(Israeli) High Court: Mistakes happen during war

[Barack_America]

High Court: Mistakes happen during war

Judges discuss human rights organizations' petition against damage caused to ambulances, water and electricity infrastructures in Gaza, say 'IDF fires after spotting gunmen or by mistake'

Aviad Glickman
Published: 01.15.09, 21:12 / Israel News

The Israel Defense Forces fires on ambulances or international compounds by mistake or after spotting gunmen staying in the facilities, the High Court of Justice said Thursday while discussing a petition filed by human rights organizations against the Israeli operation in Gaza.


Justice Asher Grunis said, "If our forces fired on our forces accidentally, mistakes can happen during war."

Supreme Court President Dorit Beinish said, "The situation is pretty complicated. There's no dispute over the fact that the State would like to make the evacuation of the injured and the transfer of fuel for industrial diesel oil possible, but the conditions are far from that. From what we've heard today, the humanitarian issue is constantly monitored and the IDF's representatives are directly informed."

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The human rights groups claimed in their petition that the IDF was damaging the Gaza Strip's water and electricity infrastructures, hitting ambulances and preventing the evacuation of injured people...

More:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3657021,00.html

Israel trying to absolve itself of war crimes. How cute. :eyes:

[bunnies]

1. They really have perfected the "Oops" excuse, havent they.

:puke: What a sham.

[Barack_America]

2. That and look who else they blame...

From the last paragraphs of this article.

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE50E6MA20090115?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

...Heller said Israelis were quite willing to live with the international hostility it had encountered so far.

"The superficial impression is that the people who are most critical are either Muslims, which is to be expected, or the usual suspects in the liberal media in the West...

The liberal media? Bwahahahahaha! :rofl:

[EFerrari]

4. Omg.

[bunnies]

5. The Liberal Media!!!

:spray: That's just too much. :rofl: Nice catch!

[EFerrari]

3. Isn't that the Rumsfeld Defense? Stuff happens. nt

[bunnies]

6. Kinda. Rummy didnt even bother with the "oops".

:banghead:

[azurnoir]

7. OMG they basically said sh*t happens?

well now that's original, perhaps they should call Dershowitz to consult on these matters to prove the glove doesn't fit so to speak