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Palestinian Terrorism - A Sense of Proportion
April 12, 2002
"In the last eighteen months, Israel's six million citizens have buried over four hundred victims of terror - a per capita toll equivalent to half a dozen September 11ths" - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speech before the US Senate on April 10, 2002.464 Israelis have been murdered and 3,700 have been seriously injured since the beginning of the current violence in September 2000.
197 Israelis have been killed since September 2000 in suicide bombings.
166 Israelis have been killed since September 2000 in shooting attacks.
66 Israelis have been killed since the arrival of American peace envoy Anthony Zinni to the Middle East on March 14, 2002.
256 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terror from the signing of the Declaration of Principles with the PLO on September 13, 1993, to the outbreak of the current violence seven years later.
12,479 attacks (including shooting, bombing, grenade assaults, stabbing) have occurred since September 2000.
460 terror attacks have occurred in the past 3 weeks.
4,185 Palestinians have been detained since the beginning of "Operation Defensive Shield" - among them are 121 wanted terrorists.
Since "Operation Defensive Shield" began Israel has arrested:
309 PA security officials involved in terror activity
287 Fatah/Tanzim terrorists
275 Hamas terrorists
60 Islamic Jihad terrorists
57 Popular Front terrorists
3 Democratic Front terrorists
113 unaffiliated individuals involved in terror activity
2,469 rifles, 759 pistols, 30 machine guns have been seized during "Operation Defensive Shield".
97 explosives charges, 5 explosive belts have been seized during "Operation Defensive Shield".
50 tons of illegal arms (including long-range missiles, mortars, mines and advanced explosives) were seized by Israel on the Karine A ship in January 2002 in international waters about 300 miles from Israel' s Red Sea port Eilat.
40 tons of illegal arms were seized by Israel in May 2001 on the Santorini, a boat that had successfully deposited caches of arms in Gaza at least three prior times.
