RE: Palestine Today
※→ P F Tinmore, rylah, et al,
Our friend "P F Tinmore" uses this "name calling" argument quite frequently.
Oh jeese, more third grade name calling.
(COMMENT)
It is
→ what it is
! These rules are related directly to the principles
✪ Article 58(b) of Additional Protocol I,
✪ Article 13(1) of Additional Protocol II,
We've discussed this topic many many times in response to the Arab Palestinian's claims of excessive collateral casualties → a direct result of:
✪ Arab Palestinian opponents intentionally place Civilian People in close proximity to legitimate military targets.
✪ Arab Palestinian opponents intentionally locate legitimate military targets in close proximity to Civilian Objects.
When such actions by the Arab Palestinians are such that they “utilizing the presence of a civilian or other protected person to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations” the question of Rule #97 comes into play.
The use of human shields requires an intentional co-location of military objectives and civilians or persons
hors de combat with the specific intent of trying to prevent the targeting of those military objectives. This also covers the prohibitions in Parts III and IV of Protocol II wherein special protections are granted for the Personnel, Equipment and Vehicles of the UN, the ICRC, Medical and Religious, and other such recognized emblems; the misuse of these emblems to prevent interdiction by the opposing force is also a War Crime.
Additionally, the Arab Palestinians have a well established past history of criminal behaviors that outside the prohibitions
of S/RES/1624 (2005):
✪ Incitement to commit a terrorist act or acts;
✪ Provide safe haven and houses to known Jihadist, Fedayeen, Hostile Insurgents, Radicalized Islamic Followers, and Asymmetric fighters with respect to whom there is credible and relevant information giving serious reasons for considering that they have been guilty of such conduct; this would include public acknowledgement as Martyrs;
✪ Violate the security of international borders, including by combating fraudulent travel documents and, to the extent attainable, by enhancing terrorist screening and passenger security procedures with a view to preventing those guilty from entering their territory;
✪ Obstruct or degrade international efforts to enhance dialogue and broaden understanding among civilizations, in an effort to prevent the indiscriminate targeting of different religions and cultures, and to take all measures as may be necessary and appropriate and in accordance with their obligations under international law to counter incitement of terrorist acts motivated by extremism and intolerance and to prevent the subversion of educational, cultural, and religious institutions by terrorists and their supporters;
Hardly a week goes by that the Arab Palestinian does not praise a terrorist; or is attempting to induce Arab Palestinian citizens create an atmospheres of violence.
In the case of Khaled Meshal, he wrote (2012) that: "Jihad and the armed resistance is the right and real method for the liberation of Palestine, and the restoration of all the rights, together with, of course, all forms of political and diplomatic struggle including in the media, public and legal [spheres]; with the need to mobilize all the energies of the nation in the battle."
Most Respectfully,
R