The only thing worse is reading an AmeriKan newspaper account of such things.
"Israeli military indicts officers, soldiers for actions in war; 4 cases from Gaza fighting highlighted; treatment of civilians at issue" by Isabel Kershner, New York Times | July 7, 2010
Oh, one of the tough guys.
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said yesterday that it has indicted several officers and soldiers for their actions during Israel’s three-week offensive in Gaza in the winter of 2008-09, including a staff sergeant accused of deliberately shooting at least one Palestinian civilian who was walking with a group of people waving a white flag.
The announcement was made nearly 18 months after the end of the war and on the day that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met President Obama in what many saw as a fence-mending visit after months of strained ties. A spokesman for the Israeli military denied any link between the timing of the announcement and the prime minister’s trip.
Must they lie about everything?
According to the army statement, the chief military prosecutor has decided to take disciplinary and legal action in four cases, including some already highlighted by human rights groups and by a scathing UN report on the war. The report, by a committee led by Richard Goldstone, a South African judge, was published in September 2009 and pointed to evidence of possible war crimes.
We ALL SAW the WMD USE!
The offensive came as a response to years of rocket fire against southern Israel from Gaza and after Hamas, the Islamist militant group, took full control of Gaza in mid-2007.
Related:
"Hamas overwhelmingly won Palestinian Parliament elections in 2006....
Hamas won Palestinian parliamentary elections in early 2006....
In 2006, Hamas won Palestinian legislative elections"
"Since fighting subsided in January, Hamas militants have held back from firing rockets, respecting an unwritten truce with Israel"
The removed Israeli government graph: 'Monthly distribution of rockets hits.'
On the 4th November, the day when Americans were watching the results of the Presidential election, the Israeli army broke the ceasefire by raiding the strip.
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Up to 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed in the war.
Tells you who the aggressor was.
Israel refused to cooperate with the Goldstone mission, arguing that the mandate was biased from the outset, and it rejected the report. It also resisted calls by Israeli and international human rights organizations for an independent Israeli investigation outside the military framework....
The military said a battalion commander has been indicted for authoriz[ing] a Palestinian man to act as a kind of human shield by entering a house where militants were hiding.
Only "terrorists" and "insurgents" do that!
The Goldstone report accused Israel of several cases of using Palestinian civilians as human shields during the Gaza war, a practice forbidden by Israel’s Supreme Court. The Goldstone report stated that such practices violated international law....
In addition, the chief military prosecutor ordered a criminal investigation by the Military Police into an air strike on a house that held about 100 members of the extended Samouni family in Zeitoun, a district of Gaza City.
Related: The Zeitoun Massacre
The ICRC's Gruesome Gazan Find
Nice Jewish boys, huh?
That case stirred particular outrage as Palestinian paramedics were prevented by Israeli forces from reaching the house for days after the initial strike. Red Cross officials then publicized their discovery of four emaciated Samouni children who had been trapped in the home with the bodies of their mothers. In all, up to 30 Samounis died.
That is just PURE EVIL, folks!!!!
The white flag episode has been widely publicized.
Not in my newspapers.
According to Palestinian witness testimony gathered by Human Rights Watch, the Goldstone mission, and others, a group of 28 Palestinian civilians from two families set out on Jan 4, 2009, in the Juhr al-Dik area, south of Gaza City, trying to evacuate the area after their homes were shelled.
According to the witnesses, the group was fired on from the direction of some Israeli tanks. They said Majida Abu Hajjaj, in her 30s, was killed while waving a white flag. Her mother, Rayya, was also fatally shot.
The Israel military said that it had been unable to match the testimonies of the Palestinians with those of dozens of soldiers and commanders who were questioned....
Translation: the ISRAELIS are LIARS!!!!
In Gaza, Majed Abu Hajjaj, the son of Rayya and a brother of Majida, said the opening of the military investigation was “an achievement in itself,’’ but he expressed doubts that the soldier would receive adequate punishment. He added that imprisonment for the soldier would not be enough.
