Thesystemworks; Well thats all righty then…..from your perspective only.

ICRC: Israel’s use of white phosphorus not illegal

By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer – Tue Jan 13, 10:10 pm ET

GENEVA – The international Red Cross said Tuesday that Israel has fired white phosphorus shells in its offensive in the Gaza Strip, but has no evidence to suggest the incendiary agent is being used improperly or illegally.

The comments came after a human rights organization accused the Jewish state of using white phosphorus, hich ignites when it strikes the skin and burns straight through or until it is cut off from oxygen. It can cause horrific injuries.

The International Committee of the Red Cross urged Israel to exercise “extreme caution” in using the incendiary agent, which is used to illuminate targets at night or create a smoke screen for day attacks, said Peter Herby, the head of the organization’s mines-arms unit.

“In some of the strikes in Gaza it’s pretty clear that phosphorus was used,” Herby told The Associated Press. “But it’s not very unusual to use phosphorus to create smoke or illuminate a target. We have no evidence to suggest it’s being used in any other way.”

In response, the Israeli military said Tuesday that it “wishes to reiterate that it uses weapons in compliance with international law, while strictly observing that they be used in accordance with the type of combat and its characteristics.”

Herby said that using phosphorus to illuminate a target or create smoke is legitimate under international law, and that there was no evidence the Jewish state was intentionally using phosphorus in a questionable way, such as burning down buildings or consciously putting civilians at risk

However, Herby said evidence is still limited because of the difficulties of gaining access to Gaza, where Palestinian health officials say more than 900 people have been killed and 4,250 wounded since Israel launched its offensive late last month. Israel says the operation aims to halt years of Palestinian rocket attacks over the border.

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of firing phosphorous shells and warned of the possibilities of extreme fire and civilian injuries. The chemical is suspected in the cases of 10 burn victims who had skin peeling off their faces and bodies.

White phosphorus is not considered a chemical weapon.

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Many weasel words there my friend.

Are you just a learner or do you have a full apologist’s licence? You’re still a bit transparent if you don’t mind me saying so.

How about these quotations from Ehud Olmert
“The Jewish people, on whom the scars of the Holocaust are deeply etched, cannot allow itself to again face a threat against its very existence,”
“In the past, the world remained silent and the results are known. Our role is to prevent the world from repeating this mistake.”
“we are paying close attention and are more sensitive than any other people to threats of extermination”

the systemworks; its a very tired ploy, to fall back on the old “students” and “liberal arts” comparison just to be cynical and avoid genuine debate.

The fear amongst Israelis commited to the path of suppression is that if they are not strong in the way they are told to be, they will weaken the collectivity and find themselves with nothing.
There is nothing like “evoking the shoah” to flick that switch and obtain mass approval for mass murder.
When anybody relinquishes the effort of “free thinking” they become vulnerable to “living in fear”
We could in Ireland fall victim to “subliminal evoking of the famine” were we to become victims of what is being touted regarding our economic environment, because fear gathers momentum when voiced by the collective.

Thank you for alerting me to this. I’ll write a post on it when the Israelis finally grow tired of murdering people in Gaza.