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Left, HR groups demand external probe of Gaza op
Amnon Meranda
Published: 22.04.09, 19:20
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1. Meretz thinks civilian deaths in Sderot are OK though.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (04.22.09)
2. Delusional left making itself more irrelevant everyday
A Nice Fellow ,   Montreal   (04.22.09)
The more they whinge and complain about everyone's rights, except those of Israelis, the more they push, full steam ahead, into the electoral wasteland. Keep up the good work Meretz!
3. What about the Kassams & Grads, Tibi & Barakeh?
Darren ,   Oakland, CA   (04.22.09)
Are they not "War Crimes"? If, indeed, "War crimes have to be accounted for and mistakes that lead to war crimes must be accounted for as well," doesn't this mean that you have to hold Hamas accountable for its murderous actions not just against Israelis, but against Palestinians too? Why do you have no problem condemning the government that gives you a paycheck all the while turning a blind eye to the "Crimes against Humanity" that lead to a harsh Israeli response? Talk about the same old BS from the same biased clowns. These people are completely predictable!
4. Call them for what they are: A 5th column!
David ,   Montreal, Canada   (04.22.09)
5. The Truth Is Out There
Bob O'Really ,   Australia   (04.22.09)
Israel, and Israelis are scared that the truth will be proven about their "brave" Operation Can't Lead deeds. Bring on an independent inquiry-not the IDF investigating and absolving the IDF/IAF. How about the Criminal Justice Comission, or an Ombudsman? I notice here on Ynet, that all jews speak from the same script, a la Mark Regev et al ie "No other nation would bla bla"........"the most moral and considerate army in the world bla bla bla".........." we sent them written notification that we would destroy their home with or without them in it"............"every ambulance, paramedic, doctor, nurse, mother, child is a potential Hamas operative"........" we only use white phosherous to illuminate daylight or to provide a smoke screen in jungles, such as the.....urban jungle".........we only use weapons that 'every other country' uses to kill civilians"............ One day, very soon, we will make Israel TOTALLY accountable for it's war crimes, and even when you are 89 years old +, we will find you where you are hiding, and drag you kicking and screaming to the Haigue!
6. leftist MK's and libelous NGO's should be investigated ...
Bernard Ross ,   St anns bay, jamaica   (04.22.09)
...and prosecuted for intentional frauduent blood libeling of israel. Their fraudulent accusations are as damaging as jews drinking the blood of non-jews. The UN is a fraudulent organisation which houses the current Durban which also blood libels israel and jews. This is who these NGO's support. They should be locked up.
7. never probe hamas
Marcel ,   Florida   (04.22.09)
The dark and evil forces of the left always have great courage to go after Israel but lack any desire to question the cult of death,Hamas or anything Islamic for their evil deads which is directly responsible for all of this. The double standard will not stand. These birds of a feather will fall together into sheol.
8. Old Spanish saying
Ricardo Macher ,   KarneiShomron-Israel   (04.22.09)
"Tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are" Tibi, Barakeh, B'Tselem, Meretz each one of them traitors to Israel. IDF IS Israel!!! Don't you dare touching Tzahal you filthy traitors!
9. Left slamming the left
adam eliyahu   (04.22.09)
It shocked me that 6 weeks after the Gaza war, everyone looked at the right wing outcome of the election and said "Oh no! Another Gaza slaughter on the way!". How can people forget so quickly that Gaza was Olmert, Livni, and Barak trying to garner votes at the expense of Jewish soldiers and Gazan civilians. A vote for the left is not a vote for peace. A vote for the left is a vote for death.
10. Our civilization faces terrorists who regard death as a ...
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (04.22.09)
Our civilization faces terrorists who regard death as a promotion. Israel hasn't killed a single civilian in the Gaza Strip. Over a hundred civilians have died, and Israeli bombs or shells may have ended their lives. But Israel didn't kill them. HAMAS DID. It's time to smash the lies. The lies of Hamas. The UN lies. And the save-the-terrorists lies of the global media. There is no moral equivalence between Hamas terrorists and Israeli soldiers. There is no gray area. There is no point in negotiations as axplained at: http://xrl.us/beczox
11. #5 Oh really O'Really?
alisa ,   NYC USA   (04.22.09)
it would be so lovely if anti-semites like yourself would remove the blinders from your judgmental assessments and take a look at the crimes against humanity committed by Fundamentalist Arabs to further their cause; rest assured, they notify no one as a warning prior to engaging their blood lust. And for clarification...we no longer hide. We loudly and proudly declare our right to survive in peace. and by the way, the Hague is spelled without an "i". wake up.
