Funny how the truth won't stay quiet.
It's the same old story. Ofcourse, the IDF already investigated itself and after a few days found itself innocent. No independent inquiry needed here!
Too bad those pesky witnesses won't cooperate.
JERUSALEM – More than two dozen Israeli soldiers who fought in the Gaza war say the military forced Palestinians to serve as human shields and used reckless firepower that caused needless deaths, according to a report released Wednesday.
One of the soldiers said the army needlessly used powerful weapons such as mortars and white phosphorous, an illuminating agent that can cause severe burns, in the three-week offensive last winter.
Yehuda Saul, a founder of Breaking the Silence, said the Israeli public needs to know what soldiers saw during the fighting.
"In terms of what Israeli society knows, the Gaza operation is a black hole," Saul said. "In order to discuss what we want and what values we stand for as a people, we must have the information about what happened on the ground, and as a group of soldiers we see this as our job."
Breaking the Silence was founded in 2004 by recently discharged soldiers who served in the West Bank. Since then, they have recorded the testimonies of some 670 soldiers speaking about their service in the West Bank and Gaza.
The BBC is already reporting on this now. Some of it is very specific.
Quote of the day.
It says the testimony is anonymous because of orders to Israeli soldiers not to speak out publicly.
In my opinion, these IDF are very brave to come forward. The backlash to themselves and their families if they are identified could be severe. As we all know, the threat of being called "lack of patriotism" is a very good deterrent against speaking out.
I salute these Israelis and have hope that peace will come if more of them steps forward.