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Palestinian UN rep says every missile fired from Gaza at Israel is ‘a crime against humanity’
The Times of Israel ^ | July 14, 2014 | The Times of Israel

Posted on 08/23/2014 9:04:27 AM PDT by zlando

Palestinian UN rep says every missile fired from Gaza at Israel is ‘a crime against humanity’ In interview with PA TV, diplomat details possible risks to the Palestinians of their joining the International Criminal Court BY TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF July 14, 2014, 7:06 am The Palestinian representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva said that every rocket and mortar fired from Gaza toward Israel is a “crime against humanity.”

Speaking on July 9 to Palestinian Authority TV on the possible risks involved if Palestinians leaders ask to join the International Criminal Court — as they have threatened to do in order to push for measures against Israel — Ambassador Ibrahim Kraishi said the “Palestinian weakness” in terms of international law is the indiscriminate firing of rockets at Israel.

“The missiles that are now being launched against Israel, each and every missile constitutes a crime against humanity, whether it hits or misses, because it is directed at civilian targets,” said Kraishi during the interview, translated by MEMRI.

The ambassador said that, by contrast, Israel’s actions follows legal procedures, because the IDF warns Gazan civilians to leave sites and areas before they are bombed.

“Many of our people in Gaza appeared on TV and said that the Israelis warned them to evacuate their homes before the bombardment. In such a case, if someone is killed, the law considers it a mistake rather than an intentional killing because [the Israelis] followed the legal procedures.”

“As for the missiles launched from our side, we never warn anyone about where these missiles are about to fall or about the operations we carry out,” he says.

Kraishi also said the “settlements [in the West Bank], the Judaization [of Jerusalem], the checkpoints, the arrests, and so on” were also considered “war crimes” under the Fourth Geneva Convention.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; gaza; israel; palestine

1 posted on 08/23/2014 9:04:27 AM PDT by zlando
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To: zlando

What’s the over/under on how long before he’s beheaded?


2 posted on 08/23/2014 9:08:45 AM PDT by null and void (If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
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To: null and void

I had to read this four or five times to make sure I was reading it correctly.


3 posted on 08/23/2014 9:12:09 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Parley Baer

So did I.


4 posted on 08/23/2014 9:36:58 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: zlando
Well, I'm just...
what?
5 posted on 08/23/2014 9:45:30 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
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6 posted on 08/23/2014 9:48:37 AM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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The guy either (a) is high on crack, (b) self-loathing and wants to be murdered by his “friends”, (c) mentally unstable or (d) a Mossad agent.


7 posted on 08/23/2014 10:22:04 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: null and void

It will result in a very public execution. No doubt he will appeal to the US or Israel for asylum.


8 posted on 08/23/2014 10:26:10 AM PDT by rbg81
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To: zlando

Adios head.


9 posted on 08/23/2014 10:47:06 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Parley Baer

Me too.


10 posted on 08/23/2014 11:21:06 AM PDT by Bluebeard16
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To: Parley Baer; ColdOne

Same here. He tried to make up for it by the claim of a war crime regarding settlements though. They may not be kosher due to some legality, but a war crime? The Palestinian mind works in mysterious ways.


11 posted on 08/23/2014 12:05:45 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (We'll know when he's really hit bottom. They'll start referring to him as White.)
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12 posted on 08/24/2014 6:20:14 AM PDT by SJackson (incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
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