Posted on 07/19/2009 7:14:02 AM PDT by marissyb29
A few days ago an article appeared in which human rights organizations responded to the question of why they did not demand the launch of an investigation regarding human rights violations by Hamas. The answer that they provided was that the firing of rockets constituted such a clear violation that it left nothing to investigate. On the other hand, Israel's actions are more subject to interpretation. If the objective of the organizations is to promote taking responsibility for unsavory actions, they should focus on clear violations and not on cases that can provoke scholarly research at the universities.
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Simply put, the main and obvious reason why NGOs do not cover Hamas or Hezbollah war crimes is because they are blatantly pro-Palestine.
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