Tag Archives: Crimes against Humanity

Gaza, Israel and ‘Human Shields’

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Sarah Gillespie What does it mean to use human shields? Employed by the Germans and Japanese in the second word war, the tactic is premised on an underlying trust in your enemy’s humanity. It appeals to the compassion and … Continue reading →

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Israel Shrinking Gaza Strip by 40 Percent

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Keld Bach

To protect itself from Hamas rockets and tunnels, Israel is forcing tens of thousands of people out of their homes, turning their old neighborhoods into a no-man’s land. This narrow strip of land that used to be called “the Gaza … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: The Palestinians’ Right to Self-Defense

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Keld Bach

If Israel insists, as the Bosnian Serbs did in Sarajevo, on using the weapons of industrial warfare against a helpless civilian population then that population has an inherent right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. The … Continue reading →

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Interview with Alison Weir: Roots of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Keld Bach

Abby Martin features an interview with Alison Weir, founder of ‘If Americans Knew’ going over the history of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and breaking the misconceptions about conflict.

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Why Nobody But the US Voted Against the UN’s Anti-Israel Resolution

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Keld Bach

On Wednesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted on a heavily one-sided resolution condemning “in the strongest terms the widespread, systematic and gross violations of international human rights and fundamental freedoms arising from the Israeli military operations” in Gaza. … Continue reading →

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Israel is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Chris Hedges Raul Hilberg in his monumental work “The Destruction of the European Jews” chronicled a process of repression that at first was “relatively mild” but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination and … Continue reading →

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Israeli MP: Mothers of All Palestinians Must Be Killed!

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Keld Bach

As the situation widely deteriorates in the Gaza Strip, Israeli parliament member and law-maker Ayelet Shaked has stigmatized all Palestinians as terrorists, wishing death on all Palestinians while supporting the Israeli military assault. On Monday Shaked quoted this on her … Continue reading →

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Gaza Human Shields: Foreigners Protect Hospitals from IDF Airstrikes

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Keld Bach

Israel has resumed its military offensive against Gaza, just several hours after unilaterally agreeing to a ceasefire. The deescalation plan proposed by Egypt was initially supported by the Israeli government but rejected by Hamas militants, who continued firing rockets. Harry … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Warning Procedure: A ‘Gentle’ Knock on the Roof

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Keld Bach

Prior to striking a building in the Gaza Strip, the IDF warns its inhabitants using a procedure called “Knock on the roof,” in which forces fire a small mortar at the target to indicate the imminent attack and signal those … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Real Purpose in Gaza Operation? To Kill Arabs!

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Gideon Levy The goal of Operation Protective Edge is to restore the calm; the means: killing civilians. The slogan of the Mafia has become official Israeli policy. Israel sincerely believes that if it kills hundreds of Palestinians in the … Continue reading →

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