonated as a military vehicle patroled the route near Morag in S. Gaza. 2 Terrorists were killed by IDF forces. The area was booby-trapped with explosive devices, in addition to the bomb that exploded. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

Jan 13, 2005 terrorists activated an explosive device on the Palestinian side blowing a hole in teh door through whic Palestinian terrorists infiltrated the Israeli side and opened fire at Israeli citizens. Six Israeli civilians and three Palestinian terrorists were killed, and five Israelis were wounded. hamas and the Fatah al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed joint responsibility for the attack.

Jan 15th, 2005 Ayala-Hya (Ella) Abukasis, 17, of Sderot was mortally wounded when a Qassam rocket landed near her and shrapnel penetrated her cerebellum leaving her brain-dead. She was struck protecting her younger brother who was lightly wounded. Her parents took her off of life-support and she died Jan 21.

Jan 18, 2005 Oded Sharon, 36, from Gan Yavne, and ISA officer, was killed, and IDF officer seriously wounded, and four IDF and three ISA members were lightly wounded in a suicide bombing attack at the Gush Katif junction in Gaza. while search procedures were initiated, the suicide bomber detonated himself. Hamas claimed responsibility.

Feb 25th, 2005 5 killed and 65 wounded outside the stage Club on the Tel Aviv promenade by a suicide bomber. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. Israel has intercepted messages from Syrian Islamic Jihad members ordering the attack.

Gee, I counted more than seven dead Israelis like Alison Weir reported. I wonder what ELSE is a lie in her article. I doubt there were 170 Palestinians KILLED by Israelis in that time, either.