Posted on 01/25/2007 9:03:46 AM PST by Alouette
The B'Tselem human rights group called on the IDF on Thursday to stop using undercover troops in Palestinian areas after four civilians were killed in a West Bank military operation.
The group demanded in a letter to the army's Judge Advocate General that he order the army to stop dressing soldiers in civilian clothes in secret military operations, saying the practice violates international laws.
The letter was prompted by a Jan. 4 Israeli arrest raid involving undercover troops in the West Bank city of Ramallah in which four Palestinian civilians were killed.
The civilians would have stayed clear of the area if the soldiers had been wearing uniforms, B'Tselem said.
"The incident in Ramallah is a clear example of why the prohibition on combatants feigning civilian status was created," the group wrote in a release. "Many civilians were killed and wounded after being caught unawares in the area."
The army said its legal department was looking into B'Tselem's report.
But they have never objected to Hamas and Hizbollah doing this!
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Oh pleaseeee Give me a break
And only killed 4.That is not a raid.
OKAY ROFL
IN Freeper/IDF terms what is a raid ROFL
Chutzpa, thy name is B'Tselem.
Please remove me from your list. It is too much in my in-box. Sorry for the quick turn around on my request. Thank you chit*chat
"Many civilians were killed and wounded after being caught unawares in the area."The crux of the problem is the terrorists themselves.They dress like civilians and use same as cover.Maybe they(civilians)were doing something they shouldn't have been doing?No sympathy from me:(
FTM!
Memo to B'Tselem from Virginia: "Oh honey, puleeeeeeeeeeze! Whatever y'all are smokin', STOP, 'cause it it addling your brains!"
Good night nurse, these characters are out where the busses don't run!
I agree, allied forces should stop the practice now and so announce the same.
Concurrently all non uniformed persons engaged in acts of war should simply be tried by single officer tribunal within one hour of capture and hung. Unless of course they can provide valuable intelligence at which time they should be shipped to a third country until hostilities between the enemy and allies have ceased.
No more question about "repatriation" or trades, just hang them.
Very reasonable.
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