Thursday, January 15, 2009

Israelis Fire On Palestinians Holding White Flags

The Belfast Telegraph has reported that the Israelis have fired on fleeing Palestinians which were holding white flags. You can read the article here. From the article:
At least three Palestinians in Gaza were shot dead yesterday after Israeli soldiers fired on a group of residents leaving their homes on orders from the military and waving white flags, according to testimony taken by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. The testimony was rejected by the military after what it said was a preliminary investigation.
Also, Bolivia has cut its diplomatic ties with Israel and is seeking genocide charges against Israeli officials. Haaretz.com has reported on this and the following is from their piece:
Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Wednesday that his country is breaking diplomatic ties with Israel over its 19-day-old campaign in Gaza, and said he will ask the International Criminal Court to bring genocide charges against top Israeli officials.
Bolivia had diplomatic relations with Israel. [But] considering these grave attacks against...humanity, Bolivia will stop having diplomatic relations with Israel," Morales said in a speech before diplomats in the government palace.

1 comment:

Chris said...

I don't think their intent is genocide, just mass murder. ;)