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#OpIsrael -- The Use of Human Shields by the IDF

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  1. #OpIsrael -- The Use of Human Shields by the Israeli Defense Force.
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  3. The most common argument we have been facing while displaying support for the people of Gaza is this:
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  5. "@schuckmama Shoot at me and I can never defend because you use human shields? Well played."
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  7. The Human Shield argument.
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  9. First, yes: Hamas has been repeatedly accused of using human shields during combat. There is video evidence of it. This includes firing mortars from locations near schools and mosques. These kinds of cowardly tactics are disgusting.
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  11. What is very ignorant is the response we are receiving regarding Hamas use of human sheilds, while completely ignoring the fact that Israel not only uses human shields, but it was actually legal at one point for their military to do so. In fact, within the last decade the Israeli Defense Ministry appealed a decision by a supreme court that outlawed it.
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  13. Let me provide you with some links:
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  15. BBC News Reports: IDF to appeal human shield ban
  16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4333982.stm
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  19. U.N. Human Rights Council endorses Gaza war crimes report:
  20. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/u-n-human-rights-council-endorses-gaza-war-crimes-report-demands-israel-hamas-investigate-article-1.382138
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  23. Two IDF soldiers charged with using 9-year-old 'human shield' in Gaza war
  24. http://www.haaretz.com/news/two-idf-soldiers-charged-with-using-9-year-old-human-shield-in-gaza-war-1.264652
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  27. Although I somehow doubt it, I would hope this knowledge would shed a little light on the immense propaganda campaign being carried out against Palestinians and the cover-up of similiar Israeli crimes. It's important to remember, these crimes are willingly carried out by a military and U.S. Ally. No one believes that the actions of a single Israeli soldier reflects the character of all other Israeli citizens. It is the intention of Israel however to ensure that the entire world uses the words 'Palestinian' and 'Hamas' interchangeably. Because the Hamas are labelled as terrorists (for committing the same crimes as the IDF) the rest of the world is only one step away from equating all Palestinians with the word terrorism.
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  30. #OpIsrael.
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