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Israelis Rain ‘Phosphorous Bombs’ Over Gaza
“There is no doubt that Israel is using phosphorous bombs over Gaza. Israel is flagrantly violating the Fourth Geneva Convention,” says Raji Sourani, head of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza.
“This is not the first time we have documented Israel using this kind of prohibited weapon against Gaza’s civilian population,” Sourani told IPS on phone from Gaza.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed Sourani’s assessment in a statement it released on Friday. Its researchers said they had seen “multiple air-bursts of artillery-fired white phosphorous over Gaza city.”
“I’ve been on the border for the last few days watching the Israeli artillery firing white phosphorus shells into refugee camps,” Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst at HRW told France TV channel 24.
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Why not…. the United States got away with it in Falluja, so why should Israel be worried?
Willie Pete is recognized as a form of chemical warfare. It has absolutely no place in densely populated areas where it’s use has to be construed as a terrorist attack.
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You might want to read this for some much needed perspective, one wouldn’t want to jump to any conclusions.
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/01/its-still-not-c.html
The fact is, there are both legitimate and illegitimate uses for white phosphorous rounds.
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Since this is primarily about Hamas and rocket fire, and since Israel is such an ideal democratic state besieged on all sides by anti-democratic forces, I thought this was disturbing.