Friday, March 22, 2002

Fermanagh families tell stories of state violence The Untold Truth features the stories of ten Fermanagh families whose lives have been affected by state violence in the conflict in the North. 6:55:36 AM

Mary Robinson As Mary Robinson and her three-vehicle convoy drove through the Palestinian town of Hebron two years ago someone opened fire and a bullet struck one of the cars. She had been touring the West Bank and Gaza to investigate complaints by the Palestinian Authority that Israeli soldiers had been using excessive force against their people, especially young stone throwers. The Israeli army blamed Palestinians but Palestinian police said militant Jewish settlers fired at the convoy in an Israeli-controlled part of the town. 6:50:13 AM