UN agency protests against Israeli raid on West Bank hospital

[Resistance]

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=8343&Cr=UNRWA&Cr1=

The main United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees today protested to Israel over its raid on a UN-run hospital in the West Bank town of Qalqilya, calling it a “serious breach” of international law and charging that Israeli troops made medical staff leave their patients and lie on the hospital floor.

“Israeli soldiers are now searching the hospital room by room and doors have been kicked in by the troops. A number of windows have been broken,” the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said in a statement issued before the raid ended and the troops withdrew.

“This serious disruption to its medical operations and breach of international conventions governing the treatment of the United Nations…is also a complete breach of the Geneva Convention and its protocols, which accord hospitals special protection during conflicts,” it added.

[nn2004]

1. I wonder what the law says about hospitals harbouring terrorists?

Maybe they cancel eachother out?

[dfong63]

2. quoting a little more,

``...
“This serious disruption to its medical operations and breach of international conventions governing the treatment of the United Nations…is also a complete breach of the Geneva Convention and its protocols, which accord hospitals special protection during conflicts,” it added. “Hospitals may not be targets of military operations under the Convention, and the excuse of ‘military necessity’ is specifically ruled out.”
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[Resistance]

3. screw the Geneva Conventions

that human rights stuff is for sissy "leftist retards" and "foolish idealists"

[UserNamesAreFree]

4. How would you reply

To those that say militants hide out in hospitals?

[newyorican]

5. I would reply...

Show me the link to the story (not from the IDF), that states "terrorists" were in the hospital.

[MariMayans]

6. it doesn't matter one way or another

No one is that important that it's worth attacking a hospital over. They can wait outside till hell freezes over if they want and wait for their guy, he obviously isn't causing any trouble in the hospital.

[Muddleoftheroad]

7. Bull crap

If a terrorist is inside, you don't let him/her escape or arm. The UN only gets upset when rules are broken, not when terrorists blow up Israeli women and children.

I don't see any attempt by the terrorists to obey any law whatsoever. Why should Israel allow them to use that against them.

[Darranar]

8. They condemn the suicide bombings...

so yes, they do get upset when terrorists blow up innocent Israeli women and children.

The fact is that when they were in the hospital they weren't much of a threat; couldn't the IDF have waited until they were out?

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[dudeness]

9. how can you tell which patient is a "terrorist"

do they have a "terrorist" wing or is the name "terrorist" above the bed for easy identification?..think about what you say..its a HOSPITAL

[MariMayans]

10. Why not just crucify all of them?

Hey, the Romans did it.

I don't see why Israel should act better than the Romans :shrug:

[LastDemInIdaho]

12. You don't see why Israel should act better than the Romans?

They're not in Rome for starters. Secondly, whenever an individual or group has murdered someone on purpose then there are no laws protecting them from justice. If they hole up in a hospital then the hospital staff is required to turn them over or else the law will come get them.

[Darranar]

13. Uh...

MariMayans was being sarcastic in response to Muddle's post.

[LastDemInIdaho]

14. Oh.

Never mind.

[mmm]

15. Done deal

[mmm]

16. You have the answer

Especially since we know that the IDF labels any Palestinian over the age of ten as a terrorist.
Thank You!!! Common sense and humanity work well together, do they not, my friend.