The Israelis have been in the habit of calling some Palestinian
families to warn them that their homes are about to be bombed. Most of these
homes are owned by civilians, most of whom have no connection to Hamas or any
other political or militant organisation.
Deliberately bombing civilians is a war crime but, by warning the
civilian occupiers that their homes are about to be destroyed, the Israelis
believe that it somehow absolves them of any crime. Furthermore, not only do
the Israelis think that it absolves them of crimes, but it also provides them
with an opportunity to then accuse Hamas of using civilians as ‘human shields’.
How would it be, one wonders, if an Hamas operative telephoned the
mayor of say Sderot and told him that the town hall was about to be bombed by
rockets but, due to the fact that they can’t guarantee the accuracy of the
rockets, it would be best if he evacuated the entire township within the next
ten minutes. And if the mayor then refuses to evacuate could he not then be
accused of using civilians as human shields?
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