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Amnesty: Israel deliberately hit civilian targets
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Published: 23.08.06, 07:33
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1. Anti-Amnesty Semitism
Jed Christianson ,   Santa Monica, USA   (08.23.06)
Good thing that Hizbullah didn't target civilian populations or it, too, may have felt the wrath of the Anti-Amnesty Semitism group of hypocrites.
2. Amnesty
(08.23.06)
same as machsom witches
3. What were the chances......
Bill Pearlman ,   Chicago, USA   (08.23.06)
That amnesty international was going to accuse Israel of war crimes, I'd say it was infinity to one. I'm actually interested to see how they are going to implicate the "zionists" in the Lindbergh kidnaping, the reichstag fire, and the disappearance of judge crater also
4.  AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL-SOFT ON TERROR-HARD ON JEWS.
DEBRA ,   USA   (08.23.06)
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, BECAUSE OF THEIR UNINFORMED VIEW OF TODAY'S ISLAMIC FASCIST TERROR ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HIZBULLAH, HAMAS, AND AL QUEIDA, HAS NO REAL CONCERN OR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TERROR GROUPS MAIN PLATFORM IS THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL AND THE JEWS. WAKE UP AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL! ISRAEL AND ITS JEWS ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR VERY SURVIVAL. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN SIX MILLION OF OUR JEWISH PEOPLE WERE TORTURED AND MURDERED? WELL, ISRAEL DOES. THE BATTLE CRY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IS--NEVER AGAIN! THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IN LEBANON AND WHAT YOU DON'T CARE TO UNDERSTAND. TO HELL WITH YOU.
5. Amnesty Intl says Israel Guilty!
Marya ,   Sacramento, USA   (08.23.06)
Guilty of having the temerity to protect herself after being attacked by hizbulla. ...Amnasty Intl is a racist, anti-Semitic group commited to the undermining of her sovereignty. No-one can take them serious..
6. What about Hezbollah deliberatly targeting civilians ?
Benjamin ,   TA Israel   (08.23.06)
7. Amnesty International cracks me up
RA   (08.23.06)
Do they ever wonder why no country in the world listens to what they say? For one, they are extremely biased on many issues. In the case of the Israeli-Arab conflict, they are extremely biased against Israel. On top of that, they are hypocrites. They accuse Israel, while turning a blind eye to the savage criminal acts committed by muslim countries every day. They will use any opportunity or excuse to attack Israel. They are a group of idiots, and should thus be ignored. But instead, the media quotes them like a pack of sheep and gives these hypocrite morons a soapbox.
8. HEZBULLA GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES!
(08.23.06)
I WAS ALSO UNDER INCOMING ROCKETS AND HAD TO FLEE SOUTH. I BLAME HEZBULLA FOR WAR CRIMES......OOOOPS... forgot, i'm israeli, guess that doesn't matter to you amnesty hipocrites!!!
9. Israel deliberately targetted Civilians in Leb-Amnesty Intl
Kemp ,   Nahariya ,Israel   (08.23.06)
Israel of course did not deliberately target civilians in Lebanon . Had they done so they would have been fully justified as they were being used as human shields and one could presume willingly so since S. Lebanon is a Hezbollah stronghold. If they don't support Hezbollah they should have moved from the area.
10. Amnesty for terrorists- what an organization.
LEE ,   USA   (08.23.06)
11. Amnesty Report
Oliver ,   Geneva   (08.23.06)
I'm no support of AI but if you read the report, it does appear as if they are condemning Hizbullah as well as Israel. http://web.amnesty.org/pages/isr-180806-action-eng If only they'd made reference of the fact that Hizbullah were routinely using civilians as human shields. Ah well, I don't think anyone takes them seriously anyway.
12. Name 3 huge liars! amnesty intl., "peace now" & olmert
Bunnie Meyer ,   Santa Monica, CA   (08.23.06)
13. Go to hell
chaim   (08.23.06)
amnesty POS. You antisemites.
14. This
Michael   (08.23.06)
is war !!! you jackasses.
