September 28th, 2002 marks the second year of the current Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the repression of the Palestinian people. During the last two years, the Israeli response to the Palestinian people's struggle for their internationally recognized right to self-determination and towards an end to the Israeli colonization of their land has grown increasingly violent and aggressive. In September 2000, Palestinians were met by Israeli soldiers firing rubber coated metal bullets and live ammunition. Today nearly all the West Bank towns have been fully 're-occupied' by the Israeli army and have been placed under strict military-enforced curfew. In Gaza, the population is bracing itself for an imminent reoccupation.
More than 1,914 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers, settlers or police since September 2000. Also counted among these are those who died as a direct result of the Israeli occupation, i.e. those denied access to life saving medical treatment when ambulances were stopped and turned away at checkpoints, and the unborn babies who died when their mothers could not reach hospital because of closure or curfew:
More than 1,914 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers, settlers or police since September 2000. Also counted among these are those who died as a direct result of the Israeli occupation, i.e. those denied access to life saving medical treatment when ambulances were stopped and turned away at checkpoints, and the unborn babies who died when their mothers could not reach hospital because of closure or curfew: