Spanish court green-lights Gaza probe

[Scurrilous]

Spanish judge approves probe on 'crimes against humanity' allegedly committed by several Israeli officials during bombing of Gaza in 2002, after ascertaining Israel is not holding legal proceedings on matter

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3678624,00.html

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"A Spanish judge has decided to go ahead with a probe into alleged crimes against humanity by top Israeli military figures after studying documents received from Israel, judicial sources said Friday."

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"The judge now plans to officially notify former Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and six senior military officials of the inquiry, and also seek witness testimony from Palestinians, the sources said.

The complaint, filed by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, concerns an Israeli air attack on July 22, 2002, on Gaza City which killed Hamas leader Salah Shehadeh, along with 14 civilians, mainly infants and children.

Some 150 Palestinians were also wounded, according to the allegations.

In accepting the case last month, Andreu said the attack in a densely-populated area "showed signs of constituting a crime against humanity."

Ehud Barak, Israel's current defense minister, has rejected the complaint as "delirious" and said he would do "everything possible to get the investigation dismissed."


Related thread:

Spanish judge probes 2002 Israeli attack on Hamas in Gaza

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=124&topic_id=255859

[Idealism]

1. At least the Spaniards are consistent!

They were the first who went after Pinochet a few years back and got that trial moving

[acmavm]

2. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Dammit, some country has to do

it. And it won't be the US. We provided the arms to do the killing but we won't provide any justice to those who were harmed or killed by them.