Report: Israel's phosphorus shell use in Gaza 'evidence of war crimes'

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Yep, and we support these irresponsible actions to the tune of 3 trillion a year. Just when is our government going to stop following the dictates of AIPAC, and similar hard line Jewish lobbies? I have some hope that President Obama will employ a more neutral policy in the ME, but not much.

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The Israeli military's firing of white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas during the Gaza offensive "was indiscriminate and is evidence of war crimes," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Wednesday.

"In Gaza, the Israeli military didn't just use white phosphorus in open areas as a screen for its troops," said Fred Abrahams, a HRW senior emergencies researcher.

"It fired white phosphorus repeatedly over densely populated areas, even when its troops weren't in the area and safer smoke shells were available. As a result, civilians needlessly suffered and died."

The report said white phosphorus munitions weren't illegal when deployed properly in open areas, but it determined that the IDF repeatedly used them "unlawfully over populated neighborhoods, killing and wounding civilians and damaging civilian structures, including a school, a market, a humanitarian aid warehouse and a hospital. "

"First, the repeated use of air-burst white phosphorus in populated areas until the last days of the operation reveals a pattern or policy of conduct rather than incidental or accidental usage. Second, the IDF was well aware of the effects of white phosphorus and the dangers it poses to civilians. Third, the IDF failed to use safer available alternatives for smokescreens," the report said.

A medical report prepared during the recent hostilities by the Israeli Health Ministry said that white phosphorus "can cause serious injury and death when it comes into contact with the skin, is inhaled or is swallowed."The report said that the IDF could have used a non-lethal smoke shells produced by an Israeli company if it wanted to provide a "smokescreen" for its troops


http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/25/israel.white.phosphorus.gaza/
 
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Maybe the Israelis would agree to use smoke instead of Phosphorous shells if the Humas would use fire crackers instead of rockets on Israeli civilians.

I do agree about money from the U.S. to Israel. It is unconscionable that U.S. money (ours)is going to a country where the average per capita income is higher than in the U.S.
 
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