Thursday, February 27, 2014

Amnesty International Is Accusing Israeli Soldiers Of Committing War Crimes. Calls For An Arms Embargo



Amnesty International Accuses Israeli Armed Forces Of Possible War Crimes -- The Guardian

Human rights group says soldiers have killed dozens of Palestinians with virtual impunity in West Bank

Israeli forces are using excessive, reckless violence in the occupied West Bank, killing dozens of Palestinians over the past three years in what might constitute a war crime, Amnesty International said.

In a report entitled Trigger Happy, the human rights group accused Israel of allowing its soldiers to act with virtual impunity and called for an independent review of the deaths.

The Israeli army dismissed the allegations, saying security forces had seen a "substantial increase" in Palestinian violence and Amnesty had revealed a "complete lack of understanding" about the difficulties soldiers faced.

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More News On Amnesty International Accusing Israeli Soldiers Of War Crimes

Israeli troops 'using excessive force' in West Bank -- BBC
'Trigger-happy' Israeli troops accused of war crimes -- The Telegraph
Report: Israeli army using excessive force -- Al Jazeera
Israeli Forces Accused Of 'Trigger Happy' Killings Of Palestinians -- NBC
Amnesty reports sharp spike in Israeli soldiers' killings of Palestinians -- Christian Science Monitor
Amnesty International Calls for an Arms Embargo of Israel -- Liberty Voice

WNU Editor: The Amnesty International report on Israeli troops using excessive force can be found here.

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