The Israeli guns that took part in the #Rwanda genocide
A Tel Aviv court has rejected a petition to reveal documentation of arms exports to the Hutu government in the ’90s.
The Israeli guns that took part in the #Rwanda #genocide
A Tel Aviv court has rejected a petition to reveal documentation of arms exports to the Hutu government in the ’90s.
By Uri Misgav | Jan. 3, 2015 |
►http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/.premium-1.635058
Attorney Mack ended his statement with a quote from an Israeli arms dealer who appeared in a report on the atrocities by Sara Leibowitz-Dar. The arms dealer expressed pride in his actions after a tour of the valley of death because his arms helped the victims die quickly — a bullet to the head instead of hacks by a machete. “I’m actually a doctor,” he said.
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In those days, Yitzhak #Rabin was both prime minister and defense minister. #Shimon_Peres was foreign minister. They were deeply involved in the peacemaking efforts under the Oslo Accords. The petitioners say the arms could not have been sent from Ben-Gurion International Airport without their knowledge and approval.