Thursday, September 4, 2014

The Israeli Army's Newest Elite Unit Is Made Up Of Exclusively Lawyers

Israeli soldiers look towards Gaza from Israel. Daily Mail

Israeli Army Develops Exclusive Lawyers-Only Elite Unit -- Washington Free Beacon

Unit will deal with charges of war crimes.

JERUSALEM—In the wake of its 50-day confrontation with Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli army has formed a new elite unit—made up entirely of lawyers.

The unit, part of the Military Advocate General’s Corps, will deal with charges of war crimes raised by Palestinians and human rights organizations following the deaths of some 2,200 Gazans, most of them civilians, from air and artillery attacks.

Senior officers have expressed confidence that the Israel Defense Forces can prove, through tapes of operational decisions made in the course of the conflict by air, ground, and naval forces, that there was no deliberate targeting of civilians. Some tapes shown on Israel television during the war show pilots being ordered to pull away from their targets because civilians could be seen in the area.

Read more ....

My Comment: An army of Jewish lawyers .... I can hear the jokes now.

2 comments:

James said...

Fear spreads through out the land.

D.Plowman said...

... As Gaza residents get shot up with eviction notices...