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| Israeli army killed civilians with white flags: HRW | |
| 2009-08-14 | |
"The Israeli military should conduct thorough, credible investigations into these deaths to tackle the prevailing culture of impunity," the New York-based organisation said in a 63-page report. It said the 11 people were only small fraction of the total number of civilians and combatants killed in the 22-day land, air and sea assault of the impoverished strip. "However, these deaths stand out because the civilians were in groups waving a white cloth, T-shirt or scarf, and no Palestinian fighters were in the area at the time," HRW said. "Under the laws of war, individuals who carry out or order deliberate attacks on civilians are responsible for war crimes," the report continued. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Presumably they were in the middle of a firefight, and instead of just tucking their head down and waiting for it to be over, they felt the need to go traipsing through the tulips. Maybe they were out of food, maybe somebody was sick, but more likely this is whole cloth invention by the human rights bastards. Take a couple victims of the general fighting, find some typical Gazan Arabs to do a song-and-dance about how they actually died, and voila! Instant My Lai. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-08-14 10:23 |
| #2 Why would they be waving white flags, especially if nobody had a gun? Some people must have a seriously guilty conscience if they need to conjure up this kind of crap. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-08-14 01:10 |
| #1 Better to kill them with white flags than white phosphorus! Why do I suspect, assuming the basic facts are true (hah!), that there is more to this story than reported? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-08-14 00:37 |