SI LES CHRETIENS SAVAIENT............................

[saladin]

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability.

Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation.

It is the goal of If Americans Knew ( http://www.ifamericansknew.org/ )to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution.
Below are charts of eight little-known statistics.


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The U.S. gives $15,139,178 per day to the Israeli government and military and $568,744 per day to Palestinian NGO’s.

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Israel has been targeted by at least 65 UN resolutions up to 1992 (up until 2002, it was still in violation of 30 resolutions) and the Palestinians have been targeted by none.

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989 Israelis and 3,354 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000.

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6,709 Israelis and 27,925 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000.

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The Israeli unemployment rate is 10.4%, while the Palestinian unemployment is estimated at 37-67%.

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114 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 642 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000.

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1 Israeli home has been destroyed by Palestinians and [/b]2,202 Palestinian homes[/b] have been completely destroyed (14,436 partially destroyed) since September 29, 2000.

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60+ new Jewish-only settlements have been built on confiscated Palestinian land between March 2001 and July 11, 2003 (despite being ordered not to by UN Resolution 452). There have been 0 cases of Palestinians confiscating Israeli land and building settlements.