What gas is Israel using?

[Resistance]

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1796.shtml

Here is a disturbing ordeal that has not yet been mentioned in any mainstream US papers or media. It exposes some shocking aspects of Israel's treatment of Palestinian political prisoners, including the use of a gas that impacts the nervous and respiratory systems. It should be noted that Israel has denied using nerve gas against Palestinians, even though one account of its use has already been documented in James Longley's searing film, "Gaza Strip."

http://www.littleredbutton.com/gas_interviews/

In February 2001, the Israeli military used a yet-unidentified gas on Palestinian civilians in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.

These interviews were recorded by James Longley during production of his documentary film, Gaza Strip, and are provided here for the curious reader.

PDF File: http://www.littleredbutton.com/gas_interviews/interviews.pdf

[Tinoire]

1. BBC mentioned nerve gas

I trust the Israeli government no more than I trust Bush. Sorry if it's an ethnic state and that thought is either painful or offensive to some very good DUers. Get a liberal or even a centrist like Mitznah in there and I think criticism of Israel would go waaaaay down. Right now, the atrocities happening under Sharon are inexcusable.

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Israel to lobby ABC over nerve gas documentary
July 1 2003


The Israeli government will lobby Australia's national broadcaster to ditch plans to screen a controversial BBC documentary on the Jewish state.

The program, Israel's Secret Weapon, asserts that Israel has used nerve gas against Palestinians and possesses an arsenal of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.

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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/01/1056825386691.html

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The smoking gas had no immediate effect. There was none of the instant irritation to the eyes and breathing passages caused by all forms of teargas. And, at first, the gas had no odor. "It's harmless - this gas is nothing!", yelled a few teenagers, taunting Israeli soldiers. "Throw more!" The soldiers complied.

After a few minutes, the gas started to smell. "Like mint," several people said. One resident later recalled that, "the smell was good. You want to breathe more. You feel good when you inhale it." A girl reported that "its taste was like sugar. The smell was sweet.”

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Soon, however, people began to realize that the gas wasn't harmless after all. One man recalled: "..ten - fifteen minutes later I got severe stomach cramps. I felt that my stomach was being torn apart. And a burning sensation in my chest. I couldn't breathe." People began to vomit, and go into seizures and spasms, then collapse and lose consciousness.

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During the following six weeks, the Israeli Defense Forces would continue to deploy this novel weapon against civilians. In all, at least eight separate attacks with the "new gas" are recorded in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. According to the Israeli government, the victims of these attacks were suffering from "anxiety".
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/article.php?story=2002122223143335

On edit: References for above article provided in link. Also please note that this article is written by James Brook, an American, since I've noticed that people love to attack the Palestinian sites as if Arafat himself were writing the articles and not US/UK/Isreali Leftists & moderates.

James Brooks of Worcester, Vermont is former marketing director of Vita-Flex Nutrition and was founding vice-president of the National Association of Equine Supplement Manufacturers. Past articles have been published on the NileMedia Web site. Currently Mr. Brooks serves as webmaster for Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel and publishes News Links, a daily e-mail digest of Middle East news and commentary. Brooks is also a member of the national Al-Awda Co-ordinating Committee.