Israel: Evidence of war crimes in Gaza grows by the day
By Diane V. McLoughlin - The McLoughlin Post Jan. 16, 2009
To say that Hamas is a terrorist organization, that we won't deal with the Palestinians until
the Palestinians rescind their democratic vote for Hamas, is as if to say the rest of the world
won't deal with the U.S. until the U.S. rescinds its democratic vote for the Republican Party.
Actually, the world would have had some justification in declaring the Republican Party a
terrorist organization.
Bottom line: Hamas abided by the ceasefire (see pg. 6.) There WERE NO ROCKETS. No
rockets while they watched their children starve and Israel, behind their backs, prepared the
ENTIRE TIME to destroy Gaza utterly.
The rockets before the ceasefire were a legitimate act of self-defense. Ask yourself: Why is
it ok for Israel to collectively starve 1.5 million civilians, but it isn't ok for the 1.5 million
civilians to fire rockets at civilians who supported their starvation? Israel itself demonstrates
that it has absolutely no respect for rules of war. (See: The Dahiyah doctrine mentioned in
article.)
As to whether or not Israel is guilty of war crimes:
It is a war crime to lock up 1.5 million men, women and children and to starve them.
(See: Foreign doctors say one million people are at death's door.)
It is a war crime to bomb clearly marked ambulances ..
It is a war crime to deny medical and emergency workers such as the Red Cross the right of
access to assist the wounded and evacuate civilians under assault. Starving babies were
found by their murdered mothers after four days of the IDF blocking emergency workers'
access.
It is a war crime to attack public shelters - shelters that were clearly marked, and of which
their locations were repeatedly shared with the Israeli military command.
It is a war crime to order civilians out of their homes - men, women and children - stuff them
into a building - and once inside bomb it.
It is a war crime to order families out of their homes, and then one by one pick off the
children with M16's while you enjoy a snack of chocolates and crisps from the top of your
tank.
It is a war crime to destroy the water and sewage treatment plants. As in Iraq, what we will
witness next is the holocaust of preventable disease cutting down the children, destroying
them all.
It is a war crime to carpet bomb heavily populated urban centers with white phosphorous
bombs. White phosphorous burns, and it cannot be put out with water. White phosphorous
kills or injures in three ways - through inhalation, blood poisoning, and it burns to the bone.
You can't put it out with water.
It is a war crime to destroy orchards.
It is a war crime to bomb the U.N. food and medicine storage facility - a facility clearly marked
whose location was shared with the IDF.
It is a war crime to bomb hospitals.
400,000 people in Gaza now have no water.
Tens of thousands have had their homes destroyed.
Hamas abided by the ceasefire while they watched and waited for reciprocal positive moves
from Israel.
Israel girded for total destruction, instead.
Hamas has said that it does not want to push the Jews into the sea. Hamas has clearly
stated that it is prepared to accept a two-state solution with Israel, and the place to begin is
pre-1967 borders.
Israel utilizes terror deliberately with the aim of creating desirable political outcomes it
prefers. Israel is a state terrorist. The U.S. sponsors Israel's state terrorism financially, to the
tune of billions of dollars in military and cash donations each and every year.
I call on the U.S. Government to immediately cut off all financial and military aid to Israel until
such time as Israel deals on peace.
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By Diane V. McLoughlin - The McLoughlin Post Jan. 16, 2009
To say that Hamas is a terrorist organization, that we won't deal with the Palestinians until
the Palestinians rescind their democratic vote for Hamas, is as if to say the rest of the world
won't deal with the U.S. until the U.S. rescinds its democratic vote for the Republican Party.
Actually, the world would have had some justification in declaring the Republican Party a
terrorist organization.
Bottom line: Hamas abided by the ceasefire (see pg. 6.) There WERE NO ROCKETS. No
rockets while they watched their children starve and Israel, behind their backs, prepared the
ENTIRE TIME to destroy Gaza utterly.
The rockets before the ceasefire were a legitimate act of self-defense. Ask yourself: Why is
it ok for Israel to collectively starve 1.5 million civilians, but it isn't ok for the 1.5 million
civilians to fire rockets at civilians who supported their starvation? Israel itself demonstrates
that it has absolutely no respect for rules of war. (See: The Dahiyah doctrine mentioned in
article.)
As to whether or not Israel is guilty of war crimes:
It is a war crime to lock up 1.5 million men, women and children and to starve them.
(See: Foreign doctors say one million people are at death's door.)
It is a war crime to bomb clearly marked ambulances ..
It is a war crime to deny medical and emergency workers such as the Red Cross the right of
access to assist the wounded and evacuate civilians under assault. Starving babies were
found by their murdered mothers after four days of the IDF blocking emergency workers'
access.
It is a war crime to attack public shelters - shelters that were clearly marked, and of which
their locations were repeatedly shared with the Israeli military command.
It is a war crime to order civilians out of their homes - men, women and children - stuff them
into a building - and once inside bomb it.
It is a war crime to order families out of their homes, and then one by one pick off the
children with M16's while you enjoy a snack of chocolates and crisps from the top of your
tank.
It is a war crime to destroy the water and sewage treatment plants. As in Iraq, what we will
witness next is the holocaust of preventable disease cutting down the children, destroying
them all.
It is a war crime to carpet bomb heavily populated urban centers with white phosphorous
bombs. White phosphorous burns, and it cannot be put out with water. White phosphorous
kills or injures in three ways - through inhalation, blood poisoning, and it burns to the bone.
You can't put it out with water.
It is a war crime to destroy orchards.
It is a war crime to bomb the U.N. food and medicine storage facility - a facility clearly marked
whose location was shared with the IDF.
It is a war crime to bomb hospitals.
400,000 people in Gaza now have no water.
Tens of thousands have had their homes destroyed.
Hamas abided by the ceasefire while they watched and waited for reciprocal positive moves
from Israel.
Israel girded for total destruction, instead.
Hamas has said that it does not want to push the Jews into the sea. Hamas has clearly
stated that it is prepared to accept a two-state solution with Israel, and the place to begin is
pre-1967 borders.
Israel utilizes terror deliberately with the aim of creating desirable political outcomes it
prefers. Israel is a state terrorist. The U.S. sponsors Israel's state terrorism financially, to the
tune of billions of dollars in military and cash donations each and every year.
I call on the U.S. Government to immediately cut off all financial and military aid to Israel until
such time as Israel deals on peace.
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