Gal-On asks Peretz to look into use of cluster bombs in Lebanon - Haaretz

Last update - 09:12 28/09/2006

Gal-On asks Peretz to look into use of cluster bombs in Lebanon

By Meron Rapoport, Haaretz Correspondent and DPA

MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz-Yahad) asked Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday to look into the decision to use cluster bombs in Lebanon.

Gal-On made the request after soldiers told her they had fired the bombs during the war, and following reports in Haaretz.

Haaretz reported about two weeks ago that the commander of a Multiple Launch Rocket System unit said his unit had fired about 600 cluster rockets and that the Israel Defense Forces had fired a total of about 1,800 cluster rockets, containing approximately 1.2 million bomblets.

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The bomblets, each of which has the strength of a hand grenade, do not all explode when they hit the ground.

Cluster bombs are not prohibited by international law but many experts say they should not be used in civilian surroundings. The United Nations estimates there are approximately one million unexploded bombs in Lebanon.

In her letter to Peretz, Gal-On asked why the bombs were used although it was known that they would turn into mine fields in southern Lebanon. She also asked why Israel is not cooperating with the UN in assisting civilians in areas where cluster bombs were fired to locate the bombs.

A 12-year old boy was killed and three other children wounded Wednesday by the explosion of an Israeli cluster bomb in southern Lebanon. The children were playing in a field when they accidentally touched a bomblet which blew up. So far, 15 civilians have been killed by Israeli cluster bombs since the war ended, and almost 90 have been wounded.

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1.	Put the IDF to work on a humanitarian mission.	05:05	\|	Timothy	28/09/06

2.	The man must be mad	05:16	\|	Mark Lincoln	28/09/06

3.	The Least That Israel Could Do	08:18	\|	Karim	28/09/06

4.	a war against civilians	08:46	\|	Hashim	28/09/06

5.	Cluster bombs epitomize Israeli moral bankruptcy	08:59	\|	Mark Kienan	28/09/06

6.	Bombs and bombs	09:17	\|	Thomas	28/09/06

7.	do the math	09:39	\|	joe	28/09/06

8.	Hunting Season	10:02	\|	Maral	28/09/06

9.	Allegations of targeting civilians are ridiculous	10:12	\|	Itamar	28/09/06

10.	#7 joe - or that Israel is understatating the number of cluster	10:12	\|	Tony Price	28/09/06

11.	#6 Thomas - has it ever occurred to you...	10:20	\|	Johnboy	28/09/06

12.	M Lincoln.#2 Try reading the article	10:48	\|	Zardos	28/09/06

13.	and has it occurred to johmboy	11:08	\|	Thomas	28/09/06

14.	To Hashim, Safely in Kuwait	11:21	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

15.	Joe	11:30	\|	Walid	28/09/06

16.	Itamar	11:37	\|	Walid	28/09/06

17.	The IDF should pay for the clean up	11:40	\|	Francois	28/09/06

18.	Unnecessary war crime	11:46	\|	Lebanese	28/09/06

19.	#5 MARK AND THE DARKNESS ON THE OTHER SIDE	11:53	\|	paul harris 4	28/09/06

20.	#14 Yossi in Haifa	11:54	\|	Johnboy	28/09/06

21.	#2 MARK AND THE USUAL ROSE MANURE	11:56	\|	paul harris 4	28/09/06

22.	is zahava gal-on aware that the projectiles	12:04	\|	zadok the priest	28/09/06

23.	No Civilians in Southern Lebanon	12:04	\|	Efox	28/09/06

24.	#13 Thomas looses the plot.	12:04	\|	Johnboy	28/09/06

25.	To Itamar No. 9 - Not Ridiculous but True	12:08	\|	Karim	28/09/06

26.	Gal-on needs a lot of soul-searching	12:38	\|	lefty turned righty	28/09/06

27.	Cluster Bombs R Certificate of bad IDF manners	12:46	\|	Simon	28/09/06

28.	#17 Johnboy	12:48	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

29.	#16 Walid Beirut	13:03	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

30.	karim then why did nasrallah beg for a cease-fire	13:03	\|	flavius josephus	28/09/06

