The Israeli military does not target civilians' - video

[fanger]

The devastating impact of Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians during the conflict is undeniable, but violations by one side in a conflict can never justify violations by their opponents.

 

[Roudy]

Israel destroyed thousands of houses. How many militants were killed in those "military objects?"

But this is the point. The fact that a house, a hospital, a mosque, a grocery store, a school or a hotel is the target of a military operation has absolutely no bearing in international law when considering whether or not it was a legitimate military objective. The fact that it is a house (hospital, school, mosque) does not render it immune from attack if it is also a military objective. The measure of a military objective is three fold: 1. Will the elimination or destruction of that target reduce the opponent's ability to conduct warfare against you? 2. Does the military operation consider all available technology and intelligence to minimize incidental damage? 3. Is the anticipated incidental damage disproportionate to the anticipated goal?

Further, the responsibility to protect non-combatants lies with every actor in the conflict. Thus it is the responsibility of each party not to place military objects in the vicinity of protected non-combatants. So when a rocket, as an example, is launched from the vicinity of a school, it becomes a military objective and thus a valid permissible target, and the responsibility for making it a military objective lies with those who placed the rocket in the vicinity of the school.

How many militants need to be in an area for Israel to flatten an entire neighborhood? How many militant deaths would you need to make that legitimate?

Are you presuming an entitlement for Islamic terrorists committing acts of war from civilian neighborhoods?

Yes, that's exactly what he does, all the time. You hit the nail on Tinheads head.

 

[Phoenall]

The devastating impact of Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians during the conflict is undeniable, but violations by one side in a conflict can never justify violations by their opponents.

So what violations did Israel make then ?