Israels justification for killing so many civilians is the claim that Hamas is using civilians as human shields for its rockets and fighters. These same accusations, were made in 2008 and 2009 during Israels Operation Cast Lead bombing of Gaza and were found to be without evidence by Amnesty International. Israeli spokesman Mark Regev has been given free rein by the mainstream media to repeat this accusation, despite journalists like the BBCs Jeremy Bowen reporting that they saw no evidence of Hamas using Palestinians as human shields. In fact, the human shields argument is a complete myth, which is why Israel has produced no evidence to support it. It is the reason Israel gave for the missile attack on a home for the disabled in Beit Lahiya, killing two disabled residents and injuring four others. Jamilla Alaiwa, a 59 year old social worker who founded the home, said,. If the Israelis have proof of this let them make it public. There was no one from Islamic Jihad or Hamas living there. We are not involved in politics.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 22:55:30 +0000