The IDF is forever propounding that it is the most moral army in the world. Whatever criticism has been directed at the IDF before, and during and post the Gaza War early this year, has been dismissed as having no foundation.
So, what to make of Israeli solders who have broken their silence and have described actions in clear contravention of the Geneva Convention. McClatchy reports in "Israeli soldiers in Gaza describe a 'moral Twilight Zone'"
"Israeli combat soldiers have acknowledged that they forced Palestinian civilians to serve as human shields, needlessly killed unarmed Gazans and improperly used white phosphorus shells to burn down buildings as part of Israel's three-week military offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter.
In filmed testimony and written statements released Wednesday, more than two dozen soldiers told an Israeli army veterans' group that military commanders led the fighters into what one described as a "moral Twilight Zone" where almost every Palestinian was seen as a threat."
BBC News also reports on the same subject in "Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza":
"A group of soldiers who took part in Israel's assault in Gaza say widespread abuses were committed against civilians under "permissive" rules of engagement.
The troops said they had been urged to fire on any building or person that seemed suspicious and said Palestinians were sometimes used as human shields."
Breaking the Silence, a campaign group made up of Israeli soldiers, gathered anonymous accounts from 26 soldiers."
So, what to make of Israeli solders who have broken their silence and have described actions in clear contravention of the Geneva Convention. McClatchy reports in "Israeli soldiers in Gaza describe a 'moral Twilight Zone'"
"Israeli combat soldiers have acknowledged that they forced Palestinian civilians to serve as human shields, needlessly killed unarmed Gazans and improperly used white phosphorus shells to burn down buildings as part of Israel's three-week military offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter.
In filmed testimony and written statements released Wednesday, more than two dozen soldiers told an Israeli army veterans' group that military commanders led the fighters into what one described as a "moral Twilight Zone" where almost every Palestinian was seen as a threat."
BBC News also reports on the same subject in "Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza":
"A group of soldiers who took part in Israel's assault in Gaza say widespread abuses were committed against civilians under "permissive" rules of engagement.
The troops said they had been urged to fire on any building or person that seemed suspicious and said Palestinians were sometimes used as human shields."
Breaking the Silence, a campaign group made up of Israeli soldiers, gathered anonymous accounts from 26 soldiers."
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