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Topic started on 7-1-2009 @ 11:14 AM by setfree


UN: "Israel knew they were bombing a school"

John Ging, the head of the UN relief and works agency in Gaza, has said Israel were given the GPS and knew the building was a School. "There should be an imediate independent investigation into this"

At least 30 people have been killed in northern Gaza after two separate United Nations-run schools came under attack from Israeli forces.


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 11:18 AM by theindependentjournal
reply to post by setfree



Israel responded to Hamas fighters sending Rockets from a UN school and didn't hit the school, only near it. Hamas members were among the dead at the school, Israel is going to file a complaint about the UN allowing Hamas fighters to use their buildings to fire upon Israel from.

Israel response to the UN School incident


An inquiry into the incident revealed that the IDF soldiers acted according to procedures and fired back at gunmen firing mortar shells from the school. The investigation also revealed that Hamas launching cells were operating within the school. The shells landed outside the school yard.


[edit on 1/7/2009 by theindependentjournal]



reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 11:50 AM by jam321
reply to post by pieman



I agree that their should be an investigation. Like you said, we really don't know what happened. However, since it was a UN school, the UN needs to remove itself from the investigation due to conflict of interest, wouldn't you agree?


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 11:54 AM by pieman
reply to post by jam321



i would suggest the international criminal courts might be a suitable venue for an inquiry into the matter.

reply to post by redled



i suspect the israelis may well be being a little less than honest about the incident, the UN have stated they are 99.9% sure there were no hamas fighters in the school grounds and i find them a more credible source, but so long as israel is stopping anyone going into gaza, we can't know for sure.

[edit on 7/1/09 by pieman]


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 12:14 PM by mrmonsoon
Here is another video of Hamas launching a rocket attack from an elementary school in Gaza.
www.youtube.com...

there are two examples of Hamas launching attacks from schools, it gives great proof that Hamas "DO" launch rocket attacks from schools.



reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 12:18 PM by citizen smith
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Whether the headmaster did indeed lead a double-life as a rocket technician it could lead to a dangerous precedent.

Now any Palestinian that has any educational background or technical qualification that could be stated as being able to be applied to weapons or infrastructure factoring could be classed as a legitimate target for arrest or
assault

edit to add:

Palestinian militants say...


I'm wary of such a statement unless it can be determined WHICH militants made that statement..

Fatah, also defined as a Palestinian militant organisation, have a very vested interest in the current conflict to eradicate Hamas




[edit on 7-1-2009 by citizen smith]


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 12:18 PM by jam321
reply to post by pieman



i would suggest the international criminal courts might be a suitable venue for an inquiry into the matter.


Please, correct me if I am wrong

The International Criminal Court was established by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, so called because it was adopted in Rome, Italy on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court. The Rome Statute is an international treaty, binding only on those States which formally express their consent to be bound by its provisions. These States then become “Parties” to the Statute.


From what I read, only States (countries) that signed on are bound by this court. Israel is not a member.

www.icc-cpi.int...

edited for source

[edit on 7-1-2009 by jam321]


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 12:20 PM by mrmonsoon
Here is a video of Hamas using an ambulance to transport terrorist.

www.liveleak.com...
LiveLeak.com


Now that we see in two video's Hamas launching attacks from schools and using ambulances as terrorist troop carriers, the light of truth "may" begin to glow for some who just don't want to believe the truth.


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 12:23 PM by mrmonsoon
Originally posted by citizen smith
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post by mrmonsoon



Whether the headmaster did indeed lead a double-life as a rocket technician it could lead to a dangerous precedent.

Now any Palestinian that has any educational background or technical qualification that could be stated as being able to be applied to weapons or infrastructure factoring could be classed as a legitimate target for arrest or assault



Terrorist rocket makers "ARE" a more than legitimate target in war.

The fact that the coward hides behind the UN and students only proves what a scumbag coward he is.

So typical of terrorists in Gaza.


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 12:50 PM by pieman
reply to post by jam321



i am aware that israel has chosen not to be bound by the international criminal court, i believe the US has opted out also. i didn't say it would be used, i said it would be an appropriate venue.

who would you suggest investigate the matter?


reply posted on 7-1-2009 @ 01:08 PM by pieman
reply to post by mrmonsoon



according to your link, he's dead since april, so he clearly wasn't the headmaster when they shelled it!!!!

as for the video of the rockets being launched from the school, i don't see anything indicating that they are at the school, what makes you think they are?

on the live leak video, what's going on at between 20 and 25secs, looks well dodgy. then again, who knows, it might be legit!!
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