Israeli soldier tells CBS News he was ordered to use Palestinians as human shields in Gaza
Israeli soldier tells CBS News he was ordered to use Palestinians as human shields in Gaza
"We've burned down buildings for no reasons, which is violating the international law, of course," he told CBS News. "…And we used human shields as protection."
This should not surprise anyone since identical criminal acts have been widely documented
Remember, "just following orders" isn't a defense when being tried for war crimes
Wow. That’s… insanely blatant. Glad the guy spoke up and went public about it but… holy fuck.
"I was just obeying orders."
Under a similar context, was deemed as not a valid argument to shake guilt.
I'm glad that they are speaking out, but why didn't they say no? He says they tried to talk their commanding officer out of it, but then they just did it anyway? If they knew it was wrong, why didn't they do it? Again, glad they're speaking out, but it's so weird that they did it in the first place.
Unfortunately, the IDF using Palestinians as Human Shields is a long standing practice. One of the many ways they attack and terrorize Palestinian civilians
I have jewish friends (they weren’t even israelis) who refused to pledge allegiance to israel, their families ostracized them and told them to kill themselves in order to redeem the family’s honor…
These people are deep inside a cult, their brains are sick and malfunctioning.
The Israelism Documentary showed me a lot about how ingrained Israel has made itself in the lives of Jewish Americans as both an identity and a support structure. It's a lot more insidious than I first thought
Yea, but these people are saying they are morally against it but still did it when push came to shove. I'm glad they're speaking about it, but it's so weird to be all "I'm morally scarred" about an action you did not have to take and knew was wrong at the time. Again, VERY glad they're speaking out, but I wish they just didn't do it in the first place.