Top 5 Lies About Israel's Assault on Gaza [View All]

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http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/62753/top-5-lies-about-israel-39-s-assault-on-gaza.html
From Turkish Weekly Journal by Jeremy Hammond
(International Strategic Research Organization) a Turkish Think Tank

from the article:

'Lie #1: Israel is only targeting legitimate military sites and is seeking to protect innocent lives. Israel never targets civilians.

The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated pieces of property in the world. The presence of militants within a civilian population does not, under international law, deprive that population of their protected status, and hence any assault upon that population under the guise of targeting militants is, in fact, a war crime.

Moreover, the people Israel claims are legitimate targets are members of Hamas, which Israel says is a terrorist organization. Hamas has been responsible for firing rockets into Israel. These rockets are extremely inaccurate and thus, even if Hamas intended to hit military targets within Israel, are indiscriminate by nature. When rockets from Gaza kill Israeli civilians, it is a war crime.'

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