Jerusalem – Group: Israel Broke Law By Targeting Media In Gaza

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    Israeli airstrike hit and destroyed in Gaza City, 19 November 2012. EPA/OLIVER WEIKENJerusalem – Israeli army attacks on journalists and media facilities in the Gaza Strip during last month’s military operation violated the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a release Thursday.

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    Two Palestinian cameramen were killed and at least 10 media personnel were wounded in the offensive, which was launched after weeks of rocket attacks on Israel.

    The Israeli government has said each of the targets was a legitimate military objective.

    In its statement, the New York-based rights group said it found no support for that claim.

    “Just because Israel says a journalist was a fighter or a TV station was a command center does not make it so,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, the group’s Mideast director.

    The Israeli military said in a statement that it “acts in accordance with the laws of armed conflict, despite the ongoing deliberate violations and abuse of these laws by the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip.”

    It said it was investigating the events mentioned in the report and would respond further once the inquiry was completed.


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    victorg
    victorg
    11 years ago

    Horrible Israeli’s! Why don’t they start acting civilized like the good gentle Moslems like Syria, Hamas, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Ahmedinijad?

    ShmutzVesh
    ShmutzVesh
    11 years ago

    You know something, I HAD ENOUGH!!!! I hope all these rotten double standard scum. May they all go through what the Israelis go through and then we shall see what they say.

    pupanar
    pupanar
    11 years ago

    The nicest part of this story is, that non other then “Sarah Leah” from New York is complaining about this.

    Duvid18
    Duvid18
    11 years ago

    and Hamas broke international law firing all those rockets missiles and mortars at civilians and by using human shields , soooooooooooooooooo

    Liepa
    Liepa
    11 years ago

    Sarah Leah, I have two words for you, and it ‘aint happy chanukah!

    VeyIzMir
    VeyIzMir
    11 years ago

    The real question is, why are the media always targeting Israel?

    In any news reports, they always single out Israel and distort the facts to show Israel guilty.

    11 years ago

    Years ago, the IDF interfered with Ed Bradley and Bob Simon of CBS’ “60 Minutes”, when they were legally filming on the West Bank. One of the soldiers stated “If you film here, we will destroy the film”.

    11 years ago

    When the bombs are going off, if you are a person serving the interests of the nation being bombed, I guess you are also a target.

    Chuna
    Chuna
    11 years ago

    But the people Israel was fighting, they NEVER break any international laws. Right?