15. amnesty hit the israeli taboo again
Rimon   (08.23.06)
well for that matter , u can consider as always all international orgs and human rights grps are wrong and only the us and terrror state israel right, wow, nothing new of that, amnesty and all others who try to expose the tip of the israeli terror iceberg immedietly labled jew hatersm antisemitc,,,anti this anti that, well it is always expected out of the us and the terror state israel, u see i wonder why only the us and its surogate terror state the only ones who see this different, could the whole world is wrong and those two terror states right, could someone enlighten me please.no no amnesty the terror state israel is above the law u cant make such accusations, bombing airports, ports,hws, bridges,civilians, children, all such acts no no cant be violation of intl law , wow, what else can it be.
16. Idiots International
Blues ,   Portland, USA   (08.23.06)
Perhaps the Israeli army should first consult with Idiots International before any attack, then, they could tell you in advance if the targets were military or civilian. Besides, I heard Hizbullah won the war -- shouldn't Idiots International be concerned with helping Israel, who must have lost the war? I hope Israel is ready when this cease-fire breaks. Kick Hizbullah into extinction.
17. how much A's budget from Saudis?
alan ,   kodiak alaska   (08.23.06)
If Amensty would open its book of donations, its charges would have more wieght
18. Check this fact...
John ,   Canada   (08.23.06)
Let the amnesty international know that some of the israeli cabinet members said they will put Lebanon back 50 years. Can we say those were not only war crimes, but also a premeditated act to commit those crimes?
19. To " All of the Above"..
Amir AL-Safir ,   Lebanon   (08.23.06)
Dear ALL: I wonder if any of you guys have respect to the UN and Amnesty International. Do any of you know who subscribe to these agencies? Do any of you guys know how much effort is put by these agencies, granted may not be the most effective, but in terms of the worldly task that they do to keep the world informed of the atrocities taking place all around the world. Just for once, do respect the opinion of these agencies who are serving mankind, for the benefit of mankind, whether to enlighten the world against crime committed against you, or against others who are at a disadvantage. Do you guys realize that you follow a simple pattern of "Self Denial". Just for once, take off your fancy eyeglasses and look closer to, what a war can do, whether with a "Smart Weapon" or with a "Dumb Weapon". Let us not deny that sometimes a "Smart Weapon" can be fired by "Dumb and Trigger Happy warriors", in which the effect is simply, intent to kill at any cost. This would translate to a "War Crime". It would also stand to be proven, if Hezbollah were using the smart weapon, if they will not hesitate to shoot at the civilians indiscriminately as the Israelis did. But for now, at least for now, we all know what the world opinion is telling us. This is for the benefit of all of us, for present and for the future. Just listen for a while and respect this multi-national opinion, they cannot be indiscriminately shooting accusations, would they. Rather, they are handing down these accusations, and rightfully so, with a smart pointer. Peace to all of us. Amir
20. Amnesty International......
Avraham ,   Netivot   (08.23.06)
Amnesty International is nothing more than a liberal left wing arab mouthpiece. Israel can never do anything right in their eyes. All I can say to Amnesty is "screw you"!
21. Why are so bad at communication?
Patrick ,   Patrick France   (08.23.06)
Bogey Yaalon, former Chief of staff wrote recently (Washington Post) - We risk the live of our soldiers to protect civilians, the terrorists endager the life of their civilians to protect their own life. How come Israel is so bad at communication? How come that they are not able to make their case? What about this idea of a claim against Amnesty for biased attitude? On top of it, this claim could emanate for the sorry mothers of the soldiers killed in operation because Israel chose to spare civilian life. Conclusion: the 4 stooges must go, including Livni.
22. Machsomists
Kee   (08.23.06)
even worse, considering the club membership. Sorry I made you puke over breakfast folk.
