The sham UN Human Rights Council accused Israel of war crimes for its raid on the Gaza Flotilla terror ship. Large groups of passengers surrounded soldiers and beat them with metal poles and chairs, and threw one soldier over the side of the ship. Some passengers grabbed pistols from the IDF soldiers and opened fire. As a result of the attacks, seven IDF soldiers were injured, and nine of the passengers were killed. The ‘Free Gaza’ Flotilla had publicly insisted on their non-violent intentions, however their violent attack on the IDF soldiers was clearly premeditated. They had knives, metal rods, firebombs and other items ready to use. But the anti-Semites at the UN predictably blame Israel. Israel has rejected as “one-sided” and “biased” an investigation commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council, which concluded that Israel’s military broke international laws during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Eight Turkish pro-Palestinian activists and one Turkish-American were killed and others injured after Israeli commandos boarded the six-ship convoy on May 31, as it tried to breach an Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Israel says its troops opened fire after coming under attack by activists wielding clubs, metal rods, and axes. The activists said they were defending their ship after it was attacked by Israeli soldiers in international waters. The convoy’s passengers were detained and later deported by Israel. There was widespread international criticism of the raid, which severely strained relations with Israel’s long-time Muslim ally Turkey and forced Israel to ease its blockade of Gaza. ‘Willful Killing, Torture’ In a 56-page report, the Human Rights Council’s fact-finding mission said the action by Israeli commandos was “disproportionate” and “betrayed an unacceptable level of brutality.” The panel of three international lawyers said there was “clear evidence” to support prosecutions of a series of alleged crimes, including “willful killing” and “torture.” It also said the Israeli blockade of Gaza was “unlawful” because of a humanitarian crisis in the Hamas-ruled territory. The panel interviewed more than 100 witnesses in Britain, Jordan, Switzerland, and Turkey — but not in Israel. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Telegraph Israel's investigations of Gaza conflict inadequate, say UN experts Both Israel and Hamas were instructed to conduct internal inquiries after the UN Human Rights Commission adopted a report by Richard Goldstone, a retired South African judge, accusing both of war crimes during the three-week conflict. More than 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died in the war after Israel launched a military operation in Gaza in what it said was an attempt to halt Hamas rocket fire on its towns near Gaza. The UN investigation accused Israel of deliberately attacking civilians, firing white phospohrous shells and carring out torture during the offensive. "The Israeli operations were carefully planned in all their phases as a deliberately disproportionate attack designed to punish, humiliate and terrorise the civilian population," the report found. After the report was published, Israel refused to cooperate, although it carried out investigations into individual incidents. As Israel is no longer a signatory of the statute creating the international criminal court, there is little chance of Israeli officials standing trial before it. The Jewish state has been vehemently critical of the Goldstone investigation. Hamas was also accused of failing to mount a credible investigation of the allegations.
The “peace activists” on the Gaza Flotilla threw stun grenades and beat Israeli Soldiers with chains.
Video taken by IDF naval boat shows the passengers of the Mavi Marmara, one of the ships in the ‘Free Gaza’ Flotilla, violently attacking IDF soldiers who were trying to board the ship after having sent repeated requests for the boat to change course.
RFE-RL reported:A United Nations committee has accused Israel of failing to investigate abuses
allegedly committed during its offensive in Gaza nearly two years ago, raising the
prospect of International Criminal Court indictments.
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, September 23, 2010, 4:49 AM
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