Latest figures suggest 1,010 have died in Gaza of which 673 are civilians.
Of these civilians deaths 315 are children, and 95 are women. (Guardian 15th January 2009)
http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?p=1716
We women’s organizations from a broad spectrum of political
views demand an end to the bombing and other tools of death, and call
for the immediate start of deliberations to talk peace and not make
war. The dance of death and destruction must come to an end. We demand
that war no longer be an option, nor violence a strategy, nor killing
an alternative. The society we want is one in which every individual
can lead a life of security – personal, economic, and social.
It is clear that the highest price is paid by women and others from the
periphery – geographic, economic, ethnic, social, and cultural – who
now, as always, are excluded from the public eye and dominant
discourse.
http://womensphere.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/statement-by-women%e2%80%99s-organizations-in-israel/
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