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2007-07-02 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israeli, Palestinian artillery violates law

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Otherwise, the cycle of violence spirals out of control, as happened in Gaza and Israel.

I agree he's got a point. Something ought to give. Okay, Israelis, next time kassams hit, please buldoze the whole strip. I have a feeling that the violence would stop almost immediately afterwards.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-07-02 02:33|| 2007-07-02 02:33|| Front Page Top

#2 It said Israel reportedly reduced the safety zone between artillery targets and civilian areas from 300 to 100 metres (yards) in April 2006.

When the other side is violating the laws of war, namely by intentionally targeting civilians, you're no longer required to hold to the laws of war. The Israelis should have reduced the "safety zone" to 100mm.

And Human Rights Watch might want to focus on the side that has zero "safety zone".

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-07-02 07:50|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-07-02 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Human Rights Watch should kill themselves to protest the plight of the paleos.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-07-02 08:15|| 2007-07-02 08:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Tit-for-tat abuses cant be justified by arguing that the other side violated the law first: the laws of war are meant to protect civilians from harm, whatever the reason,

...thus betraying a basic misunderstanding of the bedrock of international law: reciprocity. That is, assuming that there's anything like a sovereign entity on the Palestinian side... something both I and this HRW dork are presuposing. We're probably both wrong.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2007-07-02 08:48|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2007-07-02 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Siddown and shaddap, Chauncey. We'll let ya know when your pacifistic ass is safe.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-07-02 10:19|| 2007-07-02 10:19|| Front Page Top

#6 what law?

Posted by 3dc 2007-07-02 10:28|| 2007-07-02 10:28|| Front Page Top

#7 It said Israel reportedly reduced the safety zone between artillery targets and civilian areas from 300 to 100 metres (yards) in April 2006

And what was the palestinian "safety zone?"

They make it sound that, because the kassams are "notoriously inaccurate" they deserve no response. The fact of the matter is, Israel does what it can to reduce civilian deaths. Palis do what they can to maximize it. Israel regrets that a few civilians were killed. palis regret that more weren't. A fact that escapes HRW.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2007-07-02 10:45|| 2007-07-02 10:45|| Front Page Top

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