Israeli Soldiers Admit to Using Human Shields in Gaza

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Israeli Soldiers Admit to Using Human Shields in Gaza
Topic Started: Sep 10 2009, 11:19 AM (61 Views)
Sayf Udeen Ismaeel	Sep 10 2009, 11:19 AM Post #1
Icon by meagan_chelsea @ LJ Posts: 7,578 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: May 2, 2008 Gender Male Religious Views Muslim Political View All over the shop.	Israeli Soldiers Admit to Using Human Shields in Gaza Israeli Military Slams Rights Group for Publishing Testimonies In a report published this week by Breaking the Silence, a human rights group that publishes testimonies from Israeli soldiers, a soldier involved in the January invasion of the Gaza Strip testified that his unit used Palestinian civilians as human shields while raiding houses. The revelation comes despite a 2005 ban on the practice by the Israeli High Court. Other testimonies reveal that commanders urged the troops to “shoot first and worry later about sorting out civilians.” The Israeli invasion killed an enormous number of civilians in the densely populated strip and destroyed many residential neighborhoods. The Israeli military condemned the publication of the testimonies, saying that they were not “as a matter of minimal fairness” given a chance to inspect them before publication. It also said the testimonies were similar to ones given by soldiers shortly after the war. On March 19, the Israeli military announced it was going to investigate the numerous testimonies from soldiers saying they were encouraged to indiscriminately kill civilians. On March 30 they announced that they were abandoning the probe, and that every claim was a lie. http://news.antiwar.com/2009/07/14/israeli-soldiers-admit-to-using-human-shields-in-gaza/



blue	Sep 10 2009, 07:43 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,224 Group: Admins Member #8 Joined: May 3, 2008 Religious Views Muslim	What a surprise! But of course they're right, why publish testimonies without giving the military a chance to "inspect" them.



Sayf Udeen Ismaeel	Sep 12 2009, 01:53 AM Post #3
Icon by meagan_chelsea @ LJ Posts: 7,578 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: May 2, 2008 Gender Male Religious Views Muslim Political View All over the shop.	I think the hypocrisy here is amazing. How the action was always turned to the other said and spoken of as a disgrace by the Israeli military and their supporters alike. Now, I may have missed something. But could someone please post something credible that tells us of the Palestinians doing the same, if it has indeed happened.



gingerwitch28	Sep 12 2009, 04:56 AM Post #4
twenty-first century ennui Posts: 1,684 Group: Members Member #589 Joined: Apr 18, 2009 Gender Female Religious Views Atheist Political View Social Democracy	I'm sure it has, Sayf, the oppressed is not always holy If they were, the Israelis would not be doing this. Look at China's struggles against Japan's oppression. Then Vietnam's struggles against China. Then Cambodia's struggles against Vietnam. It's a never ending cycle, people just like to have power over others.



Sayf Udeen Ismaeel	Sep 12 2009, 06:35 AM Post #5
Icon by meagan_chelsea @ LJ Posts: 7,578 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: May 2, 2008 Gender Male Religious Views Muslim Political View All over the shop.	gingerwitch28 Sep 12 2009, 04:56 AM I'm sure it has, Sayf, the oppressed is not always holy If they were, the Israelis would not be doing this. I'm not saying it hasn't happened.



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