31.	BRING THE WAR CRIMINALS OLMERT, LIVNI, PERETZ, HALUTZ TO JUSTICE	13:08	\|	Messaoud	28/09/06

32.	#25 Karim	13:13	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

33.	THE CEASEFIRE HAD BEEN AGREED	13:18	\|	Marilyn	28/09/06

34.	Wait a minute.	13:18	\|	Kapule David Mabuta	28/09/06

35.	remind of one incident IDF acted humanely???	13:46	\|	arab	28/09/06

36.	They should investigate thousands of shrapnell loaded Katyushas.	13:48	\|	PETER SM	28/09/06

37.	Thanks #28, Yossi. You make your point clear:	13:48	\|	BouSameer	28/09/06

38.	#36 Peter SM	13:58	\|	Tony Price	28/09/06

39.	ARAB How much warning do you give with suicide bombers & Qassems?	14:02	\|	PETER SM	28/09/06

40.	#37 Bou Sameer	14:03	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

41.	much less terrible. we talk about war CRIMES	14:04	\|	arab	28/09/06

42.	To Yossi	14:09	\|	Tupac	28/09/06

43.	proof IDF = terrorist organisation	14:22	\|	Mark B.	28/09/06

44.	#36	14:23	\|	Boycott	28/09/06

45.	T.PRICE. Pathtetic that you have no problems with the intentions.	14:28	\|	PETER SM	28/09/06

46.	Efox 23, no civilians in israel	14:48	\|	bad leb	28/09/06

47.	#40 Yossi - thanks for "cool" message!	14:51	\|	BouSameer	28/09/06

48.	#33 MARILYN AND THE FAIRY STORIES FROM OZ	14:53	\|	paul harris 10	28/09/06

49.	#28 Yossi, who has an appalling accent	15:11	\|	Johnboy	28/09/06

50.	#36 PETER SM asks about ball bearings	15:19	\|	Johnboy	28/09/06

51.	coward	15:32	\|	talkback observer	28/09/06

52.	#47 Bou Sameer	15:46	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

53.	Cluster Bombs	15:48	\|	Freddy	28/09/06

54.	The ARABS can lose all day long BUT	15:49	\|	d.dor	28/09/06

55.	Cluster Bombs (Post No. 53)	16:03	\|	Johnny Weintraub	28/09/06

56.	#49 John Boy	16:22	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

57.	#55 Johnny Weintraub	16:27	\|	Johnboy	28/09/06

58.	WAR CRIMES? CLUSTERBOMBS?	16:54	\|	KING K	28/09/06

59.	Johnny Weintraub#55...... THERE IS NO DETERRENCE TO FIGHT BULLIES	17:01	\|	Messaoud	28/09/06

60.	Yossi, do your arguments also apply to sports?	17:31	\|	BouSameer	28/09/06

61.	Intended misuse of "failed" cluster bombs usefull?	17:37	\|	fritz	28/09/06

62.	"not prohibited by international law, but..."	17:41	\|	fritz	28/09/06

63.	Freddy # 53 Under What Law?	17:49	\|	Jeff Northridge	28/09/06

64.	geneva convention	17:50	\|	Joe	28/09/06

65.	#60 Bou Sameer	17:56	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

66.	#4 Hashim	17:59	\|	Yonatan	28/09/06

67.	My conscience is clear	18:04	\|	Yonatan	28/09/06

68.	Menahen Begin, Shamir etc.	18:10	\|	Lebanese Admirer	28/09/06

69.	cluster bombs should be banned	18:11	\|	david	28/09/06

70.	Yo Bou Sameer	18:11	\|	Yossi	28/09/06

71.	To # 16 Walid	18:13	\|	Dimitri	28/09/06

72.	#64 Geneva Convention, Joe	18:13	\|	Boycott	28/09/06

73.	Messaoud (Post No. 55)	18:36	\|	Johnny Weintraub	28/09/06

74.	Yossi, #71 and #65, OK, I`ll buy some of that..	19:12	\|	BouSameer	28/09/06

75.	Boycott # 72 You`re Right About That	19:12	\|	Jeff Northridge	28/09/06

76.	david # 69 Idealistically, I Agree	19:53	\|	Jeff Northridge	28/09/06

77.	MUSLIMS CARED FOR JEWS FOR 1,000 YEARS	20:02	\|	Marilyn	28/09/06

78.	Fact: Israel was quite merciful against yellow flags of HATE	20:35	\|	Uri	28/09/06

79.	SACK MARK REGEV	20:43	\|	Marilyn	28/09/06

80.	#76, Jeff : Not too sure where you stand on cluster bombs..	20:50	\|	BouSameer	28/09/06

