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Israeli officers get 'slap on wrist' for white phosphorus use in Gaza
Times Online ^ | February 2, 2010 | Sheera Frenkel

Posted on 02/01/2010 7:17:56 PM PST by myknowledge

Israel has reprimanded two senior army officers who were responsible for firing white phosphorus artillery shells at a UN compound during last year’s offensive in Gaza.

In the first admission of any wrongdoing the Israeli military found that Brigadier-General Eyal Eisenberg and Colonel Ilan Malka were guilty “of exceeding their authority in a manner that jeopardised the lives of others”.

The Israeli report was in response to a damning UN investigation into the Gaza war, which concluded that both Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian group, had committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity and which called on both sides to investigate the conduct of their forces.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armydiscipline; eyaleisenberg; gaza; israel; operationcastlead; whitephosphorous; williepete
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White phosphorous used in Gaza.

Brig. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg.

Muhammad Nabih Ahmed. He's looked like he's wrapped like an Egyptian mummy. Poor Pali!

Brig. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg and Col. Ilan Malka used white phosphorus in Gaza without authorization from the high command.

At least they did not get sentenced to death.

1 posted on 02/01/2010 7:17:57 PM PST by myknowledge
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To: myknowledge

I thought Williepete was also used as target markers.
Nasty stuff, but not any nastier than rockets aimed
to kill Israeli civilians.


2 posted on 02/01/2010 7:21:59 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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"...Israel has reprimanded two senior army officers who were responsible for firing white phosphorus artillery shells at a UN compound during last year’s offensive in Gaza...."

What...did they miss?

3 posted on 02/01/2010 7:23:48 PM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: myknowledge

White phosphorus will disperse a crowd post-haste.


4 posted on 02/01/2010 7:24:06 PM PST by FoxInSocks (B. Hussein Obama: Central Planning Czar)
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To: myknowledge

He looks like a “Honey Baked Palestinian”.

I’m sure he suffered greatly but I wonder if he
was able to associate that pain with the stupidity
of his own leadership. I rather doubt it.


5 posted on 02/01/2010 7:24:17 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: myknowledge
The US used Willy Pete in Korea. The Shermans would fire Willy Peter into Nork positions and once they got them jumping up and down they'd follow up with fragmentation rounds.

You see, the point was we were trying to kill them. Anyone unclear on the concept?

6 posted on 02/01/2010 7:24:22 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts)
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To: myknowledge

We will have peace in the Middle East when the Arabs love their children more than they hate the Jews.


7 posted on 02/01/2010 7:25:59 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts)
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“You see, the point was we were trying to kill them. Anyone unclear on the concept?”

Yeah, about 60 percent of congress and a particular community organizer we all know.


8 posted on 02/01/2010 7:27:47 PM PST by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, Deport all illegals, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: myknowledge

The slap on the wrist should be because they didn’t lob more Willy Peter into this stronghold of Islamic idiots.


9 posted on 02/01/2010 7:28:45 PM PST by doc1019 (To call Obama a bumbling idiot would be an insult to bumbling idiots worldwide.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

True, but the Palestinians (aka the House of Esau) have a culture of violence and white-hot hatred for the Israelis, straight out of the furnaces of hellfire!


10 posted on 02/01/2010 7:29:33 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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But exceeding their authority could have landed these two IDF officers into more hot water.


11 posted on 02/01/2010 7:30:49 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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Too bad they did not use something more powerful. The UN isn’t exactly a friend of Israel and it should not be treated as a neutral party in this war.


12 posted on 02/01/2010 7:31:58 PM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: RedStateRocker

The Palestinians are not in the least unclear on the concept. Fortunately, they are utterly incompetent. They are a welfare society.

By the way, there is ample evidence that the U.N. are accessories in the murder of the Israeli civilians by Gazan savages. If I had in my power, I’d give those Israeli officers medals.


13 posted on 02/01/2010 7:34:07 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts)
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Yes, I guess they should have been nice, giving the enemy candy and other treats … what ever happened to war being war? Ultimate objective … to win.


14 posted on 02/01/2010 7:35:09 PM PST by doc1019 (To call Obama a bumbling idiot would be an insult to bumbling idiots worldwide.)
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To: pnh102
Like BLU-82 Daisy Cutter bombs?


15 posted on 02/01/2010 7:39:15 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

if I remember correctly, there’s more to it - that particular UN building was not really “neutral” even though it was purported to be. The enemies of Israel were firing on Israel from within that building or right next to it. Using civilians as shields is a common tactic. Provocation occurred first; then Israel retaliated.


16 posted on 02/01/2010 8:06:02 PM PST by zorro8987
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To: myknowledge

very nasty stuff.


17 posted on 02/01/2010 8:17:15 PM PST by gunstar
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To: zorro8987

18 posted on 02/01/2010 8:30:24 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: tet68
I thought Williepete was also used as target markers.

New cadence:

Two Pali jihads standing on the street
Aiming stakes for some Willie Pete.
19 posted on 02/01/2010 8:35:12 PM PST by fr_freak
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20 posted on 02/02/2010 4:22:47 AM PST by SJackson (In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.)
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