The IDF does not, as a guiding principle, target civilians absent a hostile target. Moral relativism is another refuge of lame ducks. The above statement came up recently when I was arguing with an Israeli supporter, and I figured my thorough debunking of this false statement might benefit all of you finding yourself confronted by similar false arguments. By all means, take my research and close monitoring of the current Israel-Palestine conflict and use it to destroy those purveying false-hoods and lies. Hope you find my words useful to the cause: There are a myriad of examples documenting Israels deliberate killing of Palestinian civilians in the recent conflict. Former Israeli military commander and Breaking the Silence researcher Eran Efrati has posted a statement to Facebook on his talks with IDF soldiers in Gaza, and reveals the deliberate killing of Palestinians by sniper fire in Shuja’iyya neighborhood as punishment for the death of soldiers in their units. [1] There is a video showing a Palestinian civilian being shot by a Sniper as he attempted to collect belongings from the rubble of his house recently bombed by the IDF, collaborating the claim that Israeli soldiers are deliberately shooting unarmed civilians. [2] An Israeli Sniper even bragged about shooting children on his Instagram. [3] Furthermore, the corpses of Palestinians were discovered in the bathroom of a house residing in the Northern village of Khuza. Shell casings bearing the IMI logo on the bottoms littered the room, resting in the dried blood of the bodies. IMI is the seal of all bullets manufactured from Israeli Military Industries, an Israeli armament company that makes bullets for the IDF. [4] Additionally, Human Rights Watch reported that fleeing Palestinians were shot by Israeli soldiers as they retreated from Khuza. Human Rights Watch mentioned that no enemy combatants or firefights between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants took place at the time of the incident. [5] I could go on and on Garrett, Ive clearly been following this conflict much more closely than you. There are numerous reports proving Israeli soldiers deliberately killed civilians in cold-blooded murder. You can dismiss the facts all you want, your overt bias makes it very clear you arent interested in a legitimate conversation and instead only seek to push a certain biased perspective on the rest of us. [1]: addictinginfo.org/.../israeli-soldier-admits.../ [2]: https://youtube/watch?v=xKU0d2El-x0 [3]: presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/31/373518/israeli-sniper-admits-killing-13-kids/ [4]: thedailybeast/articles/2014/08/01/who-is-behind-gaza-s-mass-execution.html [5]: hrw.org/news/2014/08/04/gaza-israeli-soldiers-shoot-and-kill-fleeing-civilians
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:22:44 +0000