LayZie G. Posted March 22, 2009 Where, Haaretz, the Israeli news site is hard at work, sol's Middle East apostles have kept silent. Haaretz and one another Israeli news media were the first to get the accounts of the Israeli soldiers in the form of a leak last week. Few of the soldiers discussed the killings of innocent women. Misconduct, abuse of power, crimes against the innocent as well the orders they received from their commanders about shooting first and asking questions later were all revealed. SOme of the soldiers told tales about the families they wiped out during the occupation as part of 'Operation Gaza'. Now, the hailed hero of the Middle East media(Haaretz) are at it again, this time they exposed the Israeli Military's unconstitutional and immortal acts against the Palestinian victims: Article can be found here: Dead Palestinian babies and bombed mosques-IDF fashion 2009 NYT and others have picked up the brewing scandal while SOL's gaza apostles turn a deaf ear. Where is the outrage ya Ibti and gang? Why isn't North angered? Arab media is not outraged yet? Not juicy enough for the fat arabs? Don't hold back No london demonstration=no outrage from the apostles. More news:- Courtesy of Haaretz hard at work: Last update - 08:07 22/03/2009 Testimonies on IDF misconduct in Gaza keep rolling in By Amos Harel Tags: testimonies, IDF, Israel news Further testimonies emerged this weekend of army units adopting lax rules of engagement during Operation Cast Lead. The reports followed Thursday's publication in Haaretz of soldiers' accounts of ethical violations in the Gaza offensive. On Saturday, Channel 10 showed a documentary that included a security briefing by a company commander on the eve of the Gaza invasion. "We're going to war," he told his soldiers. "We're not doing routine security work or anything like that. I want aggressiveness - if there's someone suspicious on the upper floor of a house, we'll shell it. If we have suspicions about a house, we'll take it down." Advertisement "There will be no hesitation," the commander continued. "If it's us or them, it'll be them. If someone approaches us unarmed, shoot in the air. If he keeps going, that man is dead. Nobody will deliberate - let the mistakes be over their lives, not ours." A number of officers told Haaretz this weekend that the testimonies did not surprise them, as "anyone with eyes in his head knows that these things happened during the fighting in Gaza." The soldiers who testified about misconduct "placed a very unpleasant mirror before us," said one officer. "The chief of staff is deflecting discussion now," said another. "It's much easier to find the rotten apples, but there are many much more basic and deeper questions. It's not just an ethical issue, it's also a question of professionalism. The soldiers' accounts show there are professional difficulties in fighting in such complex territory - that we're just not doing it all that well." "These aren't problems you can solve with the military advocate general or the chief educational officer," he said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted March 22, 2009 LAyzie, this is not news, maybe you just found out, but its been common knowledge, how did you miss the trails of IDF's officers. :confused: Either you are excited that Haaretz, an Israeli news site is finally agreeing with everyone else and stating the obvious or you coming around to seeing behind the smoke screen. Nevertheless ciidi afka kuuma hiiso and thank you for heads up. I hope you will keep up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted March 23, 2009 ^Its like she has stumbled on a pot of gold. LG I saw this on AJE last week. I was saddened but not surprised. The actions of the Israeli soldiers are well documented. The only difference here is that some of them have admitted to it. If you could try and clarify what you're trying to imply here it would help. Right now it seems to be nothing but hot air. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
