Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumIsrael expels 43 intelligence veterans who refused to spy in Palestinian territories
Israels top military electronic surveillance unit expelled dozens of veterans on Monday for refusing to spy on Palestinians living under occupation, Army Radio said.
The commander of Unit 8200, named as Brigadier-General A, barred the 43 reserve soldiers who wrote to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top army chiefs in September, saying they could no longer serve in the unit, the radio said.
Coming a few weeks after Israels 50-day war against Islamist militants in the Gaza Strip, the letter was seen as an unprecedented rebuke of Netanyahus security policies but the military dismissed it as a publicity stunt by a small fringe.
By decrying the sweep of eavesdropping on Palestinians, and the role such espionage plays in setting up air strikes that have often inflicted civilian casualties, the move opened a window on clandestine practices.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/27/israel-expels-intelligence-veterans-who-refused-spy-occupied-palestinians
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)albeit Brigadier-General A's move seems an attempt at face saving or closing the barn door after the horses left
bemildred
(90,061 posts)And what that tells you is they have nothing better, because if they did, they would use it. As long as they keep it a personal dispute, they don't have to defend their policies. This is VERY popular tactic anywhere you go. It is the rhetorical equivalent of "Because I say so, and you are going to get a licking if you don't shutup."
We were just talking about that.
King_David
(14,851 posts)Imagine the KGB or Egypt or Leabanin or Jordan if this happened.
Kol Hakavod to these reservists.