This is by Jeremy R. Hammond at The Palestine Chronicle.
Lie #1: Israel is only targeting legitimate military sites and is seeking to protect innocent lives. Israel never targets civilians. ...There is a succinct explanation about why these are lies following each point. That last one (#5) is quite interesting as it seems easily to convince credulous Americans of benign Israeli intention. Even moderator Matthew Miller of the "balanced" Left, Right, and Center radio talk show from KCRW in California was taken in (Jan. 2 edition).
Lie #2: Hamas violated the cease-fire. The Israeli bombardment is a response to Palestinian rocket fire and is designed to end such rocket attacks. ...
Lie #3: Hamas is using human shields, a war crime. ...
Lie #4: Arab nations have not condemned Israel?s actions because they understand Israel?s justification for its assault. ...
Lie #5: Israel is not responsible for civilian deaths because it warned the Palestinians of Gaza to flee areas that might be targeted. ...
Hammond points out that "the people of Gaza have nowhere to flee to. They are trapped within the Gaza Strip. It is by Israeli design that they cannot escape across the border. It is by Israeli design that they have no food, water, or fuel by which to survive."
Posted by The Owl at 15:24. Filed under: Palestine/Israel
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