Saturday, November 20

ISRAELI MILITARY CONDEMNS WEBSITE FOR LISTING NAMES, PHOTOS OF SOLDIERS WHO COMMITTED WAR CRIMES IN GAZA

Israel’s military has condemned the publication of names and photographs of 200 Israeli soldiers on a website that called them ‘war criminals.’
Link to Publication: http://s242816488.onlinehome.us/criminals/
The website also published the home addresses and ID numbers of many of the Israelis.
The military is investigating the possibility that the information was leaked by a soldier, according to a report in the daily Maariv.

‘The people listed here held positions of command at the time of the attack,’ the website said, ‘therefore, not only did they perform on behalf of a murderous state mechanism but actively encouraged other people to do the same.’

It also included what appeared to be an implied threat to harm the soldiers, urging readers, to ‘do your bit so that this virtual list may come to bear upon the physical.’

Israel began its Gaza offensive in December 2008, after years of intense rocket fire from the coastal strip ruled by the  Hamas.

Israeli soldiers fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators. The publication of details of 200 Israeli soldiers has been condemned
In Britain and elsewhere in Europe, anti-Israeli activists have sought to use the principle of universal jurisdiction to pursue past and current Israeli officials linked to military operations that killed civilians.

No cases have gone ahead, but Israeli officials have canceled trips abroad over concerns they could be arrested.

The matter was discussed during a visit to Israel by Britain’s foreign secretary, William Hague, earlier this month.
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