Clear Human Rights Violations...!
With gratitude to Michael Payet, from Google Plus, for speaking out and sharing this . . . .Regardless of who the aggressor is, indiscriminate killing is a human rights violation in any conflict. Both sides oof the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict have been guilty of war crimes for decades, most of which go unrecognized and unpunished. Ever since the ’50s, Israel has been accused of the killing of civilians, forced evictions of ethnic peoples, and the torture of prisoners. In 2013, the IDF killed many Palestinian civilians during a raid on the West Bank. Palestine has also been accused of brutally beating peaceful protesters, and Hamas alone has scores of black marks on its record, including prisoner torture and executions without a trial.But even those accusations pale in comparison to recent events. The continued bombings from both sides are indiscriminate and have led to the deaths of untold numbers of civilians. Beginning in June 2014, Israeli bombs in Gaza have destroyed at least five homes and killed dozens of men, women, and children. Casting aside any political, religious, or territorial disputes, both Israel and Palestine are violating the most basic and important human right of all—the right to live.
Stephanie Doty
Weary of Wonderland
July 18, 2014
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