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22. what you meant was, "the legality of flechette munitions was upheld by the Israeli supreme court"

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 01:39 PM

Aug 2014

B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organisation, describes a flechette shell as "an anti-personnel weapon that is generally fired from a tank. The shell explodes in the air and releases thousands of metal darts 37.5mm in length, which disperse in a conical arch 300 metres long and about 90 metres wide".

The munitions are not prohibited under international humanitarian law, but according to B'Tselem, "other rules of humanitarian law render their use in the Gaza Strip illegal. One of the most fundamental principles is the obligation to distinguish between those who are involved and those who are not involved in the fighting, and to avoid to the extent possible injury to those who are not involved. Deriving from this principle is the prohibition of the use of an imprecise weapon which is likely to result in civilian injuries."

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If Israel is using the excuse of crude rockets from Gaza to slaughter thousands of Palestinians... [View all] whereisjustice Aug 2014 OP

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Here's a thought: Maedhros Aug 2014 #15

Gaza was handed to The palistinians backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #18

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and Hamas isn't the poor innocent defenders backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #28

Of course Hamas is not innocent - I did not raise that straw man, you did. Maedhros Aug 2014 #33

and to make Hamas the victims is...moronic backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #36

But the children are the victims. Maedhros Aug 2014 #41

no..I just recognize reality backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #43

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There are no settlers in Gaza oberliner Aug 2014 #49

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Definitely not oberliner Aug 2014 #56

or Israel can stop spreading the seeds of oppression and violence whereisjustice Aug 2014 #16

Or Hamas could stop trying to kill people backwoodsbob Aug 2014 #44

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Or Israel could stop, you know, actually killing innocent people by the hundreds. DanTex Aug 2014 #51

Who just killed 1,600+ malaise Aug 2014 #62

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"as an excuse to kill as many Palestinians as possible" oberliner Aug 2014 #9

That's a good question... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #11

Systematically killing as many Palestinians as they can get away with? oberliner Aug 2014 #13

That's my question to you... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #32

Here are my thoughts oberliner Aug 2014 #34

Thank you for your reply... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #40

And thanks for yours oberliner Aug 2014 #42

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To maintain the Likud in power. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #55

Doubtful oberliner Aug 2014 #57

I don't know the speicifics, but I did know it was a coalition gov't. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #58

That's basically right oberliner Aug 2014 #59

Israel using flechette shells in Gaza whereisjustice Aug 2014 #17

The munitions are not prohibited under international humanitarian law oberliner Aug 2014 #19

They do, however, undercut Israel's claim to be acting in such a way as to stranger81 Aug 2014 #21

Indeed it does oberliner Aug 2014 #23

what you meant was, "the legality of flechette munitions was upheld by the Israeli supreme court" whereisjustice Aug 2014 #22

No, I wrote what I meant oberliner Aug 2014 #24

"other rules of humanitarian law render their use in the Gaza Strip illegal" whereisjustice Aug 2014 #29

That is true oberliner Aug 2014 #37

nuclear weapons are not banned under humanitarian law whereisjustice Aug 2014 #31

They should be! oberliner Aug 2014 #38

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If Hamas moved their rockets and weapons away from schools, hospitals, and areas with civilians, Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #20

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Nothing that Israel does justifies the Hamas rocket attacks into Israeli civilians. former9thward Aug 2014 #45

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Baghdad Bob lives!! onenote Aug 2014 #68

0 Recs., false equivalency is hilarious. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #39

"false equivalency is hilarious" oberliner Aug 2014 #47

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Hamas rockets are not a mortal threat to the state of Israel, but Arab and Palestinian Larkspur Aug 2014 #61

Interesting... the same PR strategy worked as we slaughtered in Iraq, the US public worked into a whereisjustice Aug 2014 #63

Iraq did nothing to the United States ever. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #64

And Israel has done nothing to the Palestinians ever? whereisjustice Aug 2014 #65