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Last update - 00:00 06/12/2006
Egyptians offer to represent Beit Hanun victims at The Hague
By Lily Galili, Haaretz Correspondent

Representatives of the Egyptian Bar Association have offered to represent the victims of the Israeli artillery barrage in Beit Hanun at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

On Sunday, representatives of the Egyptian Bar Association contacted Beit Hanun's mayor, Muhammad al-Kafarne, and offered their services.

The mayor has asked the families of the victims to authorize a transfer of power of attorney, so the Egyptian lawyers can proceed with bringing the case before the International Court.
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Ghasen Qassem, a relative of the mayor, who lost his elder brother in the November 8 artillery attack on the Gaza town, has delayed the power of attorney authorization because of efforts underway to receive compensation from Israel for the deaths.

Two weeks ago, the families of the victims sought the assistance of attorney Ehud Segev, asking him to represent them in a suit against the State of Israel and in their demand for compensation for the deaths of their loved ones.

The family members argue that once Israel admitted that the incident was a mistake, and even recognized the unusual nature of the incident, it became obliged to grant the families financial compensation.

Meanwhile, a special committee at the Defense Ministry began an initial evaluation of the families' request.

Since the artillery attack that killed 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes, the issue has remained at the center of attention of various rights organizations
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  1.   The Obvious Question 04:44  |  Brad 06/12/06
  2.   Egyptian lawyers representing quassam victims? 05:51  |  Angillilio 06/12/06
  3.   #1 obvious? 05:53  |  jake 06/12/06
  4.   The obvious question 06:35  |  Victor from Petaluma 06/12/06
  5.   About time for a condemnation of firing from amongst civillians. 06:52  |  PETER SM 06/12/06
  6.   They need to prove that targetting was deliberate like Qassaems. 06:57  |  PETER SM 06/12/06
  7.   Shooting People Should be a Crime 06:59  |  David 06/12/06
  8.   #3 Qassams have killed 15 07:15  |  Richard 06/12/06
  9.   If Egypt Cared 07:39  |  I Love Paulo 06/12/06
  10.   1 or 2 Deaths Is Nothing 07:40  |  ILP 06/12/06
  11.   #3 07:44  |  Brad 06/12/06
  12.   #7: David, Nairobi 07:48  |  Brad 06/12/06
  13.   #4 08:01  |  Brad 06/12/06
  14.   The familes victims Argument has no judicial value 08:11  |  Joseph E . 06/12/06
  15.   Egyptians offer to represent Beit Hanun victims at The Hague 10:09  |  Gerald Zang 06/12/06
  16.   Shooting People Should be a Crime #7 10:13  |  Gerald Zang 06/12/06
  17.   #6 Not according to HRW`s condemnation of Hezbollah 11:34  |  Johnboy 06/12/06
  18.   isolating beit-khanun is false 11:38  |  alla hu el/oha 06/12/06
  19.   It`s a pity that only a civil trial will happen 11:52  |  Stephen Murray 06/12/06
  20.   #8: Qassams have killed 15? And? 11:55  |  Stephen Murray 06/12/06
  21.   #4 vICTOR FROM..: ISRAELI FAMILIES SHOULD COUNTERSUE 12:19  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 06/12/06
  22.   Richard #8 Many are behind Sderot all the way 12:32  |  TonyL 06/12/06
  23.   the obvious answer 12:36  |  evidently 06/12/06
  24.   More cancelled European holiday plans 12:45  |  Clickfool 06/12/06