23. #21 Poor Communication
Oliver ,   Geneva   (08.23.06)
I don't think its a case of poor comms so much as much of the rest of the world not being interested in what the Israelis have to say. The following page is pretty conclusive evidence of Hizbullah firing rockets from civilian areas but I don't think this has been picked up by the western media. http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2006/Operation+Change+of+Direction+Video+Clips.htm I've said it before and I'll say it again- Israel needs to start its own international news channel to counter the lies and distortions of other channels (BBC, CNN International, Sky News (UK)
24. SORRY, but evidence speaks for it self!!!
Ron Steinberger   (08.23.06)
The evidence speaks for it self, israel should be held accountable for its military actions. For those who think this is a biased account, they are not the first to demand this but several organisations have including the UN. I certainly agree, hizbullah should also be held accountable, but it would be a lot harder to capture and charge them(as our IDF has painfully found).....while our politicians and military are busy spinning excuses to why they failed, their probably in front of a TV camera, giving interviews to journalists or molesting young girls. Ron
25. War crimes???????
freya ,   Israel   (08.23.06)
May I jog your memory. Hizbollah and the hamas have repeatedly kidnapped soldiers and civilians and sent them home in body bags not before torturing their families by telling them they were still alive. If anybody should be tried for war crimes it is these terrorists. Lebanon cannot play a double game pleading on the one hand that they are not responsible for hizbollah actions and on the other side cry foul when civilians are inadvertently hit but not before Israel sent warnings first. Those hizbollah katusots were filled with ball bearings to deliberately cause maximum damage to any civilian who happened to be in the way, and it didnt matter to them thsat their own brethren may be hit. So please Amnesty international dont talk to us about war crimes.
26. IKKF, kill them, they are all anti-sematism
atmawi ,   Historic Palestine   (08.23.06)
Go Go IKKF
27. AI anti-Israel report:As sure as the sun rising each morning
Jenny   (08.23.06)
28. #19 I agree with you
Jesus ,   SF, USA   (08.23.06)
Amir, you've got it right on the dot! Israel has no right to protest these claims...who cares if they're not fully accurate. Israel has no right to protest these claims, seeing that these claims are baised. Amir, you've nailed it right on the dot when you say that Israel was just full of trigger happy warmongers that just wanted to shoot people just for the hell of it...who cares that it was a reaction to hostility from terrorists that want to kill people for being who they are and where they live...and by the way, who cares that committing an crossing national borders and killing soldiers is an act of war. BAH... how dare the Israelis respond to such an act. Amn. Int'l has no reason to investigate Hizbullah...NO REASON to invistigate a terrorist group for using and hiding among civilians...knowing full well that Israel's IDF would target the launch sites Hizbullah was using. Amn. Int'l has NO REASON to invistigate Hizbullah for using weapons with ballbearings to get maximum damage on civilians! How dare they...maybe if they did what Israel did to minimize civilian casualties they would be investigated. And Amir, when you say that it is this group's purpose to inform the world of the attrocities people are committing...how about informing the people of the world a non-biased fully investigated with facts report first. If anything, I charge Amn. Int'l with incompetent blaming-happy people that have no right to judge a state that was defending itself and did the best it could to minimize civilian casualtes. Amir, not to rain on your parade, but I also ask you as I ask everyone else, to be objective. Do no allow yourself to be fed the doctored "truths" that so many are happy to swallow. It is true that there were civilian casualties, but ask yourself...who dragged the innocent Lebanese into this mess. Before the Lebanese start cheering and praising the Hizbullah, ask yourselves...who started it and dragged your country into this. If you get dragged into a fight ... are you really going to praise that person for then playing the part of the defender?... I hope not...'cause if you are... you are being fed lies. Truly... peace to you guyz over there and I hope you open up your eyes to reality. Don't trust the fox that eats the hens and tells them he will protect them...
29. Hypocrits
Stewart ,   USA   (08.23.06)
I don't think fine people of Amnesty International are hypocrits. They are better described by the butt of a donkey and the thing you putt a golf ball into. Jimmy Carter and the rest of his antisemites included. These people are such pathetic loosers. Why good people have to die fighting for their rights to be who they are is beyond me.
30. Shame on me, I used to respect them
James ,   Toledo Oho USA   (08.23.06)
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