Opinion  Nahum Barnea
What war crimes did Israel commit in Gaza?
Nahum Barnea
Published: 23.06.15, 23:41
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1. Murder and Torture Muslims in Burma Ignored
Zechariah   (06.24.15)
The Rohingya People in Burma are Islamic and are being Killed Tortured Abused and Put in Ghettos subjected to regular pogroms . UN doing very little as are European Human Rights Advocates ..Mistakes and cruel results occur in War but the Israelis made alot of attempts to warn civilian Gazas to seek shelter and move from Hamas Strong Points . This is not strongly noted in the UN report . What is happening in Syria and Iraq is huge in terms of war crimes but intensive comdemnation of both Belligerants war crimes is lacking .
2. Israel had been attacked and was acting in Shelf Defence
Alfredo ,   Raanana   (06.24.15)
a significant condition for for those speaking of International Law. Like the US nuked Japan after Pearl Harbor.
3. UN NEEDS REFORM
Tim ,   Brighton   (06.24.15)
Or it too will go the way of the League of Nations. Bloated, ineffectual and left with no credibility Because the very CORE of the UN Mandate to UPHOLD - Fairness, Justice and Protection of Minorities has allowed to be eroded When you have a situation where countries for ideological, racial, religious reasons can GANG UP and CONSPIRE time and time and time again in an attempt to subvert a Minority Country SIMPLY BY DENT OF THEIR WEIGHT OF NUMBERS and NOT BY THE WEIGHT OF FACT and REASON as in the case of Israel...there is something deeply odious and abhorrent about the system And after Israel WHO ELSE? The UN needs a Root and Branch Reform before it too goes the way of the League of Nations and collapses into sordid disgrace
4. First time I agree with Nahum Barnea
Larry ,   LA (formerly)   (06.24.15)
Normally he is way off, but I think he has hit it on the head.
5. #1 You have a point, but...
Mark B. ,   Amsterdam / Holland   (06.24.15)
The Burmese and Iraqi regimes as well as Assad and ISIS, are not seen as part of the (Western) democratic family of first world developed nations under the rule of Law. Israel is, so it's actions are watched and judged with much more scrutiny. And besides that, anything what Jews do is propably watched and judged also in that matter, as a 'passive' form of anti-Semitism Having said that, one cannot justify one's own actions by pointing the finger to the actions of others that are worse. It certainly can lay bare hypocrisy, anti-Semitism and double standards of judging, but it does not justify nor legitimize one's own actions.
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