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From: steven wachlin
Date: September 28, 2010 2:09:40 AM EDT
To: Dan Walsh
Subject: Re: yours?
yes
SW
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:54 AM, Dan Walsh wrote:
http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/all-palestinians-are-still-...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Civil_WarBy 15 June 1982, Israeli units were entrenched outside Beirut. The United States called for PLO withdrawal from Lebanon, and Sharon began to order bombing raids of West Beirut, targeting some 16,000 PLO fedayeen who had retreated into fortified positions. Meanwhile, Arafat attempted through negotiations to salvage politically what was clearly a disaster for the PLO, an attempt which eventually succeeded once the multinational force arrived to evacuate the PLO.
The fighting in Beirut killed more than 6,700 people of whom the vast majority were civilians. Combatants killed included 500 PLO, more than 400 Lebanese, over 100 Syrians and 88 Israelis. Fierce artillery duels between the IDF and the PLO, and PLO shelling of Christian neighborhoods of East Beirut at the outset gave way to escalating aerial IDF bombardment beginning on 21 July 1982.[18] It is commonly estimated that during the entire campaign, approximately 20,000 were killed on all sides, including many civilians, and 30,000 were wounded[citation needed].
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