Posted on 07/01/2014 6:27:56 AM PDT by Star Traveler
Despite the countless messages of condolence issued by leaders across the Western world, the international community would show little understanding if Israel were to launch a wide-scale military operation against Palestinian targets or expand settlements in response to the killing of the three Israeli teenagers, a senior diplomatic official warned Tuesday.
We had some legitimacy to carry out Operation Brothers Keeper, including massive arrests of Hamas members, the official told The Times of Israel, referring to the IDFs efforts to locate Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel, who were snatched from a hitchhiking post south of Jerusalem and killed on June 12. The international community frowned upon the 18-day search for the three, which included the arrests of hundreds of Hamas members, but not too much, the official said, adding that Israel was only condemned when noncombatants were harmed.
Now the whole thing is over and we will not have legitimacy for any military operation, the official, who insisted on anonymity, said. While we were looking for the kidnapped teenagers there was legitimacy for the operation, though not for the casualties. There were condemnations, but it was understood that we had to find the teens. Now, however, this justification does not exist anymore. Now any forceful IDF operation will not be understood.
Israel is expected to crack down on terrorist organizations in the coming days, but world leaders expect Jerusalem not to provoke too much violence on the ground, the diplomatic official said. Thats not going to look justifiable.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
... LOL ... you’re engaging in wishful thinking and redefining words. I thought only the liberals did that ... :-) ...
There are no “civilians”, the basis of whose targeting may constitute WAR CRIMES, in so-called ‘Palestine’...they are ALL TERRORISTS.
Of course it was.......................................................................................................................
Israel doesn’t think so, and they actually avoid Palestinian civilian collateral damage scrupulously. Israel has been known to actually call or text Palestinian civilians to warn them about a nearby impending attack, so they can protect themselves.
It sounds like you’re “out of line” with Israel’s policies on that ... :-) ...
That’s actually quite a “normal occurrence” ... it goes on all the time ... before the kidnapped teens, and it will go on after the kidnapped teens.
Round up every animal responsible and hang the bastards in a public square without trial and leave their rotting corpses hanging there until there is no flesh left..................
>> youre engaging in wishful thinking
Believing in the Word of YAHWEH is “wishful thinking”??!?
And preferring the eternal long view as described by YAHWEH and bought with the precious blood of Yeshua H’Mashiach, over your micro-description of the vapor-like period of history between 1948 and now — that makes me a liberal? ROFL at your foolish ignorance.
I’ll happily suffer your scorn, if that is the price I pay to stand with YAHWEH and His chosen people.
SHALOM
Forgive my ignorance but when Israel and Israeli’s are targeted like this, why don’t they just take out the leaders of these organizations?
Drone em.
Those leaders go to the deepest holes and stay hidden until the heat is off. That’s really what they do. But, there are some leaders that Israel waits patiently for, and sooner or later they do get them.
A few drone strikes here and there in the WB wouldn’t hurt...................
They only do this because they realize the UN is a concoction of deviate representatives of third and fourth world crap holes of dubious provenance, now principally endorsed by a totally corrupt America-hating government.
They make these distinctions because they still value whatever funding and support they get (and what little protection remains) from the American government.
It may be official policy, but it is not ubiquitous sentiment throughout Israel. Many of the older ones there remember these kind of people - they were called Nazis.
I see you’re taking on another liberal tactic ... twisting words ... :-) ...
Are you sure you’re on the right board?
We need another crusade that will cripple those camel-fuggers for another 1,000 years.............
Hitler had the right idea...he just had the wrong religion..................
I could say the same about your cheap shots. You start out well, but when the going gets tough, instead of countering on the merits, you resort to that last refuge of the loser: calling the other party a liberal.
Yes, I’m sure I’m on the right board, although I must confess I occasionally waste too much time here. So I’m going to work now.
SHALOM
ROFL! Tag line fodder.
Yeah, well #48 is gone.
Well, I’m glad that you do, at least, recognize what Israel does.
Here’s what it said ...
Israel doesnt do WAR CRIMES and indiscriminately target civilians. They scrupulously avoid any collateral damage to Palestinian civilians and directly target the terrorist operatives.
Here you are spouting off the EXACT PROPAGANDA that Israel’s enemies falsely use against it. These enemies say that Israel is the NAZI REGIME of the Middle East, taking their cues and guidance from Hitler.
It would be ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS except for people like you giving these enemies the exact ammunition they need - and saying, “Look here ... this is a supporter of Israel who backs Israel in acting like a NAZI REGIME in the Middle East.”
You should be ashamed of yourself!
I posted this elsewhere ...
Israel doesnt do WAR CRIMES - even though Israels enemies have accused it of doing that very thing to the Palestinians. That happens to be nothing but PROPAGANDA by Israels enemies!
This is something to get cleared up here ... In Israels own laws they are committed to protecting all religious rights and religious sites - Muslims, Christians or Jews equally. Israel is the ONLY COUNTRY in the Middle East so committed to doing so.
Also, as part of the original Palestine Mandate from the League of Nations, the religious rights of all religious groups were designated to be protected. When Israel declared independence in 1948 and the war started, Israel urged all the Arabs to NOT FLEE because they were not going to harm them. Israel said they wanted them as citizens in the new country.
Right now, the civil and voting rights of all Arabs in Israel (they are full fledged citizens) are FULLY PROTECTED as much as any Jewish citizen. The Arabs have their own legislators in the Knesset. Also, there is an Arab who is on Israels Supreme Court. The Arab population of Israel is 20%.
Israel is ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED to preserving the religious rights and shrines of all citizens in Israel!
THIS IS THE TRUE ISRAEL ... not some comic book character that some people want Israel to be when they are posting online!
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