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The israeli ambassador to the United States gets questioned by the Institute for Public Accuracy!
Watch Isreali Ambassador to the US, Daniel Ayalon, dodge the truth and squirm his way through this interview with Sam Husseini, from the Institute of Public Accuracy. Ayalon buries himself with his brazen arrogance and intransigence. Typical.
Towards the end of the clip Husseini talks with Amy Goodman from Democracy Now about how Ayalon lied through his teeth the whole time. [Hat tip: The Truth Will Set You Free]
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Here is the opening to the summary to the HRW report being referred to in the above interview
Summary
This report documents serious violations of international humanitarian law (the laws of war) by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon between July 12 and July 27, 2006, as well as the July 30 attack in Qana. During this period, the IDF killed an estimated 400 people, the vast majority of them civilians, and that number climbed to over 500 by the time this report went to print. The Israeli government claims it is taking all possible measures to minimize civilian harm, but the cases documented here reveal a systematic failure by the IDF to distinguish between combatants and civilians.
Since the start of the conflict, Israeli forces have consistently launched artillery and air attacks with limited or dubious military gain but excessive civilian cost. In dozens of attacks, Israeli forces struck an area with no apparent military target. In some cases, the timing and intensity of the attack, the absence of a military target, as well as return strikes on rescuers, suggest that Israeli forces deliberately targeted civilians.
The Israeli government claims that it targets only Hezbollah, and that fighters from the group are using civilians as human shields, thereby placing them at risk. Human Rights Watch found no cases in which Hezbollah deliberately used civilians as shields to protect them from retaliatory IDF attack. Hezbollah occasionally did store weapons in or near civilian homes and fighters placed rocket launchers within populated areas or near U.N. observers, which are serious violations of the laws of war because they violate the duty to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian casualties. However, those cases do not justify the IDF’s extensive use of indiscriminate force which has cost so many civilian lives. In none of the cases of civilian deaths documented in this report is there evidence to suggest that Hezbollah forces or weapons were in or near the area that the IDF targeted during or just prior to the attack.
By consistently failing to distinguish between combatants and civilians, Israel has violated one of the most fundamental tenets of the laws of war: the duty to carry out attacks on only military targets. The pattern of attacks during the Israeli offensive in Lebanon suggests that the failures cannot be explained or dismissed as mere accidents; the extent of the pattern and the seriousness of the consequences indicate the commission of war crimes.
This report is based on extensive on-the-ground research in Lebanon. Since the start of hostilities, Human Rights Watch has interviewed victims and witnesses of attacks in one-on-one settings, conducted on-site inspections (when security allowed), and collected information from hospitals, humanitarian groups, and government agencies. Human Rights Watch also conducted research in Israel, inspecting the IDF’s use of weapons and discussing the conduct of forces with IDF officials. The research was extensive, but given the ongoing war and the scope of the bombings, Human Rights Watch does not claim that the findings are comprehensive; further investigation is required to document the war’s complete impact on civilians and to assess the full scope of the IDF’s compliance with and disregard for international humanitarian law
You can find the full report titled "Fatal Strikes, Israel's Indicriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon"
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/lebanon0806/
what an idiot! why does he lie like that? its so stupid. its no even a smart tactic. i just dont get it. israel confesed to the cluster bombs. that was so idiotic of him.
sam husseini is right! we need tougher questions asked!
ayalon did a good job. hizbollah targets israeli civilians in israel and israel targets hizbollah in lebanon. sometimes the hizbollah hits israeli soldiers, sometimes they hit israeli arabs (also known as 'collateral damage'). sometimes israel hits lebanese civilians. secondly, iran is explicitly calling for israels destruction. no argument. i don't see what the 'lie' was.
Lie and Lie again until the US believes it is the truth!
This has been the problem of everything involving the US.
Israel is wrong!
The US is wrong!
Innocent people ae being killed on both sides, but the US only worry about Israel!
Israel is now killing Lebaneese Christians!
I know because friends of mine here in SW Ontario have Christian families who are under attack!
Smart bombs? They only work if smart bombers are using them.
Another comment.
Do they ever tell the truth?
They are affiliated with Bush!
I rest my case.
"i don?t see what the ?lie? was."
It's more than just a lie, it's a silly justification. He's probably trying to convince himself of anything other than the reality of the situation, because if he knew the truth, he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
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