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Last update - 13:07 27/05/2008 Arab children 3 times more likely to die in accident than Jewish children By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Child Rights, Israeli Arabs Arab children are 2.7 times more likely to die in an accident of some kind than Jewish children, according to data presented by the children's advocacy group Beterem to the Knesset Committee on Child Rights on Monday. Between 2000-2006, Arab children were six times more likely than Jewish children to be killed in a traffic accident. In 2001-2002, 45 percent of traffic accidents were caused by unsafe pedestrian conduct; 16 percent involved vehicular accidents in house yards and backing out of parking spots. Advertisement The injury rate among Arab children is disproportionate to their share of the population: 41 percent of children injured in recent years were Arabs, even though only 25 percent of Israeli children are Arabs. Committee chair MK Nadia Hilou (Labor) said Tuesday that this grim picture can be changed if sufficient funds are allocated. "The work being done is still very limited and most of the Arab population has not been exposed to it," she said. The committee called for an interministerial committee to be set up, headed by the Health Ministry, to devise a multiyear national emergency program on child safety in the Arab population Bookmark to del.icio.us   Nuclear allegation Jimmy Carter says Israel has arsenal of 150 nuclear weapons. On penalty of death Rightist MK Eldad says those who give away Israeli land should get death penalty.   1.   palestinians drivers..... 03:58  |  Connie 27/05/08   2.   Everything should be done to protect 04:51  |  TOMY 27/05/08   3.   Not surprising 05:44  |  Genuine Tosefta 27/05/08   4.   100 times more likely to die performing a terror attack 07:35  |  Binyamin Dissen 27/05/08   5.   Accidently blown up by a tank or F-16 09:23  |  Natallie Durson 27/05/08   6.   Durson - you are too ignorant to know 10:25  |  ChanahS 27/05/08   7.   Durson # 5 (2) 10:28  |  ChanahS 27/05/08   8.   Tanks and Planes 11:43  |  Groupie 27/05/08   9.   Of Course - Their Parents are Irresponsible! 11:46  |  B`Galil 27/05/08   10.   road safety education 12:05  |  John 27/05/08   11.   #1 13:41  |  jOE 27/05/08   12.   Any english speaking israeli arab wish to respond? 14:42  |  HAL 27/05/08   13.   arabs... israelis... 15:37  |  charlotte 27/05/08

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