Truth be told, if Amnesty International was around during WWII, it would be levelling the exact same charges at Allied forces bombing German and Japanese cities.
But here’s the kicker, the Allied forces never sent warnings ahead of time of impending doom, in order to evacuate civilians. International law allows for civilians deaths, when the warring side has calculated the long term goal for the strike(s) outweighs the loss in life. An Armed faction purposefully hiding and firing its weapons from among the civilian population are the ones solely responsible for any loss of life. Period.
NOTE: A.I. is an ideologically bound Leftist organization with political agenda, and should be viewed under that rubric. The spokesman for its Finnish branch, Frank Johansson (below) described Israel as a ”scum state” a few years ago, that goes to show you the mentality that exists within that organization.
Amnesty slams Israel for ‘callous indifference’ to civilian casualties in Gaza
Report says some IDF attacks on homes indicate possible ‘war crimes’; NGO Monitor questions reliability of some figures, which ‘essentially come from Hamas.’
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards southern Gaza on August 1, 2014. (photo credit:REUTERS)
In a continuing series of human rghts reports attacking Israel for its conduct during the summer’s Gaza war, an Amnesty International Report on Wednesday slammed the state for “callous indifference” to civilians in alleged attacks on civilian homes.
Zoning in on eight cases, the report concludes that the IDF committed war crimes and presses Israel and “Palestine” to join the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court or for the UN Security Council to refer the situation to the ICC.
NGO Monitor responded by criticizing Amnesty’s methodology both in the specific report and in general, saying the rights group lacked the military expertise and intelligence information to properly analyze the cases.
When contacted for comment, the IDF Spokesman’s Office conveyed that it would defer to the Foreign Ministry.
The Amnesty report, “Families under the Rubble: Israeli attacks on inhabited homes,” details eight cases where family dwellings were allegedly attacked by Israeli forces without warning during Operation Protective Edge, causing the deaths of at least 104 civilians, including 62 children. It alleges a pattern of frequent attacks using large aerial bombs to level homes, sometimes killing entire families.
Amnesty International – leftist Jew hating bigots – who cares what they say?