And, yes, I DO take it personally: Israeli troops using human shields: "cruel and barbaric..."

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Israeli troops using human shields: "cruel and barbaric..."

yeah, i would say so...

Israel's army must stop using Palestinian civilians as "human shields" in operations against suspected Palestinian militants, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

Palestinian and Israeli human-rights watchdog groups had sought the ruling. The court's decision that the practice is illegal under international law hardened a temporary injunction issued in 2002.

"The army has no right to use civilians as human shields ... It is cruel and barbaric," Supreme Court Justice Aharon Barak wrote in a 20-page judgment.

it's amazing what they've gotten away with over the years... next question... what about those nuclear weapons...?

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