“What about the chief who refused to let us evacuate the bodies, and the driver of the bulldozers who buried them near the house and kept them there until the end of the war?’’ he said. “All of those should be prosecuted.’’
Earlier this year, the military said it had reprimanded two senior officers — a brigadier general and a colonel — for the firing of artillery shells that hit a UN compound in Gaza, and two Israeli staff sergeants were charged with instructing a 9-year-old Palestinian boy to open several bags the soldiers suspected were booby-trapped during the war.
Notice there was NOTHING about WHITE PHOSPHOROUS or DEPLETED URANIUM USE!
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And amazingly, it GETS WORSE!
"Israel cites flawed intelligence, planning in flotilla raid" by Ian Deitch, Associated Press | July 13, 2010
TEL AVIV — Flawed intelligence-gathering and planning led to Israel’s botched and deadly raid on a Gaza-bound protest flotilla, with security forces underestimating the potential for violence, a report released yesterday said.
What LAME-ASS LIES!!!!!
And REPORT by WHO?
Usually they TELL YOU in the LEAD PARAGRAPH!
The report praised the Israeli commandos, however, saying they were justified in opening fire after being confronted by violent pro-Palestinian activists on one of the ships. Nine people died.
This is INSULTING to ANY THINKING PERSON on the PLANET!
They are REALLY going to ROLL THIS TURD out in front of the WORLD?
The report concluded that intelligence units did not communicate properly with each other. It criticized planners for not having a backup plan in the event of violence....
The report’s author, retired general Giora Eiland, said some mistakes took place at fairly high levels, but he gave few details. The report itself was not made public, though declassified parts were discussed.
Translation: It is a PoS!
Video footage of Israeli commandos being beaten by activists on the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara, coupled with an international outcry over the bloodshed, led Israelis to close ranks around their military after the May 31 raid.
A forged video did that!
But the raid also focused international attention on the three-year blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and forced Israel to ease the movement of goods through land crossings.
Related: Israeli Boat Seizure Backfired
So does everything Israel does lately.
Israel’s naval blockade, meant to keep weapons from reaching Hamas militants, remains in place.
This week, the blockade will be challenged again, this time by a Libyan protest ship. Organizers have said they hope the vessel will reach Gaza by today.
Went to Egypt instead.
The Libyan ship may bypass Gaza, however, and head for Egypt’s nearby port of El-Arish.
Already worked out ahead of time?
Yesterday, Egypt’s foreign minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said the ship was welcome to dock at El-Arish if the organizers made a formal request. In that scenario, the supplies would be transported overland to Gaza.
The Israeli military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi, said the inquiry did not reveal failures or negligence, but “brings up mistakes which must be corrected.’’
Military officials briefing reporters said that as a result of the lessons from the botched raid and the inquiry, the navy will be able stop such ships in the future. However, if activists on board attack soldiers with the intention of being killed themselves, that might well happen.
Yeah, it was the ACTIVISTS FAULT Israel shot them in the back and head multiple times!
Yup, ISRAEL would KILL AGAIN!!!
See why I am so IRRITATED?
Who can read this Zionist filth anymore!
Organizers of the Libyan ship, which was sent by a charity group headed by the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, have said they do not seek confrontation with Israel but are determined to reach Gaza.
“This ship is carrying humanitarian aid, and its organizers are not looking for political propaganda or media campaigns or any provocation,’’ said Youssef Sawani, executive director of the Gadhafi International Charity and Development Foundation, which sent the protest vessel.
Israel has resisted calls for a United Nations inquiry into the raid, saying it would be biased. In addition to the investigation conducted for the military, Israel has appointed a civilian inquiry with a mandate limited to investigating the legality of the operation.
More WHITEWASHES!
Two international observers have been attached to the civilian commission, led by a retired Israeli Supreme Court judge.
Related:
"Trimble — who, like most Protestants in Northern Ireland, closely identifies with Israel"
Of course, THAT IS NOT the same kind of U.N. BIAS Israel complains about -- as if that tool wasn't serving them as well!!
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Israel's Defense Attorneys
I did not know that was their job.
