The palestinians hide behind civilians–particularly children–all the time.
The Israeli Supreme Court has just said the IDF may not use civilians as “human shields.”
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned the military’s practice of using Palestinian civilians as “human shields” in arrest raids, saying it violates international law.
I will be waiting for the same human rights organizations to protest the palestinian practice of hiding among civilians and firing on Israelis.
I will not be holding my breath.
By the way, look at the anti-Israel spin in the next breath of the lead:
The ruling was a rare instance in which the court took a stand in Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians. The Supreme Court has often deferred to security arguments despite international condemnation of some Israeli practices. It has upheld practices such as targeted killings of Palestinian militants.
First, they paint the court as a puppet that automatically takes Israel’s side. Gee. Could that be because, well, the court is an Israeli court? That’s like saying that the American Supreme Court takes the American side in a conflict. Duh.
Secondly, they mention the targeted executions of terrorists–murderers who have executed or masterminded the death of Israeli civilians–in the context of “international condemnation.” Someone needs to tell me when international condemnation has suddenly taken on a legal aspect. Genetic modification of food carries international condemnation. So what?
The anti-Israel bias just keeps rolling along. Hm. Sounds like a good idea for a song.
The Israeli Supreme COurt can be as luantic as the US Supreme COurt sometimes. The most improtant thing is to save Israeli lives.
No surprise here, Meryl. When people use civilian shields to save Jewish lives it’s worthy of international condemnation. When people use civilian shields to take Jewish lives, well, when people are hopeless and desperate–or can present themselves as such–what can you expect other than grotesque and brutal savagery?
Given that the Pals and their apologists say that the Holy Q’ran refers to us Jews as “monkeys and pigs” could it be that the Beit Mishpat Gavoha Le’Zedek has been reading the wrong law books?