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State to court: IDF reducing use of white phosphorus shells
Aviad Glickman
Published: 09.11.11, 20:33
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1. Where's the outrage when Hamas uses phosphorus?
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (11.09.11)
Several qassams fired at civilian areas outside Gaza have been found to contain phosphorus. That's a clear war crime violation, but where's the outrage? In contrast, IDF use has, as even the Red Cross confirmed, conformed to legal practice.
2. In other words
Jury   (11.09.11)
The state admits to committing war crimes.
3. #1
Paul ,   Miami, USA   (11.09.11)
Who used it first on civilian populations?
4. Use ANY weapon to protect IDF, terrorists don't count in war
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (11.09.11)
5. #3 Paul, Minn. I am glad you asked
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (11.09.11)
Fallujah Video - Italian Documentary on use of Phosphorus ... www.chris-floyd.com/fallujah/Cached - Similar You +1'd this publicly. Undo Defense Tech US Army Admits USE of white phosphorus as weapon. .... The second battle of Fallujah: PDF The Commander of Fallujah attack, Major General ..... and deprivation of water as a weapon of war against the civilian population The controversy around white phosphorus lies in the risk to civilians. The purposeful use of white phosphorus against civilian populations is a clear violation of international law. However, in many urban battlefields where white phosphorus has been used, such as Gaza 2009, Falluja 2004, and Grozy 1994, enemy fighters and civilian populations occupy the same area, often the same building. White phosphorus is not a precision weapon. A white phosphorus attack against Hamas fighters next to a civilian home will in all likelihood shower both with incandescent particles of phosphorus. Furthermore, the toxic smoke (which itself causes skin irritation) might either kill the civilians by suffocation or drive them out into the open where they risk being mistaken for enemy combatants Phils as you well know or should Gazan's use their civiians as Human Shields, they brag about it Fahti Hammad made a video, it is on You tube
6. #2 Don't pretend to be a Jury
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (11.09.11)
you're not clever enough White Phosphorus isn't against any Internatiional Law, although some would like it to be Unlike the Arabs, we don't intentionally try to harm civilians, while the specialize in aiming at our civilian's
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