Monday, April 6, 2009

War Crimes?

The past couple of weeks have seen the most atrocious claims of war crimes being made on the basis of soldiers' "testimony". Vast quantities of ink has been wasted and many miles of newsprint have carried these false allegations. The IDF did and investigation and found no crimes. Of course, some will say, the IDF would not uphold these allegations. In reality, the IDF has a robust investigation unit that actually does bona fide inquiries. However, if that is not accepted, look at what the person who reported these alleged "crimes" has to say:

"May our camp be pure." This is the watchword borne by my soldiers in the IDF, not only because this is how they've been educated by their commanders and their officers, but because this is the essence of their belief and their national heritage, a belief and heritage shared by and uniting us all: secular and religious, right and left, in the IDF and outside it. It is a source of pride and of confidence in our way, even in times of venomous attacks from every quarter - such as transforming a sensitive, personal discussion among combat soldiers back from the battlefield to mendacious claims of policies that involve so-called war crimes.
This is Danny Zamir speaking. His whole op ed can be read here. Danny Zamir is a scoialist Zionist and a major in the IDF. He was briefly imprisoned in the 1990s for refusing to guard settlers at Joseph's tomb. He is a man of principles - socialist principles and Zionist principles. His words should carry some weight.

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