another anniversary: 20 years since the Sabra & Chatilla massacres

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The murders of some 1500 mainly Palestinian people in Beirut by Israel's Lebanese allies started twenty years ago today, continuing over the following three days. Israeli forces did not take part in the massacres, but they did assist them by preventing people fleeing the area and by dropping flares at night so the murderers could continue their work.

Old news perhaps, but the overseer of Israel's part in the operation is now Prime Minister of Israel and an ally of the USA in the War on Terror.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 16 September 2002 09:37 (twenty-three years ago)

there's no mention of it in any online news site i've visited today. i find this sad but not really surprising.

― rener, Monday, 16 September 2002 11:51 (twenty-three years ago)

There's one in the middle east section of news.bbc.co.uk

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 16 September 2002 12:24 (twenty-three years ago)

that's what reminded me.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 16 September 2002 12:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Did the Sabra & Chatilla massacres work?

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 02:53 (twenty-three years ago)

If yr. Sharon, then obviously yes, for yourself. But more generally no because there are still palestinians around.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 03:37 (twenty-three years ago)

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