B'Tselem: IDF uses Palestinians as human shield

[Scurrilous]

Human rights organization investigation claims that IDF used 6 Palestinians as human shields for 12 hours. IDF examining claim

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3279175,00.html

"The human rights organization B'Tselem claims that IDF soldiers used six Palestinians, two of them underage, as human shields for twelve hours during IDF operations this week in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza strip.

A B'Tselem investigation published Thursday states that during the operation, IDF forces took over two buildings in Beit Hanoun. The residents served as human shields at that time, during which exchanges of fire took place between IDF forces and Palestinian operatives. The organization claims that the soldiers endangered the lives of the Palestinians in the buildings, who were forced to remain where they were, contrary to their wishes.

The investigation further states that, among other things, the soldiers forced a female resident to accompany them during a search of the buildings' apartments, bound the hands of the residents, and put them in a stairwell exposed to gunfire.

B'Tselem drafted a letter to the Military Advocate General, requesting that he open an investigation regarding this matter. The organization demanded that, pursuant to the investigation, the responsible parties be held legally accountable. The letter explained that use of civilians as human shields by military forces, in order to protect the forces from attack, is a violation both of IDF commands and of international humanitarian law."

[demosincebirth]

1. Yawn...

[cool user name]

4. Didn't realize that war crimes were that boring. n/t

[demosincebirth]

6. You know what war crimes are? War crimes are when

a fanatical muslim group sets off car bombs in the center of Baghdad, or any other city or town and kills, indiscriminately, forty or fifty innocent men, women and children. I correct myself, those are "Terrorists." Now, who comes to mind? 'nuff said.

[Scurrilous]

7. Speaking of war crimes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=124&topic_id=136817&mesg_id=137199

[cool user name]

10. Sure, no disagreement but that doesn't exclude Israel ...

One side doesn't have a monopoly on war crimes and terrorism.

Hate to burst your bubble.

[adriennui]

2. it is the palestinians who are adept at using civilians as human shields

[jonnyblitz]

3. don't you hate it when these jewish human rights groups

spread their self-loathing lies about their own people?!? :sarcasm:

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[wellst0nev0ter]

8. The Real Problem Is Calling Civilians "Human Shields"

taking away their humanity that way should be heinous to anyone.

[Violet_Crumble]

9. And that makes it okay for the IDF to do it? Why?

n/t