attended Tom's public memorial service a year later, having discovered the student photographer had been more than "wounded". During a Palestinian demonstration against IDF violence, three children had come under fire from an Israeli position. Tom ran forward to move the children to safety and was shot in the head. I was curious to know what had compelled this young Englishman to step into mortal danger. The eulogies inched me closer to understanding Tom, but raised a second question: what could possibly have been gained by shooting him?
The Guardian's piece seems to be missing crucial information in what was a lightly-covered story by the international media. For example, if one went to Xinhua to find another account of what happened, that publication reported:
The security sources told Xinhua that Israeli tanks, positioned on Gaza-Israeli border to the east of Al-Burij refugee camp, fired two shells at a populated area on the outskirts of the camp, targeting a group of militants...
Cross-border clashes took place between the militants and the Israeli forces in which the Palestinian fighters detonated explosives, and the clashes obstructed the ambulances from evacuating the casualties quickly, an ambulance driver said.
The bottom line:
1. Israel had fired at terrorists, but a shell or shells might have gone astray.
2. Israel didn't block ambulances; ongoing fighting made it impossible for ambulances to respond.
It is tragic that innocent people were killed and hurt. However, blame rests with the terrorists. Terrorist activity is what made it necessary for Israel to try to target those operatives.
The Guardian's piece seems to be missing crucial information in what was a lightly-covered story by the international media. For example, if one went to Xinhua to find another account of what happened, that publication reported:
The security sources told Xinhua that Israeli tanks, positioned on Gaza-Israeli border to the east of Al-Burij refugee camp, fired two shells at a populated area on the outskirts of the camp, targeting a group of militants...
Cross-border clashes took place between the militants and the Israeli forces in which the Palestinian fighters detonated explosives, and the clashes obstructed the ambulances from evacuating the casualties quickly, an ambulance driver said.
Otherwise, we just have the Branch Davidian Compound situation all over again.
We did not forgive our own government for that.
Why should we excuse another government doing it, on a much grander scale?
This is not a Palestinian propaganda tool.The Guardian's inaccurate report only shadows tragidies like this one, this is no newspaper, its a Palestinian propaganda tool. Lets start by the simple fact that Israel isn't using any artillery units around Gaza strip today.
LOL
Israel shot an artillery shell into a populated area and killed a mother of five and somehow it's not their fault?
Thought so, its funny when Israel shells "insurgents" they tend to kill civilians instead.
LOL
Israel shot an artillery shell into a populated area and killed a mother of five and somehow it's not their fault?
That still doesn't do anything regarding the fact that Israel chose to fire an artillery shell in a populated area.You cannot shoot an artillery shell if you do not posses artillery in the area and as far as I know the IDF deploys artillery around the strip only when an intense conflict is developing. Those were tank shells, theres a big difference between tanks and artillery guns, both in the way they are fired and their damage. The outcome is, however, unfortanate.
That still doesn't do anything regarding the fact that Israel chose to fire an artillery shell in a populated area.
Moderator's Warning: |
If one examines the articles posted, it is clear that the tragic accident did not result from artillery shells. Instead, it resulted from tank shells. There is a difference between tank-fired shells and artillery. |
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