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David Parsons
Jerusalem Post
12-09-2001
Headline: HUMANITARIAN IRONY
Byline: David Parsons
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 06

Sunday, December 9, 2001 -- Sir, - There is a hidden irony in that Europe's moral conscience, as expressed in the Geneva Conventions, was first awakened by a Swiss Protestant named Jean Henri Dunant (1828-1910), who was considered one of the greatest humanitarians of his day. As a young businessman travelling in Italy in 1859, he witnessed the battle of Solferino and the atrocities of modern warfare - more than 40,000 French and Austrian soldiers lay dead or dying.

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