Allegations that Israeli forces have used chemical and biological weapons date back to the War of 1948. In March 2003, the highly-respected BBC television network presented Israel‚s Secret Weapon, an investigation of Israel's development of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The BBC reported: “The Israeli army has used new unidentified weapons. In February 2001 a new gas was used in Gaza. A hundred and eighty patients were admitted to hospitals with severe convulsions∑.Israel is outside chemical and biological weapons treaties and still refuses to say what the new gas was.‰ (1)

Israel's Use of Chemical Weapons is a new interactive web report that explores the Israeli government's development and deployment of chemical weapons since 1974. Starting with a brief chronology of events up to the year 2000, the report focuses on the last five years of attacks with unidentified poison gas and other chemicals against civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories. Documentation includes photos, videos, interviews, and reports by human rights organizations, the world press and independent researchers. We invite you to explore the evidence.

To  view the report, please visit: www.vtjp.org/report/overview.htm

Webmasters are encouraged to publish links to this report. Banners are available from mailto:jamiedb@att.biz

James Brooks, webmaster, Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel – www.vtjp.org
August 4, 2004

1. Israel's Secret Weapon, transcript, BBC, March 17, 2003
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