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freedomdwarf1 -> RE: The current middle eastern crisis is Israels fault... (7/30/2014 3:40:06 AM)
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ORIGINAL: subrosaDom
And BamaD is exactly right: http://www.timesofisrael.com/rockets-found-in-unrwa-school-for-third-time/
Third, not first, not second. Now, how many more are there? This is a standard tactic for Hamas which, by its charter, is committed to the annihilation of Israel.
I agree - that IS Hamas' goal.
I don't agree with their goal, but I also don't agree that they should be held prisoner under siege for 8 years either.
[ETA] Yes, Egypt also maintain a blockade too - but only Israel blockade both land and sea.
But Israel's purported statement is to rid Gaza of those "terror tunnels".
If that is the case, how do they justify killing over 120 innocent civilians during the night and deliberately battering (and incapacitating) the one and only power plant that Gaza has?? Not only that, but sending leaflets to the northern border and and telling thousands of Palestinians to move or be killed.
And they didn't blow up one single tunnel????
What they say and what they do are two different things.
Israel's actions last night alone, break several rules -
Rule 1. The parties to the conflict must at all times distinguish between civilians and combatants. Attacks may only be directed against combatants. Attacks must not be directed against civilians.
Rule 2. Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.
Rule 6. Civilians are protected against attack, unless and for such time as they take a direct part in hostilities.
Rule 7. The parties to the conflict must at all times distinguish between civilian objects and military objectives. Attacks may only be directed against military objectives. Attacks must not be directed against civilian objects.
Rule 10. Civilian objects are protected against attack, unless and for such time as they are military objectives.
Rule 11. Indiscriminate attacks are prohibited.
Rule 14. Launching an attack which may be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated, is prohibited.
Rule 15. In the conduct of military operations, constant care must be taken to spare the civilian population, civilians and civilian objects. All feasible precautions must be taken to avoid, and in any event to minimize, incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians and damage to civilian objects.
Rule 16. Each party to the conflict must do everything feasible to verify that targets are military objectives.
Rule 17. Each party to the conflict must take all feasible precautions in the choice of means and methods of warfare with a view to avoiding, and in any event to minimizing, incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians and damage to civilian objects.
Rule 18. Each party to the conflict must do everything feasible to assess whether the attack may be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.
Rule 19. Each party to the conflict must do everything feasible to cancel or suspend an attack if it becomes apparent that the target is not a military objective or that the attack may be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which
would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.
...and many more.
In just one overnight attack, Israel break 12 of the first 20 rules alone.
Lets take note of the casualties in the last 21 days -
Israel: 53 Soldiers and 3 civilians dead.
Palestine: over 1,200 dead, more than 75% of them are civilians. More than 10,000 civilians are displaced.
The stats show that Hamas (as bad as they are), seem to be adhering to the general rules when it comes to civilian casualties. Israel are blatantly not doing so. More to the point, Israel appear to be deliberately targeting civilians because they are attacking civilian districts and objects indiscriminately where it is known that Hamas do not occupy.
Israel are doing nothing different to the Kosovan's during that war and they are now being investigated by the UN for acts against humanity and other war crimes. The only difference here is that Israel is backed by the US who appear to turn a blind eye to the current atrocities of Israel.
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