-Caveat Lector- http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=244727&contrassI D=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y IDF continues `human shield' policy, rights groups claim
By Moshe Reinfeld Human rights groups have told the High Court of Justice that the army is continuing to use civilians as human shields in the territories, despite a court order prohibiting its usage. Yesterday, the rights groups responded to arguments raised by the IDF regarding the total prohibition of the use of the "neighbor practice," in which the army uses neighbors of a wanted suspect as a human shield to get the wanted suspect to hand himself over to the army. The groups' response to the army included an affidavit from Ziyad Ziyad, an UNWRA clerk, who said he was forced by the army at gunpoint to search for his brother Mohammed, a Tubas man who was wanted by the security forces. In another affidavit, Dr. Abed Nasser Dararma, a 40-year-old from Nablus, said he was arrested a month ago by the army while traveling in an ambulance on route from Qalqiliya to Nablus. The soldiers blindfolded him and then marched him in front of them as they broke into three buildings. Miriam Anab, 65, and Fadi Ashair, 21, neighbors in the same building in El Bireh, said Ashair was used as a "human shield" while soldiers broke into the building. A 42-year-old taxi driver, Nabhan Najar, from Yatma, near Nablus, said he was stopped by the army six weeks ago at 2 A.M. and forced to hand inspect items the soldiers suspected were bombs. The use of human shields, said attorney Marwan Dalal of Adallah, is a blatant violation of the Geneva Convention, noting that the International Criminal Court in the Hague has convicted a Bosnian prison camp commander for the use of civilians as "human shields." Three weeks ago, the army told the court it had given orders against the use of Palestinians as human shields, although civilians can be used to "help" - when there is no risk to the "helper" and the "helper" agrees to the service. The army argued the Geneva Convention allows the use of such "helpers" to warn civilians of an expected attack. © Copyright 2002 Ha`aretz. All rights reserved <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
