Battle of Jenin

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Wikipedia: Battle of Jenin
World History Archives: The Jenin Massacre of 2002
TIME: Inside the Battle of Jenin (2002)
The Guardian: Israeli Censors Ban Film About Battle of Jenin (December 12, 2002)
Counter Punch: The Battle of Jenin as Inter-Ethnic War (May 1, 2002)
BBC News: The Battle for Jenin (April 12, 2002)
Google Video: Arna's Children (Time: 1:24:10)

Battle of Jenin Background

Jenin Refugee Camp

JMCC: Who Lives In Jenin Refugee Camp?
BBC News: Jenin Rises From the Dirt (June 24, 2003)
The Guardian: The Lunar Landscape That Was the Jenin Refugee Camp (April 16, 2002)

Massacre Controversy

BBC News: UN Condemns Israel over Jenin (May 8, 2002)
BBC News: 'No Jenin Massacre' Says Rights Group (May 3, 2002)
BBC News: Expert Weighs Up Jenin 'Massacre' (April 29, 2002)
The Guardian: Battle for truth in Jenin (April 23, 2002)
The Guardian: Not a Massacre, but a Brutal Breach of War's Rules (April 25, 2002)
The New York Times: Jenin Refugee Camp's Dead Can't Be Counted Or Claimed (April 13, 2002)

Reports and Investigations

United Nations: Report of the Secretary-General on Jenin (2002)
Amnesty International: IDF Violations in Jenin and Nablus (2002)
Human Rights Watch: Jenin: IDF Military Operations (May, 2002)
The Jenin Inquiry: A Report by the Jenin Inquiry Regarding (April 18, 2002) (245 KB)

Film and Television Controversy

Wikipedia: Jenin, Jenin
Haaretz: Jenin, Jenin (January 24, 2008)
IMEU: Jenin, Jenin (January 20, 2008)
The New York Times: New Battle Over Jenin, on Television (April 15, 2003)

Battle of Jenin Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blog Search: Battle of Jenin
Asia Times: A Street Fight Called Jeningrad (April 9, 2003)
ZNet: The Only Truth About Jenin Is the Cover-up (April 12, 2002)

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Guide Note: The Battle of Jenin was a conflict in a Palestinian Refugee camp outside the city of Jenin. The Israeli Defense Force had concluded that the Jenin Refugee camp was a center for the terrorist operations during the Second Intifada. The fighting lasted 13 days and the course of the battle shifted in favor of Israel with introduction of armored bulldozers. Over the course of the operation more than 10% of the camp was bulldozed. There have been numerous accusations that the battle was in fact a massacre. However, after investigations by several government and independent groups no evidence of a massacre has been found. Researchers concluded that 52 Palestinians and 23 Israeli soldiers were killed.

Fast Facts:

April 3 to April 11, 2002
Extension of Israel's "Operation Defensive Shield"
Response to attacks during the Second Intifada
Israeli casualties: 23 killed
Palestinian casualties: 52 killed
An estimated 10% of the camp destroyed in fighting

Key Reactions:

The Israeli Defense Force claimed 52 Palestinian deaths
The United Nations confirmed this number in their report
Human Rights Watch found no evidence of massacre or extra-judicial executions but condemned the IDF for needless killing in violation of Israeli regulations
An Amnesty International report found no evidence of a massacre but stated that war crimes were committed by Israel

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