12. #5,the punisher
lisflor ,   mexico   (04.22.09)
Well,well,well...Even if tehre were war crimes to investigate,you sound like a frustrated person...whoever commits a crime should be punished...but what do you have to do with it?anyway you inspired me to write here...feel pitty u
13. The Left does want any probe
Frank ,   Canada   (04.22.09)
The purpose of a probe is to find the truth. The Left is not interested in finding the truth but in finding what their sick and pervert mind regard as the truth: Israel is bad, Israel is ugly, ...
14. #5 just THANK YOU
Palestinian ,   Palestine   (04.22.09)
you make me feel relax that there is some people around the world understand what is happening very clear.
15. Nothing's wrong with these people!
Joe Djougashvili ,   Paris   (04.22.09)
They just support a strong jewish national entity...in Birobidjan!
16. Israelis showed Meretz the door at the elections!
redbourn ,   tel aviv   (04.22.09)
Does Meretz understand what it means to be given just 3 seats?! Even Hadash got 4! Mike
17. #14 shukran
lisflor ,   mexico   (04.22.09)
you must be a depressive being,to feel happy and thanks anybody,because that is it...just anybody,that as a matter of fact don`t know at all the truth...start being constructive,stop the selfpitty,otherwise you will never have a country,even if you are granted one...but who knows you might be like these ladies that are beaten for years,but then refused to leave their men,just because they got used to it...I think that being fed by U.N makes impossible for you to progress,and with the leadership you`ve got you are just helpless forever,bye bye bye.
18. The leftists were rejected by us for a reason
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (04.22.09)
This is without a doubt the lowest civilian to combatant casuality ratio in the history of modern warfare. What the IDF did in Gaza is going to be studied by every western country to see how to get anywhere near as good. In Kosovo over 95% of the deaths were to non-combatants. Afghanistan and Iraq are similar. Where are the cries of war-crimes there? This is gold standard that every nation should aspire to, though no other nation in the world has ever come close.
19. Self-investigations have no legitimacy
Polygraph   (04.22.09)
What other outcome did you expect from an IDF self-investigation?
20. Since all innocent, names of commanders can be released
The Hague   (04.22.09)
Or better not, they may have to stand trial in an independent court.
21. #19,what is the point.
lisflor ,   mexico   (04.23.09)
I mean who would expect anything from anybody...saying the obvious is just that...ii ts only info.
22. none of these organization have any credibility .
rachel ,   usa   (04.23.09)
23. The Hague #20
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (04.23.09)
You may not know this but their names are never released for any reason. It's called security. You have no need to know the names of anybody.
24. Any other military in the world would have
jason white ,   afula,israel   (04.23.09)
killed more civilians and would have done it after the first couple of kassams. We waited years and then struck. Too bad we did not destroy half of gaza along with tens of thousands of civilians. These left wing political parties should be banned!
25. As long as you're happy with yourselves
Stavros ,   paris france   (04.23.09)
I still have some Israeli friends. Some, not all. In particular not these that are blind to the plight of others and concentrate on their own to justify just about anything. Between electing Lieberman and making a sham of the needed investigation, it seems some Israelis have become totally oblivious to what the world thinks of Israel. International law is not the ennemy.
26. Equal Justice
Yakov ,   Israel   (04.23.09)
I ask the Human rights groups B'Tselem, Physicians for Human Rights, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Yesh Din and the Public Committee Against Torture to also call Hamas for task for 8 years of Qassem rocket and mortar attacks against Israel's population and to investigate them just as you call the IDF to task so should you call the Hamas to answer for it's crimes.
27. "Human rights groups", my foot
Douglas Miller ,   Detroit   (04.23.09)
Human Rights Watch is one of several self-proclaimed human rights watchdogs that have become more interested in attacking Israel than in protecting anyone, anywhere around the globe. Are they out there ranting and raving about the widespread violence and destruction perpetrated in Chechnya by the Russians? Are they out there screaming and yelling about the genocide committed by the Arab/Moslem dictatorship in the Sudan against the black/ Moslems in Darfur? What about the 10,000 missiles, rockets and mortars fired by terrorists in Gaza over the past 7 years aimed at civilians in southern Israel? Strangely silent. HRW and many of the others are deceptive, deceitful and dishonest. They have become nothing more than supporters of, and cheerleaders for, terrorism.
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