Israel army 'used human shields'

soicky · 24-03-2009, 19:24

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7960824.stm

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United Nations investigators have accused the Israeli army of using an 11-year-old boy as a human shield during its recent Gaza offensive.

Their report says troops ordered the boy to walk in front of them for several hours under fire, entering buildings and opening suspect packages.

The UN team responsible for protection of children in war zones says it found "hundreds" of similar violations.

Israel has denied the charges, saying morals are "paramount" in its army.

Cowardly acts from men with guns. Incidents like this cause more hatred and the cycle goes on.

Ignitionnet · 25-03-2009, 14:28

Damn that anti-semite UN making things up to put the butter-wouldn't-melt IDF in a bad light.

If that woman keeps making things up about them she may have a Mossad induced accident.

TheDaddy · 25-03-2009, 15:06

Tip of the iceberg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/7952603.stm

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Israel has denied the charges, saying morals are "paramount" in its army.

Bit of a typo there, they left out the words 'lack of'

Ramrod · 25-03-2009, 15:32

Disgraceful behaviour (if it's true) and lets not forget that there are plenty of reports of the palestinian fighters using their own people as human shields as well.
Who the hell would want to live there anymore?

frogstamper · 25-03-2009, 15:39

The truly sad part of all this are the vast majority on both sides who have no doubt had an utter guts-full of the violence, in standoffs like this it always seems to be a minority on both sides who just don't want peace, they are so consumed with hatred they believe a military option is viable.

**Maggy** · 25-03-2009, 15:42

Sheesh!Frankly I believe it but then I'd believe it of Hamas as well.

This is a bitter conflict and both sides are as guilty as the other.Neither has the high moral ground and I'd believe the UN investigators over either side.

However neither side is listening to any kind of reason and the people who could have leverage fail singularly and systematically to use it.

Ignitionnet · 25-03-2009, 16:09

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Disgraceful behaviour (if it's true) and lets not forget that there are plenty of reports of the palestinian fighters using their own people as human shields as well.
Who the hell would want to live there anymore?

I have no doubt it's true, on both sides.

Just unfortunate that the Jewish PR machine is far more influential - see the Galloway thread for more on that, being Pro-Israel is fine, Pro-Hamas a supporter of terrorists when they're no better than one another.

Saaf_laandon_mo · 25-03-2009, 16:18

I read a report last week about how some israeli soldiers have given evidence against fellow soldiers saying they deliberately fired on women and children. I'd try and find a link but difficult as not on my laptop

TheDaddy · 25-03-2009, 16:21

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

I read a report last week about how some israeli soldiers have given evidence against fellow soldiers saying they deliberately fired on women and children. I'd try and find a link but difficult as not on my laptop

No need to try, I gave the link in post 3

**Hugh** · 25-03-2009, 16:42

Terrible actions reported, but the UN doesn't help it's case for impartiality when it says things like this (from yesterday's Times -

"The UN also cited alleged abuses by Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules Gaza. Ms Coomaraswamy said that the group had been unwilling to investigate the charges made"

The Israelis have to understand that acting in the way they have is immoral and probably illegal, and they lose any sympathy they may have had in the eyes of the world.