Israel: Troops should get medal for Gaza

[TriWooOx]

Quote:A top Israeli diplomat says that Israeli troops should get a medal for the recent war in Gaza, rejecting calls for war crimes investigations.

"I think the Israeli troops should get a medal for the way they conducted themselves in that war," Dan Gillerman said in an interview with Australian daily The Age on Monday.

He was referring to 23-day disproportionate offensive into the densely-populated Gaza Strip which killed 1,330 Palestinians and wounded 5,450 others, a large number of them women and children.

Gillerman made the remarks as international organizations and human rights groups remain concerned over Tel Aviv's use of forbidden arms, such as depleted uranium and white phosphorus , in the Gaza war.

International Criminal Court (ICC) has set up a committee to probe Israeli war crimes and respond to its human rights violations in Gaza.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, have filed a lawsuit with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

On Jan. 24, a research team from Human Rights Watch visited the town of Khozaa in the southern Gaza Strip, where its researcher Marc Garlasco, a weapons expert, concluded that there had been heavy use of white phosphorus.

Earlier in the month, Turkish human rights group, Mazlum-Der, accused Israel of directly attacking civilians "with the aim of annihilating them" and employing internationally banned weapons in the process.

The UN also has launched a probe into alleged Israeli war crimes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced earlier that a "preliminary analysis" was launched to review the military conduct of Israeli forces in the Gaza war.

"I don't think any war crimes were committed," said Gillerman who is tasked by Israeli premier Ehud Olmert to help frame Israel's international justifications for the deadly military campaign.

The Israeli assault led to the destruction of schools, mosques, houses, UN compounds and government buildings, which Israel has a responsibility to protect under the Fourth Geneva Convention.

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[Guest]

Instead of a medal, how about some metal...lead... about 9 grams worth... in the back of the head.

[icosaface]

No, no Ctrl. They deserve the iron cross with Aushwitz leaf cluster IMHO.