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Palestinian school students pass by some destroyed buildings and homes in the Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza city, September 15, 2014. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
In Gaza, justice delayed is justice denied
Israeli army investigators have not even contacted the teenage victim of one of the few alleged war crimes it says it is probing. More than two months after Israel’s assault on Gaza began, victims of the air, land, and sea invasion continue to have no recourse against their occupiers. It’s been nearly two months since 17-year-old…
By Samer Badawi September 17, 2014
Palestinian teen: I was used as a human shield in Gaza
An affidavit obtained exclusively by +972 reveals what appears to be the first documented case of a ‘human shield’ used by the Israeli military during its invasion of the eastern Gaza town of Khuza’a. Ahmad Abu Raida, now 17, was separated from his family by Israeli soldiers on July 23 as he and his family…
By Samer Badawi August 21, 2014
Destruction in Beit Hanoun following bombardment by Israeli forces, North Gaza Strip, August 11, 2014. (Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org)
Not even a ‘bump on the wing’ these days when killing Palestinians
No one in Israel really talks about the killing of innocent Palestinians anymore. There was a time when we murdered people and it actually bothered us. On Tuesday, the IDF attempted to kill Mohammed Deif, the military leader of Hamas in Gaza, by dropping five one-tonne bombs on a home. As these lines are written…
By Ami Kaufman August 21, 2014
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Illustrative photo of Israeli soldiers raiding a Palestinian home and making an arrest in 2012 (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Between ‘barbarism’ and ‘exceeding authority’
Israel lacks laws for trying soldiers for war crimes – and when IDF soldiers commit them, the results are ludicrous charges, indictments and sentences. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz For boys and girls, and we alongside them Actively Or by quiet agreement, Are nudged, mumbling “necessity” and “vengeance” Into becoming war criminals. –Nathan…
By +972 Magazine October 20, 2013
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