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Associated Press
January 19, 2009


Arabs: Israel ammo in Gaza had depleted uranium


VIENNA, Austria - Arab nations accused Israel on
Monday of blasting Gaza with ammunition containing
depleted uranium and urged the International Atomic
Energy Agency to investigate reports that traces of it
had been found in victims of the shelling.

In a letter on behalf of Arab ambassadors accredited
in Austria, Prince Mansour Al-Saoud, the Saudi
Ambassador, expressed "our deep concern regarding the
information ... that traces of depleted uranium have
been found in Palestinian victims."

A final draft of the letter was made available to The
Associated Press on Monday. It urgently requested IAEA
Director General Mohamed ElBaradei to "carry out a
radiological and physical assessment in order to
verify the presence of depleted uranium in the
weaponry used by Israel ... in the Gaza Strip."

Officials at the Israeli mission to the IAEA said they
were in no position to comment without having seen the
letter.

IAEA spokeswoman Melissa Fleming confirmed receipt of
the letter and said a response might be issued later
in the day.
....
"[T]here is a risk of developing cancer from exposure
to radiation emitted by ... depleted uranium. This
risk is assumed to be proportional to the dose
received."

It is not the first time Israel has been accused of
using ordnance containing depleted uranium, which
makes shells and bombs harder and increases their
penetrating power. The Israeli army declined comment.

But the U.S. and NATO have used uranium-depleted
rounds in Bosnia and Iraq.

[R]esearchers have suspected depleted uranium may be
behind a range of chronic symptoms suffered by
veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War. Some of the symptoms
include memory and thinking problems, debilitating
fatigue, severe muscle and joint pain, depression,
anxiety, insomnia, headaches and rashes.

Syria...says traces of uranium found by IAEA experts
at a site bombed by Israel jets Sept. 6, 2007 likely
came from bombs or missiles used by the Israelis.
....


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