The following letter was published in Vancouver's Georgia Straight, in
the May 30-June 5 issue, written by Gary D. Keenan.
Reply to "Letter to editor from
Cam Small", May 22-29
Dear editor.
Of the many reliable sources that refute Cam Small's assertion that
"there has never been any evidence to suggest that [Palestinian]
noncombatants are being targeted [by Israeli soldiers]", I quote from
an article by Chris Hedges (former bureau chief for the Dallas Morning
News in Jerusalem and Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times),
who witnessed children being shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in the
occupied Gaza Strip: "Children have been shot in other conflicts I have
covered...but I have never before watched soldiers entice children like
mice into a trap and murder them for sport." ("A Gaza Diary", Harper's,
October 2001).
Gary D. Keenan
Vancouver