Amnesty International: Israel using Palestinians as human shields

[DogPoundPup]

Bethlehem - Ma'an - Amnesty International said on Wednesday that both Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters were endangering the lives of Palestinian civilians–including by using them as human shields and by battling in densely populated residential areas.

"Our sources in Gaza report that Israeli soldiers have entered and taken up positions in a number of Palestinian homes, forcing families to stay in a ground-floor room while they use the rest of their house as a military base and sniper position," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Program director.

"This clearly increases the risk to the Palestinian families concerned and means they are effectively being used as human shields," he said.

http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/62959/amnesty-international-israel-using-palestinians-as-human-shields.html

[DogPoundPup]

1. proof it happens regularly:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FjEd4hJNVCE

[cali]

2. yes, and it's disgusting that both sides are engaging in it.

[DogPoundPup]

4. 11 yr. old girl used by brave israeli soldiers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXq57XK2L0A

[iconicgnom]

7. The difference is, the fighting isn't taking place in Tel Aviv.

[mshasta]

3. .....piss me off

but many around here still believe that Israel is just defending themselves.:grr:

[RoseMead]

5. Well, if we've learned one thing over the last 8 years

it's that believing a thing doesn't make it true.

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[uppityperson]

8. thank you for continuing to post articles on the crap going on.

Looking forward to a day when there won't be such thing happening.

[azurnoir]

9. Not surprised

it explains all of the self righteous shrillness over Hamas

[Alamuti Lotus]

10. "oh, sweet irony"

[Idealism]

11. This is like a really bad movie on repeat.

[okiru109]

12. not to mention as human TARGETS

their actions are abominable state TERRORISM.