Blaming the Victims - The Dominant Media Vilify Hamas

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 4:10 PM EST

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Like others wanting war crimes to be punished, Boyle also advocates "An International Criminal Tribunal for Israel (ICTI) as "the Only (possible) Deterrent to a Global War." He urges the General Assembly to establish one as a "subsidiary organ" under Article 22 of the UN Charter...
"investigate and prosecute Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against the People of Lebanon and Palestine." It would "provide some small degree of justice to the victims" of decades of Israeli crimes, thus far committed with impunity. "It would also have a deterrent effect" on current Israeli leaders and generals and force future ones to obey international laws or face similar prosecution.
Without legal restraints, Boyle, like others, fears possible new Middle East conflict that could "degenerate into World War III," not by intent but by accident, much like WW I developed. He urges General Assembly action to prevent it at a time attacks on Gaza persist, the Arab street is enraged, and the longer fighting continues, the greater the risk of something far greater.
Israel is a serial aggressor. Its lawlessness can no longer be tolerated. Mass outrage and world pressure must build for a global campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions until its human rights abuses stop, its war crimes are punished, its occupation and colonization end, Palestinian refugees have the right to return, and the people of Gaza and the West Bank achieve their long-denied self-determination rights in an internationally recognized sovereign state, free from Israeli oppression.

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Eric Albert

Corporate media rot and propaganda.

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#1 - Mon Jan 5, 2009 4:10 PM EST

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Eric Albert

Injustice leads to World War

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3 votes

#2 - Mon Jan 5, 2009 4:11 PM EST

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El Draque

I hardly call this unprovoked. I also don't know about the deliberate part. The Israeli FM seemed to signal what was going to happen. Also the massing of troops. I could go on. I don't really think it is a fair comparison. Not to undermine the devastation, but...

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2 votes

#3 - Mon Jan 5, 2009 9:58 PM EST

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Tim Boothby

Wow, sniveling on behalf of a terrorist organization. Hamas begged for this to happen.

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#4 - Mon Jan 5, 2009 10:12 PM EST

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