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Israelis 'shot at fleeing Gazans'
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by kate | January 15, 2009 at 03:20 pm
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This is so appalling. Why isn't anyone doing anything?
Claims have been received by the BBC and an Israeli human rights group that Israeli troops have fired on Gaza residents trying to escape the conflict area. Israel has strongly denied the allegations.BBC journalists in Gaza and Israel have compiled detailed accounts of the claims.
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at 16:43 on January 15th, 2009
If you are so keen on 'framing opinion', what does Israel have to hide, banning international journalists from verifying such claims as yours, or visa versa, verifying that civilians carrying white flags were indeed fired upon while fleeing their building. Who will investigate this, if not the IDF (hardly as you must conced an independent jury?:
"One testimony heard by the BBC and human rights group B'tselem describes Israeli forces shooting a woman in the head after she stepped out of her house carrying a piece of white cloth, in response to an Israeli loudhailer announcement." BBC News
Your claims of false drawing of public sympathy and fantasizing Palestians.... BACK THAT UP with news?
Oh, and be sure its independent non-Israeli non-Hamas reporting to fit the criteria you yourself uphold. Awaiting your report to verify your reply, if in fact your reply IS a reply and not Foucault fog.
at 18:20 on January 15th, 2009
Both sides have agendas, with Israel choosing to hide its deeds from the world and claim that any observations of possible criminality and war crimes that are coming out of Gaza should be doubted, without Israel providing any proof to show these accounts are not true.
Is it to be assumed that all of the humanitarian agencies and aid workers observing these horrendous actions with their own eyes are in league with Hamas?
at 17:02 on January 15th, 2009
Yes, I consider the BBC to be a reliable source. You should read the full article, it is well researched and contains the references required in order to consider it as a piece of solid journalism.
In this case, the burden of proof is on you to challenge the veracity of it.
at 15:42 on January 15th, 2009
I think your comments should be framed in opinion. You assume it really happened. Claims have often been shown to be fantasies created to distract attention from the real issues and draw public sympathy. It appears the knee-jerk assumption that it is true, gotcha. Eye witnesses in this part of the world isn't a sure bet for the truth. Especially when it comes to Hamas and its agenda. What's left of it.
at 17:34 on January 15th, 2009
If anything the BBC has been accused of pro-Israeli bias.
at 18:12 on January 15th, 2009
Truly disturbing.
From the article:
The BBC also spoke to Marwan Abu Rida, a paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent, who says he was called to the site at 0810 local time (0610 GMT).
But he says he came under fire as he tried to reach it, and was trapped in a house nearby until 2000 (1800 GMT) because of Israeli shooting.
He said that when he reached the location he found the dead woman, Rawhiya, who appeared to have been shot in the head, as well as the younger woman who was injured.
In a written response to the incident, the Israeli military said: "An initial inquiry into the allegation raised by B'tselem has concluded that the claims are without foundation.
at 18:32 on January 15th, 2009
George Galloway, MP for Britain's Respect Party, commented on the BBC a few days ago:
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