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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 04:30 PM Apr 2013

Rights group blasts Hamas over collaborator deaths

JERUSALEM (AP) — An international rights group condemned Gaza's Hamas rulers Thursday for failing to investigate the public killing of seven Palestinian men accused of spying for Israel.

A Hamas government spokesman called the condemnation "biased" and said the incident had been investigated.

The Human Rights Watch condemnation comes the same day Hamas is ending an amnesty for suspected collaborators to turn themselves into authorities. A countdown on the Interior Ministry's website shows the hours nearing zero.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch said Gaza's Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh promised an investigation after masked Hamas gunmen killed the suspects and dragged their bodies through the streets four months ago.

"Hamas's inability or unwillingness to investigate the brazen murders of seven men makes a mockery of its claims that it's upholding the rule of law in Gaza," said Sarah Leah Whitson of HRW.

http://news.yahoo.com/rights-group-blasts-hamas-over-collaborator-deaths-120532063.html

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Rights group blasts Hamas over collaborator deaths (Original Post) oberliner Apr 2013 OP
Hamas is not a bunch of cuddly kittens shenmue Apr 2013 #1
That's clear . nt King_David Apr 2013 #10
Gaza: ‘Collaborator’ Murders Go Unpunished oberliner Apr 2013 #2
What you think? King_David Apr 2013 #5
Vid King_David Apr 2013 #3
No comments ? nt King_David Apr 2013 #4
it sickens me. nt delrem Apr 2013 #7
This is shocking ... shocking and disgusting. holdencaufield Apr 2013 #6
Yes, how dare those anti-Arab bigots? They're delegitimizing Palestine.... shira Apr 2013 #8
Kick nt King_David Apr 2013 #9
I'm shocked leftynyc Apr 2013 #11
Ugh. The death penalty is disgusting at the best of times... LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #12
+1 King_David Apr 2013 #13
Kick King_David Apr 2013 #14
Kick King_David Apr 2013 #15
 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
6. This is shocking ... shocking and disgusting.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 09:47 PM
Apr 2013

The fact that a rights group would criticize Hamas is beyond vile. The only excuse I can imagine was they were trying to criticize Israel and somehow missed.

 

shira

(30,109 posts)
8. Yes, how dare those anti-Arab bigots? They're delegitimizing Palestine....
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 06:46 AM
Apr 2013

They're doing Israel's hasbara work!

Look-over-there-at-Hamas-Occupation-Washing!

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
11. I'm shocked
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:43 AM
Apr 2013

that the innocent babies that make up hamas would do something like this. Simply shocked.

LeftishBrit

(41,190 posts)
12. Ugh. The death penalty is disgusting at the best of times...
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 10:25 AM
Apr 2013

and this sort of political lynching without a trial, totally against justice.

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