It is still unclear if and when the UN \"fact-finding\" team regarding the Jenin battle will arrive in Israel. The delegation is mandated to investigate Palestinian claims of an Israeli \"massacre\" in Jenin, despite statements by many observers, including US Secretary of State Colin Powell, that no evidence of such has been found. An Israel Foreign Ministry spokesman said that after the committee\'s objectives had already been agreed upon, \"we suddenly found that the goal post had been moved\" and that both the committee\'s mandate and its make-up had been changed, leaving Israel with no choice but to suspend its consent to cooperate with it.
An Amnesty International military expert said yesterday that there had been no massacre in Jenin, and that Israel had the \"full right\" to defend itself. However, the expert, David Holly, also said that Israel was guilty of war crimes in \"destroying homes after the battle and killing a number of civilians.\" Holly, who spent the past few days at the site of the battles, neglected to relate to the fact that the destroyed buildings had been booby-trapped by the terrorists.
An Amnesty International military expert said yesterday that there had been no massacre in Jenin, and that Israel had the \"full right\" to defend itself. However, the expert, David Holly, also said that Israel was guilty of war crimes in \"destroying homes after the battle and killing a number of civilians.\" Holly, who spent the past few days at the site of the battles, neglected to relate to the fact that the destroyed buildings had been booby-trapped by the terrorists.