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Israel/Palestine

FBaggins

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15. It really isn't fair to call them "human shields"... this is far worse

Reply to shira (Reply #12)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 10:14 AM

Sep 2016

The definition of a "human shield", as with recent Palestinian strategy, involves co-locating civilians with military targets. However, human shields are put there to keep those military targets from being struck. In the words of Rule 97 - "with the specific intent of trying to prevent the targeting of those military objectives"

But Hamas isn't trying to protect a HQ when it places it in a hospital - or an ammo dump when it's placed in a school - or a rocket launching site when placed next to a hotel. What Hamas does is far worse. They intentionally co-locate military targets with civilian so that the civilians will be killed.

They aren't human shields... they're human sacrifices. Intentionally killing their own (including children) for political gain.

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Will Israel Be Put On Trial For War Crimes? [View all] Purveyor Sep 2016 OP

Nice spin from good old Jonathan Cook oberliner Sep 2016 #1

LoL. Jonathan "Kook" is a real POS. n/t shira Sep 2016 #2

It's indeed quite possible that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza. Little Tich Sep 2016 #3

No other explanation? King_David Sep 2016 #4

Many of those civilians were killed inside their homes or in close vicinity, and Israel knew they we Little Tich Sep 2016 #8

That's just absurd King_David Sep 2016 #16

Please. You're not being serious, not by a long shot... shira Sep 2016 #19

You mean civilians among Hamas fighters ALSO dressed as civilians? shira Sep 2016 #5

Targeting homes of civilians with civilians inside could possibly be a war crime. Little Tich Sep 2016 #10

And yet top military personnel around the globe say Israel exceeded legal standards... shira Sep 2016 #13

Two can play this game... Little Tich Sep 2016 #20

Your sources deny Hamas uses human shields in order to win the PR war & get Gazans killed.... shira Sep 2016 #24

So why would all these military commanders from around the globe say Israel.... shira Sep 2016 #25

For me it's not inconceivable that a bunch of pro-Israel military people speak out in support of Little Tich Sep 2016 #26

Of course not for you, but it's unprecedented that so many western military leaders.... shira Sep 2016 #27

It may be "possible"... but it's CERTAIN that Hamas did. FBaggins Sep 2016 #6

That's for DAMNED sure about Hamas. Why aren't they being tried for war crimes? shira Sep 2016 #7

Hamas killed 6 Israeli civilians while the IDF killed 1462 Palestinian civilians. Little Tich Sep 2016 #9

You're defending Hamas against human shield & child militant war crimes.... shira Sep 2016 #12

It really isn't fair to call them "human shields"... this is far worse FBaggins Sep 2016 #15

True, but to accuse Hamas of the obvious isn't very PC for some reason. shira Sep 2016 #17

On the subject of the use of human shields: Little Tich Sep 2016 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Sep 2016 #22

That's complete garbage and you know it. Foreign Journo's have busted Hamas.... shira Sep 2016 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Sep 2016 #11

Yeah... shira Sep 2016 #14

Already done... King_David Sep 2016 #18