2002 Jenin, Alan M. Dershowitz

“The United States today, when they go into Fallujah from the air or on the ground they use Israel as the model. Israel went in on the ground in Jenin and lost 23 soldiers, yet it’s called a massacre: first they (e.g. Palestinians) claimed 5,000 people were killed, then 500, then 100. In truth, 52 people, most of them combatants, were killed. Twenty-three Israeli soldiers were killed in the process. Israel can be really proud of the way it fought terror and efforts to destroy it over the years. And Israel can be proud of the fact that it has constantly been willing to support the creation of a democratic, peaceful Palestinian state.”

Source: Dershowitz, Alan M.  “Making the Case for Israel.” Front Page Magazine, June 1, 2004.  www.frontpagemag.com/articles/printable.asp?ID=13590