Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service: Israel to grant legal aid to IDF troops accused of Gaza war crimes
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Title:Imprison the war criminals
Name:Jonathan
City: AucklandState: New Zealand
I sincerely hope Israeli soldiers are prosecuted over the crimes they have committed. Dropping missiles from F16s, firing white phosphorous shells into UN compounds, 400 dead children these are truly evil things and yet all we hear from so many Israelis is the tired whining propaganda from the Ministry of Truth about "human shields". Firing missiles from the air into the most crowded place on earth is a recipe for killing innocents is it not? Perhaps the policy is wrong? It seems from reading these discussion boards (a depressing experience) that there is nothing Israel can ever do that is ever wrong, end of argument. Almost as disgusting as the pictures of dead children is the constant propaganda war and obsession with spin that seems to come from all quarters in Israel. Equally foul is the incedibly cynical timing of the attack during the interregnum of the US Presidency and tying it up before the inauguration. 400 dead children - how do Israelis sleep at night?