Posted on 08/01/2014 1:26:28 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
In what may be one of the most ridiculous accusations yet against Israel, the UN's top human rights official condemned Israel on Thursday for failing to share the Iron Dome anti-missile system with Hamas, Breitbart reports.
According to the report, human rights commissioner Navi Pillay condemned Israels military actions to stop Hamas rocket attacks against Israeli civilians, telling reporters that Israel was deliberately defying International Law... in a way that may constitute war crimes.
"There is a strong possibility that international law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes, Breitbart quoted Pillay as saying following a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Gaza.
She backed this statement by citing Israels refusal to share its Iron Dome ballistic missile defense shield with the "governing authority" of Gaza.
Pillay criticized the U.S. for helping Iron Dome, adding, "No such protection has been provided to Gazans against the shelling.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
How about Hamas murdering Jews, is that “war crimes” also or is that ok?
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