Gaza War, Benefit of a Doubt

"Suffering Continues", "Al Assad deserves Benefit of Doubt", syriaonline.sy

"Suffering Continues", "Al Assad deserves Benefit of Doubt", syriaonline.sy

“I regret that our fact-finding mission did not have such evidence explaining the circumstances in which we said civilians in Gaza were targeted, because it probably would have influenced our findings about intentionality and war crimes.”

Richard Goldstone, South African justice, expressing second thoughts about a report on Israeli measures in the occupied Palestinian territory during the Gaza war from December 2008 to January 2009, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council on October 16, 2009.

In full in an article for the Washington Post, April 1, 2011: “Not as a Matter of Policy”

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» Kadima disguised as a centrist party, Haaretz, April 4, 2011
» Hama Massacre, Wikipedia

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2 Comments to “Gaza War, Benefit of a Doubt”

  1. All the same, even if it was unintended, it was a natural consequence of the campaign that Israel fought. Intentional killing? No. A disregard for civilian casualties? Possibly.

  2. I believe that the current unconditional solidarity with Israel from the U.S. and Europe is a flaw in the West’s policy, given the continuous settlement building activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, but I felt rather easy about the Gaza war, given previous rocket fire on Israel from the Gaza sector – one might say that the Israeli government did have to show regard for the safety of civilians at home, even at the cost of the safety of Palestinian civilians.
    Maybe the authorities in Gaza should show some concern for civilians’ safety on their side of the border, as well – that could help to make the life of people on both sides somewhat safer.
    This conflict seems to bear some characteristics of asymmetric warfare, and I’m not quite familiar with what a state is allowed to do under such circumstances, by international law, to protect its own citizens, and where these rights encounter legal limits. Are you familiar with the legal situation?

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