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DesideriScuri -> RE: The current middle eastern crisis is Israels fault... (7/24/2014 7:12:21 AM)
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ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1
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ORIGINAL: DomKen
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ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1
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ORIGINAL: DomKen
....If the PA is a sovereign state then its military must wear uniforms that identify it as such, directly from the 3rd GC, failing to do so strips them of all protections...
See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summary_execution#Exceptions_to_prisoners_of_war_status
Actually, it says no such thing.
What it does say is... "According to Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949, irregular forces are entitled to prisoner of war status provided that they are commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates, have a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance, carry arms openly..." - so a uniform is NOT necessary as long as there is a distinctive sign.
It does mention that it needs to be recognizable "at a distance" - but how far is that to qualify?? 10 yards? half a mile? Viewable from Hubble?
I would classify the Hamas rebels as an irregular force under the 3rd GC.
What sign do they wear? In the field where are their leaders? When did they start carrying arms openly?
Hamas fails every one of the tests.
No it doesn't fail the tests.
It can be construed that their distinctive headgear is their insignia.
However, as reported in LA Times, most of the Hamas troops wear black uniforms... "The gunmen escorting the loader wore black uniforms typical of Hamas' Izzidin al-Qassam Brigade, a group that fires missiles at Israel".
Source: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/26/world/fg-gaza26/2
Their leaders do not have to be "in the field" with them - they just need a person responsible for their actions as a leader (Khaled Meshaal).
And if you watched some unbiased news, pretty much most of the Hamas rebels openly walk in the streets of Gaza carrying arms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/world/middleeast/gaza-israel.htmlquote:
Eight Palestinian militants emerged from a tunnel some 300 yards inside Israel on Saturday morning, armed with automatic weapons and wearing Israeli military uniforms, the Israeli military said. The gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade at two Israeli military jeeps on patrol, starting a battle that killed two Israeli officers and one of the militants, according to the military. The rest then retreated underground, back to Gaza.
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