The government must refrain from acts of vengeance and security forces must prepare for possible act

[Jefferson23]

Published:
30 Jun 2014

B'Tselem renews its call to the Israeli government to refrain from acts of vengeance for the abduction and killing of the three Israeli teens. B'Tselem cautions the security forces to avoid harming the innocent Palestinian population, or abusing the public atmosphere in Israel with the discovery of the bodies, to impose collective punishment, as was done in the past two weeks as part of the searches. The deliberate harming of an entire civilian population as punishment for the actions of individuals is both illegal and immoral. Additionally, the security forces must prepare for possible acts of revenge by settlers.

http://www.btselem.org/press_releases/20140630_refrain_from_acts_of_vengeance

[bemildred]

1. Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu vows retribution over slain teenagers

An 18-day search for three Israeli teenagers who vanished while hitchhiking in the West Bank came to a bitter end Monday in an open field, under a small pile of rocks, with the discovery of bodies presumed to be theirs.

The find, which culminated a massive military manhunt, plunged Israel into a state of collective grief and anger, prompting spontaneous candlelight vigils around the country and provoking a threat of retribution from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Saying the three had been “abducted and murdered in cold blood by human animals,” Netanyahu vowed, “Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay.”

The Palestinian faction, regarded as a terrorist organization by Israel and the United States, has not claimed responsibility for the teens’ disappearance. The grim conclusion to the manhunt will add to the pressure on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to cut ties with Hamas.

http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-missing-teenagers-bodies-20140630-story.html#navtype=outfit

[Jefferson23]

2. One can always, it seems to me, count on Bibi to be and remain an asshole.

Retribution versus justice sounds just like another group I read about.

[bemildred]

3. Bibi thinks retributively, I would say ...

He is always looking for opportunities.

[Jefferson23]

4. Yep, plenty of evidence of it too. n/t

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. While ignoring his country's own

human rights violtions.

[bemildred]

6. I think that's kind of the point. "He made me do it." lives far past the sixth grade. nt

[alsame]

7. Bibi just loves

collective punishment.

I suppose the idea of an investigation and the capture/punishment of only those responsible is too much to ask.

[King_David]

8. Punishing Hamas is not collective punishment

What it is,is punishing a terrorist organization for the murder and butcher in cold blood of 3 Jewish children.

[alsame]

9. So just keep bombing and

eventually they'll kill the right people? I assume members of the "terrorist organization" are clearly marked so that no innocent people are killed in cold blood, including Palestinian children?

And you didn't answer my question - why is it unreasonable to have an investigation and find those responsible? If the US could find a perp in Libya, you don't think Israel could find one in territories they are occupying?

[King_David]

10. Israel is not occupying Gaza nt

[alsame]

11. ROFL. Still can't

answer the question though, right?

[King_David]

12. Your question was attached to a bunch of inaccurate information

Israel is not occupying Gaza and so it seemed futile answering a question that was deemed irrelevant as it followed inaccurate information to begin with.

[alsame]

13. I never mentioned Gaza, you

did. But nice dodge.

[King_David]

14. "you don't think Israel could find one in territories they are occupying? "

Hamas is in Gaza mainly.

[alsame]

15. I really wasn't trying to

argue with you, I was honestly asking why this is acceptable rather than a traditional investigation to find and arrest criminals. You have not answered that question, you seem to be okay with bombs as a response.

My point is that if Israel thought the suspects were in London, they wouldn't drop bombs, would they? Of course not, they'd work through intelligence and legal channels. So why is it okay to start dropping bombs on Palestinians? Do you honestly believe there is no collateral damage or do you not care?

And, just so you know, I find it equally disgusting that we use drones and drop bombs all over the word in our never ending search for terrorists. How many innocents have we killed?

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

16. It's alright. Dave is just making friends

as is usual.

[alsame]

17. That was my first

ever interaction with him - I guess I'm just too stupid to deserve a response to my question.