Israel/Palestine

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2015, 03:23 PM Mar 2015

Israel Did Best To Limit Gaza Casualties, Report From Pro-Israel Group Asserts [View all]

Israel’s military went far beyond its legal obligation last summer during its Gaza operation to prevent civilian casualties, according to report by a panel of former senior U.S. military officials and legal experts.

The Gaza Conflict Task Force report, which was released Wednesday, was commissioned by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, or JINSA.

The task force called the conflict “Hybrid Warfare: where non-state actors equipped with advanced weapons operate in densely populated urban areas, disregarding the safety of civilians and capitalizing on its enemy’s efforts to comply with the law.”

The report praised the Israel Defense Forces for its effort to limit civilian casualties, such as alerting residents in a targeted area through phone calls, leaflets and low impact explosives, but also emphasized that the United States and Israel should study the conflict in order to find a balance between mitigating civilian casualties and achieving mission objectives.

Read more: http://forward.com/articles/216520/israel-did-best-to-limit-gaza-casualties-report-fr/#ixzz3UCWZnefm

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Israel Did Best To Limit Gaza Casualties, Report From Pro-Israel Group Asserts [View all] Purveyor Mar 2015 OP

Thanks for posting this, King_David Mar 2015 #1

Amnesty International and UNRWA might disagree guillaumeb Mar 2015 #2

They can hardly be more right wing than the Extremist Palestinian government in Gaza King_David Mar 2015 #3

My response pointed out the utter hypocrisy of JINSA guillaumeb Mar 2015 #5

what does Gaza's abysmal record on Gay Rights have to do with civilian casualties? azurnoir Mar 2015 #6

It was an observation King_David Mar 2015 #8

how does it relate to the subject of this thread, which is civilan deaths in Gaza last summer? azurnoir Mar 2015 #10

It's relevant yo every discussion regarding King_David Mar 2015 #12

why are Gay Rights relevant to a discussion of dead civilians anywhere and what country is IS? azurnoir Mar 2015 #15

The Islamic State King_David Mar 2015 #16

and where is that exactly? and again how are dead women and children relevent to Gay Rights? azurnoir Mar 2015 #18

You do not know what ISIS is ? nt King_David Mar 2015 #21

I said where not what IS is not a place, and again you avoid answering the second part, why? azurnoir Mar 2015 #22

Because I do not want to dignify that with a reply, King_David Mar 2015 #24

I never said LGBT rights took a back seat I asked how they related to dead women and children azurnoir Mar 2015 #25

It seems that dave is once again cornered, IMHO, so the best alternative to answering you truthfully R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #60

Say Dave... Scootaloo Mar 2015 #39

You may not think LGBT right are that important King_David Mar 2015 #41

Are gay lives important to you, Dave? Scootaloo Mar 2015 #43

Huh? King_David Mar 2015 #46

Are gay lives important to you? Scootaloo Mar 2015 #47

Questions like that don't dignify a reply nt King_David Mar 2015 #49

Well, it just seems that you don't care much about gay PEOPLE Scootaloo Mar 2015 #52

Yet another bizarre accusation King_David Mar 2015 #54

Do the names "Ted Haggard" and "Gilad Atzmon" ring a bell? Scootaloo Mar 2015 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author King_David Mar 2015 #65

The most laughable thing about this post of yours King_David Mar 2015 #66

Less than 3 Percent of the population is LGBTQ Mosby Mar 2015 #48

Yep , King_David Mar 2015 #50

Hmmm. Whence the disparity? Scootaloo Mar 2015 #51

Michael Makovsky JINSA Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #4

Elizabeth Warren Defends Israeli Shelling of Gaza Schools, Hospitals King_David Mar 2015 #14

I imagine you take great pride in knowing the strong hold that is persistent in US/Israeli policy. Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #19

There's a thread that relates to that azurnoir Mar 2015 #20

It is a dysfunctional relationship..I guess in that manner it is special. Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #26

Elizabeth Warren is one of our most progressive reps. nt King_David Mar 2015 #23

On some things. Not on others. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #67

Iran was not the topic King_David Mar 2015 #31

Elizabeth Warren is a very intelligent person, but not infallible. guillaumeb Mar 2015 #28

I could never support her or the party if I so fundamentally disagreed with her, King_David Mar 2015 #30

I also support her, but guillaumeb Mar 2015 #33

That is your opinion, King_David Mar 2015 #35

a litmus test for politicians? guillaumeb Mar 2015 #55

JINSA CEO Makovsky on Obama's Unforced Errors with Iran in the Weekly Standard azurnoir Mar 2015 #7

I don't think it was a one man report King_David Mar 2015 #9

It is directly from JINSA's website I'm a Democrat and I'm sceptical of Neo-Cons and you? azurnoir Mar 2015 #11

Yep I am King_David Mar 2015 #13

I disagree with her as did most of Huffpo's commenters azurnoir Mar 2015 #17

Further proof the views of half the Democratic Party supporters in this group of about 6 to 10 King_David Mar 2015 #27

Perhaps you need to go top side on DU more, the 6 to 10 ratio fits DU over all azurnoir Mar 2015 #37

Can you name any official Democratic candidate or rep linking or agreeing with such views ? Link? King_David Mar 2015 #38

No however a growing number of their constituents feel differently azurnoir Mar 2015 #40

A person should vote for a candidate that reflects their views... King_David Mar 2015 #42

voting must have been a real problem for you prior to 2006 or 2008 azurnoir Mar 2015 #44

Wasn't voting age then. nt King_David Mar 2015 #45

Ad hominem attacks seem to be the default setting for some commenters in this forum. guillaumeb Mar 2015 #29

Ohhhh that is just life in the I/P Dungeon, indeed. eom Purveyor Mar 2015 #57

I bow to your experience guillaumeb Mar 2015 #58

"Israel Did Best To Limit Gaza Casualties To Only Palestinians" Maedhros Mar 2015 #32

What does that even mean ? King_David Mar 2015 #34

It's something you wouldn't understand. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #61

Such a funny post King_David Mar 2015 #62

See? You're doing it again. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #63

Truth. I agree with this. bravenak Mar 2015 #36

What is objectionable about that? The goal of any army COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #53

and they succeeded very well. As usual guillaumeb Mar 2015 #56

OMG, Hirsi Ali says he should get TWO Nobels for that! MisterP Mar 2015 #59