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| 27 Israeli Pilots Refuse to Fly Strikes Against Palestinians |
| 2003-09-24 |
| Edited for brevity. A group of 27 active reserve duty pilots and retired pilots have sent a letter to Air Force Chief, Major General Dan Halutz, declaring that they refuse to participate in operations against Palestinians in the territories. "We, veteran pilots and active pilots alike, who have served and who continue to serve the state of Israel for many weeks every year, are opposed to carrying out illegal and immoral attack orders, of the type carried out by Israel in the territories," the group wrote. "We, who have been educated to love the state of Israel and to contribute to the Zionist endeavour, refuse to take part in Air Force attacks in civilian population centers." The group was referring to Israel’s policy of targeted killings of Palestinian militants in the territories. Dozens of civilians have been killed in these strikes, which began a few months after the intifada erupted in late September 2000. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #10 yes Dar, it is a bitch of a choice, at least you confirm that the israelis do this btw at no stage did I mention that i agree with the palestinian suiced bombers |
| Posted by: Igs 2003-9-25 2:28:43 AM |
| #9 Won't go in as pilots? I'll bet 27 IDF infantry men would be willing to let them take their place in the front line. After all, the issue is about collateral damage not being afraid to face the enemy, right? |
| Posted by: Chris Smith 2003-9-24 11:55:12 PM |
| #8 Yes, Igs, it's a real bitch of a choice, isn't it? Let Paleo terrorists continue to send homicide bombers into your marketplaces and on your buses to blow up innocent women and children with impunity, or go after the bastards running the operation and risk hitting other innocent women and children in the process. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-9-24 9:36:52 PM |
| #7 yes Dar...and it hasn't really stopped the israelis either |
| Posted by: Igs 2003-9-24 9:22:30 PM |
| #6 Fine. Turn in your wings. And forget about that paycheck, Mr. Ex-Reservist... We'll let the A team fly 'em... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-24 6:08:46 PM |
| #5 So it's a matter of conscience. So the next time the Paleos boom some kids, these 27 ambulating blow-jobs get to tell the parents. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-24 6:03:37 PM |
| #4 Frank--Exactly. Didn't stop the Serbs. Didn't stop Saddam. Won't ever stop Arafat. The old adage needs to be revised: "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but the human shields the closest." |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-9-24 4:02:55 PM |
| #3 reserve and retired refusing = don't want the tough jobs that might have civilian casualties? Conscience is great except when your enemy has none - witness Arafat placing children around his Ramallah hovel as human shields |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-24 3:59:07 PM |
| #2 Okay... so terrorists now know exactly where to hide in order to stay alive, and continue killing Israelis. Thanks ever so much, guys, you've been such a help. *rolls eyes* |
| Posted by: Just John 2003-9-24 3:47:20 PM |
| #1 conspicuous lack of comments........ |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2003-9-24 3:35:32 PM |