Amnesty International: Israel using Palestinians as human shields

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This is getting even more sickening. Amnesty International is saying that Israeli soldiers are also using Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-...dangered-military-tactics-both-sides-20090108
" 'Our sources in Gaza report that Israeli soldiers have entered and taken up positions in a number of Palestinian homes, forcing families to stay in a ground floor room while they use the rest of their house as a military base and sniper position,' said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme. 'This clearly increases the risk to the Palestinian families concerned and means they are effectively being used as human shields.'
.. Israeli forces have bombed civilian homes and other buildings, arguing that they had been used as cover by gunmen firing at Israeli targets, although Palestinian fighters usually vacate the areas as soon as they have fired.
'The Israeli army is well-aware that Palestinian gunmen usually leave the area after having fired and that any reprisal attack against these homes will in most cases cause harm to civilians -- not gunmen.' "

 

[y2kmark]

Safe bet ...

that both sides do this, as neither has any regard for basic human rights whatsoever.

 

[landscaper]

I would really like an independant report of this one. The Isrealis have little to fear from any weapons that Hamas can bring against them.

 

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I would really like an independant report of this one. The Isrealis have little to fear from any weapons that Hamas can bring against them.

Then let the investigations begin.

 

[dcbogey]

Then let the investigations begin.

And who would you suggest carry out that investigation?

 

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And who would you suggest carry out that investigation?

What do I care. Its what 'landscaper' wants.

 

[Cinema Face]

And who would you suggest carry out that investigation?

Jimmy Carter

 

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Jimmy Carter

Write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Benjamin Frankliin

 

[landscaper]

What do I care. Its what 'landscaper' wants.

Its what anybody who actually judges things from an unbiased base of knowledge wants.

The fact remains the IDF has little to fear from most of teh weapons that Hamas can bring to bear on them. The idea of using human shields makes no sense from either a military or public relations point of view. And believe it the Isreali govt is carefully watching the public relations side of this thing

 

[Cinema Face]

Write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Benjamin Frankliin

Good advice. You should consider it once in a while.