Posted on 05/13/2016 8:55:51 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A U.N. panel against torture on Friday expressed concerns about allegations of “excessive use of force,” including deadly force, by Israeli security forces in Palestinian areas, and warned about authorities barring access to detained suspects, including minors.
The Committee Against Torture, which works under the office of the U.N. human rights chief, released its “concluding observations” about Israel and five other countries — France, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Philippines — as part of regular reviews by the panel. […]
In a 12-page segment on Israel, the committee pointed to “allegations of excessive use of force, including lethal force, by security forces” at demonstrations, in response to attacks or alleged attacks against Israelis and took aim at Israel’s controversial policy of administrative detention, under which it can arrest suspects and hold them without charge for months at a time. …
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When defending one’s country against a deliberate foreign state attack there is no such thing as excessive force.
Of course! Would we expect the damn UN to say anything else?
So, Israel gets pounded with Hamas rockets for a month; Israel retaliates (finally) and hits a house with kids, kitties and puppies and Israel is branded with war crimes.
The sooner we’re out of the U.N.the better for us and the world. Things will soon go to the proper order without this filthy organization owned by the Muslims and paid for by us.
I flag excessive farce against the UN.
You can say that again!
The Russians, Chinese and a raft of Islamic dictatorships and Third World thugocracies are qualified to judge Israel... on torture.
Since they’re expert at it.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me. ..................
Even were the absurd charge of excessive force in defending oneself from those who wish to kill you, it's still not torture.
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