HRW: Hamas rockets from Gaza violated laws of war

[shapeup1]

...and they wanted to bring Israel to ICC :biggrin1:


Human Rights Watch releases report saying Hamas, other terrorist groups, broke international law during Pillar of Defense by firing rockets from densely populated areas in Gaza toward civilian populations in Israel.

Armed Palestinian groups firing rockets at Israeli population centers violated the laws of war during Operation Pillar of Defense, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Monday.

“Palestinian armed groups made clear in their statements that harming civilians was their aim,” said HRW's Middle East director Sarah Leah Whitson. “There is simply no legal justification for launching rockets at populated areas.”
The group also found that Gazan groups, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Resistance Committee, justified targeting civilian centers as reprisal for Israeli strikes, an act also banned under international law.

Furthermore, such groups "repeatedly fired rockets from densely populated areas, near homes, businesses, and a hotel, unnecessarily placing civilians in the vicinity at grave risk from Israeli counter-fire," the report said.

The detailed report included examples of rockets being launched from densely populated areas in Gaza, and noted that groups fired from underground tunnels with hatches for the first time. HRW faulted Palestinian armed groups for failing to alert civilians or urge them to evacuate prior to launching rockets in their vicinity.

As the ruling power in the Strip, the human rights group said, Hamas was responsible for reining in the behavior of other groups.

“As the ruling authority in Gaza, Hamas has an obligation to stop unlawful attacks and punish those responsible,” Whitson said.

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=297107

 

[basketcase]

But grog and gryf disagree so it's not valid.

 

[groggy]

But grog and gryf disagree so it's not valid.

Its probably valid (though by Fuji definitions its a supportable act of war).

If you support this report will you also support reports that are critical of Israel by the same organization?

 

[fuji]

(though by Fuji definitions its a supportable act of war).

That is an absolute blatant lie.

 

[basketcase]

Its probably valid (though by Fuji definitions its a supportable act of war).

If you support this report will you also support reports that are critical of Israel by the same organization?

Actually I do (for many of them). I'm not an ideologue like you so I have no problem condemning things from any group I see as wrong.

You on the other hand:
- Always blame Israel for their flaws,
- Never blame Palestinians for their flaws,
- Never praise Israel for the things they do well, and most significantly
- Create things to blame Israel from that don't exist or are far outweighed by the actions of the opposite side.

Everyone here knows your game. Just because gryf and exceed agree with you means nothing.

 

[gryfin]

But grog and gryf disagree so it's not valid.

You need to take this up with our resident lickspittle. He does not think they matter.

Nonsense. HRW are not an authority here, they are an NGO that registers its objections to all civilian casualties in every case.

Get ready for a blowhard tap dance.

 

[fuji]

You don't need HRW to tell you that firing rockets at civilians is deeply criminal.

Common sense should tell you that.

There are many others who will as well,ICRC comes to mind. Oh, and Goldstone, but Gryf the twerp thinks Goldstone is flawed because he had no access to Israel sources.

 

[groggy]

You don't need HRW to tell you that firing rockets at civilians is deeply criminal.

Common sense should tell you that.

There are many others who will as well,ICRC comes to mind. Oh, and Goldstone, but Gryf the twerp thinks Goldstone is flawed because he had no access to Israel sources.

Glad to hear you supporting the work of HRW, I'm sure that means we can start discussing more of their reports after the holidays.

Though I do have to remind you that you said killing civilians is ok if you don't target them, correct?

 

[fuji]

Glad to hear you supporting the work of HRW, I'm sure that means we can start discussing more of their reports after the holidays.

If you think "you don't need HRW" sounds like support, well no wonder you believe idiotic things. You cannot comprehend anything.

Though I do have to remind you that you said killing civilians is ok if you don't target them, correct?

There is more to it than that. Targeting them is always illegal. You must also have reason to believe any anticipated civilian casualties are proportional to the real military gain expected.