  25.   JOHNBOY.Was Israeli military operating from those cities? 13:09  |  Peter S.M. 06/12/06
  26.   Why don`t we file lawsuits for the victims... 13:26  |  Daniel 06/12/06
  27.   Don`t be Cheap 13:49  |  Natallie Durson 06/12/06
  28.   peter s.m.&co.you know everything except that which matters 14:00  |  enough 06/12/06
  29.   Stephen Murray #20 14:03  |  TonyL 06/12/06
  30.   #7 I would agree 14:03  |  Jon 06/12/06
  31.   Now Egypt cares? 14:12  |  Fatima 06/12/06
  32.   general thoughts 14:27  |  mo 06/12/06
  33.   Qassam fmissile from Gaza 14:33  |  Chris Linthwaite 06/12/06
  34.   #21 Max Zinger P Chimist 14:40  |  Chris Linthwaite 06/12/06
  35.   John 14:50  |  David 06/12/06
  36.   We could represent the victims of Egyptian pogroms in Haag 14:57  |  Sal 06/12/06
  37.   RESPONSE TO QASSAMS SHOULD BE A STONE AGE TO TERRORISTS,... 15:04  |  Vittorio 06/12/06
  38.   Turn it into an opportunity 15:05  |  Ian 06/12/06
  39.   ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF TIME WASTING TREATIES WITH ARABS 15:29  |  paul harris 06/12/06
  40.   The obvious question II 15:40  |  Josef 06/12/06
  41.   # 37 Esattamente così 15:47  |  Josef 06/12/06
  42.   Take the whole conflict to the Hague 16:09  |  Ronnie Wolman 06/12/06
  43.   Splendid site 16:10  |  Josef 06/12/06
  44.   #8 Richard 16:32  |  Nick Ferriman 06/12/06
  45.   # 12 Brad 17:24  |  Nick Ferriman 06/12/06
  46.   Sue Hamas 17:53  |  Bimmer 06/12/06
  47.   Ronnie Wolman 18:55  |  Gabe1- 06/12/06
  48.   To Fatima 19:12  |  Rani 06/12/06
  49.   Israel is a technical error... 19:26  |  MIKE KATZ 06/12/06
  50.   to Number 8 19:32  |  Evan 06/12/06
  51.   To Rani 19:35  |  Nizo the Palestinian 06/12/06
  52.   Egypt doesn`t care about us! 19:52  |  Fatima 06/12/06
  53.   To Nizo the Palestinian 20:41  |  Rani 06/12/06
  54.   To Mike Katz 49. Technical & human errors 20:52  |  Altalena 06/12/06
  55.   Rani where is Sharm El Shiek anyway 21:10  |  Tamir Gaza 06/12/06
  56.   Gabe 21:23  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/12/06
  57.   To Fatima 21:43  |  Nizo the Palestinian 06/12/06
  58.   fatma and nizo 22:32  |  sayed 06/12/06
  59.   Margie of the UK 00:30  |  Gabe1 07/12/06
  60.   How about all the other victims... 00:45  |  Maureen Ann 07/12/06
  61.   the Arabs have turned the Hague into a joke 01:16  |  Leon 07/12/06
  62.   when Kassams are fired, artillery must bombard the source. 01:26  |  Bernard Ross 07/12/06
  63.   Brad 01:40  |  schafe82 07/12/06
  64.   Egyptians & Beit Hanoun - Taking NO CHANCES 03:49  |  * BEN JABO 07/12/06
  65.   Tamir - Google Sharm El Sheikh 04:03  |  * BEN JABO 07/12/06
  66.   To pals Fatima with Nizo & to Egyptians Rani with Sayed 04:05  |  Joseph E . 07/12/06
  67.   Natalie Durson 04:30  |  Connie 07/12/06
  68.   #25 PETER SM comes up with some questions 04:40  |  Johnboy 07/12/06
  69.   Margie #56 04:43  |  Gabe1 07/12/06
  70.   #36 Sal, go ahead. Be my guest. 04:43  |  Johnboy 07/12/06
  71.   JOHNBOY.self contradiction 05:56  |  PETER SM 07/12/06
  72.   Since Halutz won`t resign, let Interpol arrest him for war crimes 06:35  |  Yossi Cronenberg 07/12/06
  73.   Evan from Boston #50 08:18  |  Reid 07/12/06
  74.   BEIT HANUN, GAZA BEACH AND QANA 08:53  |  indrajaya 07/12/06
  75.   to Chris Linthwaite 10:31  |  CommonSense 07/12/06
  76.   Impossible case 22:33  |  Maarten 07/12/06
  77.   Proximate Cause 00:38  |  Rick 08/12/06
  78.   #74 Indrajaya 03:08  |  * BEN JABO 08/12/06
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