81.	#75 Jeff Northbridge	21:06	\|	Boycott	28/09/06

82.	Paul Harris/Leave Israel alone??	21:31	\|	Maureen Ann	28/09/06

83.	having a ball, aren`t you? jeerers and sneerers	21:59	\|	Jasmine Murphy	28/09/06

84.	No, Maral	22:00	\|	marcus aurelius	28/09/06

85.	Walid	22:01	\|	marcus aurelius	28/09/06

86.	to #83 Jasmine, It`s not about free speech..	22:52	\|	BouSameer	28/09/06

87.	BouSameer # 80 My Position Is Simple	23:02	\|	Jeff Northridge	28/09/06

88.	Zadok the Priss # 22	23:11	\|	gabe	28/09/06

89.	Zehava Gal-On`s tardy request	23:39	\|	sh	28/09/06

90.	And how do cluster bombs make IDF better than Hitler?	00:01	\|	Nabil - Lebanese	29/09/06

91.	Boycott # 81 The ICC	00:03	\|	Jeff Northridge	29/09/06

92.	alls fair in love and war	00:47	\|	Steve	29/09/06

93.	More Israeli genocidal tactics against women and children	00:52	\|	Clickfool	29/09/06

94.	#45 Peter SM	01:03	\|	Tony Price	29/09/06

95.	Make peace with your Enemy and not your Friend	02:06	\|	Peace	29/09/06

96.	JOHNBOY.Just try admitting that thousands of shrapnell missiles	02:56	\|	PETER SM	29/09/06

97.	Marilyn Oh Marilyn	03:19	\|	Gabe1	29/09/06

98.	Send Olmert,Halut,Peretz,and Livni To Lebanon	03:22	\|	Billy T	29/09/06

99.	#76 Jeff, shooting himself in the foot	03:28	\|	Johnboy	29/09/06

100.	#56 Yossi, who asks about irresponsibility	03:41	\|	Johnboy	29/09/06

101.	Isreal should pay for the clean up???	03:54	\|	Nick	29/09/06

102.	Peace # 87 That`s An Interesting Statement	04:33	\|	Jeff Northridge	29/09/06

103.	JOHNBOY thousands of shrapnell missiles WERE fired at Israeli-	04:52	\|	PETER SM	29/09/06

104.	#82 MAUREEN ANN GIVE EQUAL PROTEST TO THE	05:15	\|	paul harris	29/09/06

105.	T.PRICE a"couple of kidnappings" NOTHING else?	07:14	\|	PETER SM	29/09/06

106.	the rightful concern of MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz-Yahad)	07:31	\|	Uri	29/09/06

107.	I agree with Nick # 96	08:26	\|	Aussie RA	29/09/06

108.	I agree with Nick # 96	08:31	\|	Aussie RA	29/09/06

109.	The worst part about this # 83 Jasmine	08:37	\|	Aussie RA	29/09/06

110.	no33 marilyn & only firing on military targets	10:11	\|	Joe Moer	29/09/06

111.	Peter no36 Purpose of the shrapnel was......	10:17	\|	Joe Moer	29/09/06

112.	Paul Harris/Iran`s Bomb/my issue with Israel	11:11	\|	Maureen Ann	29/09/06

113.	WHAT JUSTIFIES 1 MILLION BOMBS?	11:13	\|	Marilyn	29/09/06

114.	Marilyn	11:40	\|	Fletch	29/09/06

115.	#96 and #103 Shrapnell-loaded rockets aimed at Israeli towns	12:17	\|	Johnboy	29/09/06

116.	clickfool & the "SMART"clusterbombs no93	16:02	\|	Joe Moer	29/09/06

117.	Tony Price: The Ball Bearings	16:55	\|	Guy From NYC	29/09/06

118.	Tony Price, bitten by ball bearings	19:43	\|	Marilyn	29/09/06

119.	CLUSTER BOMBS	02:52	\|	ROBERT TRIPPJR	30/09/06

120.	Marilyn # 118	05:08	\|	Nick	30/09/06

121.	Marilyin,you seem to forget	05:31	\|	Nick	30/09/06

122.	Maureen Ann on military service	05:42	\|	Nick	30/09/06

123.	Nick you are a dangerous lunatic	06:53	\|	Marilyn	01/10/06

124.	Marilyn you still don`t mention a few things	21:06	\|	Nick	01/10/06