Israel: Investigate Former Judge’s Killing in Gaza

[DogPoundPup]

Airstrike Killed Human Rights Watch Consultant’s Father, Young Cousin

January 9, 2009

(Washington, DC) – Human Rights Watch today called on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the deaths by an Israeli airstrike of Akram al-Ghoul, 48, and Mahmoud Salah Ahman al-Ghoul, 17, the father and cousin of Human Rights Watch’s research consultant in Gaza. In a letter to Brig.-Gen. Avichai Mandelblit, IDF Military Advocate General, Human Rights Watch urged the military to investigate the attack, make the results of the investigation public, and prosecute any persons it finds to have acted in serious violation of international humanitarian law.

On the afternoon of January 3, 2009, an Israeli bomb or missile from an F-16 jet fighter killed the two Gazans at the al-Ghoul farm, northwest of Beit Lahiya and close to Gaza’s border with Israel. Akram al-Ghoul was a judge who worked in the Palestinian Authority courts and resigned after Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in June 2007. He is the father of Fares Akram, Human Rights Watch’s research consultant in Gaza. Mahmoud al-Ghoul, 17, was a student.

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/01/09/israel-investigate-former-judge-s-killing-gaza

[Idealism]

1. This is like the 10th story I have read of civilians being bombed at home

How can Israel not be targeting civilians if they bomb them in their homes, sometimes when they are sleeping or after telling them to go into a house?

[azurnoir]

2. This being investigated because one of the victims

was a relative of an HRW worker otherwise unfortunately it would be a couple more dead Palestinians, I wonder what IDF's findings will be

[Idealism]

3. Here is how the statement will go

www.Jpost.com:

The Israeli Defense Ministry appointed an independent council to look into the matter. The council concluded that the IDF was well within the bounds of law and was exonerated on all accounts of any wrong doing.

[madrchsod]

4. idf statement....."talk to the hand bitches..."