Peut-on croire les déclarations (dénégations et affirmations) de l’armée de l’état sioniste ?
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Can the Israeli military be believed?
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#Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #Palestinians
Let’s start with Israel’s use of white phosphorus, which can cause horrific burns and injuries.
New videos, verified by @amnesty & @hrw, appear to show Israel using this weapon in civilian areas in #Gaza & #Lebanon:
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
hrw.org/news/2023/10/1…
Evidence of Israel’s unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate
The Israeli army fired artillery shells containing white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, in military operations along Lebanon’s southern border between 10 and 16 October 2023.
▻https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-le
Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon
Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a question and answer d…
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/israel-white-phosphorus-used-gaza-lebanon
The Israeli military denies using white phosphorus, but in the past Israel has lied about its use of this weapon.
theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…
Israel denies using white phosphorus munitions in Gaza
Human Rights Watch says verified videos show ‘multiple airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus’ from Israel’s military
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/13/israel-military-white-phosphorus-gaza-lebanon
In 2009, reports emerged that the Israeli military had used white phosphorus in #Gaza.
At first, Israel categorically denied these reports. But then @thetimes published the evidence – and Israel was forced to admit: “Yes, phosphorus was used.”
web.archive.org/web/2021062310…
▻https://web.archive.org/web/20210623104248/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/israel-admits-using-white-phosphorous-in-attacks-on-gaza-3jngp502vh0
Now let’s look at Israeli air raids.
In 2019, Israel’s air force targeted the home of a family in #Gaza, killing eight #Palestinians.
Initially, Israel claimed that the building was a training facility of Palestinian militants.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/1Gaza: Eight family members killed, 12 critical in Israeli raids
Three adults and 5 children were killed in attacks while 12 other Palestinian family members in critical condition.
▻https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/14/gaza-eight-family-members-killed-12-critical-in-israeli-raids
After the truth was revealed by the media, the Israeli military had to confess:
haaretz.co.il/news/politics/…
תחקיר צה"ל על הרג המשפח בעזה: אם היה מוגדר נכון, המתחם לא היה מותקף
▻https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2019-12-24/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-da83-d938-a17f-feabc1d30000
Israel behaves in the same way whenever its soldiers assault, abuse, or kill Palestinians.
In 2016, an Israeli military medic killed a disarmed and injured Palestinian by shooting him in the head.
At first, the military decided not to press charges against the soldier.
Then, Israeli NGO @btselem published a video of the killing, which led to condemnations around the world.
Only at that point was the soldier taken to court. He was convicted and, after 9 months, was released from prison.
btselem.org/video/20160324…
▻https://www.btselem.org/video/20160324_soldier_executes_palestinian_attacker_in_hebron#full
Another Israeli soldier shot to death a 17-year-old Palestinian in 2014.
The soldier was prosecuted – and convicted – only after @CNN published a video of the killing.
He spent less than a year in prison:
edition.cnn.com/2018/04/25/mid…
Israeli police officer jailed for 9 months for killing Palestinian teen | CNN
▻https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/25/middleeast/israeli-police-officer-jailed-intl/index.html
In that case, both the military and the soldier claimed that he had used only rubber-coated bullets.
But the autopsy, which found three live bullets, refuted their claims.
haaretz.com/israel-news/20…
Border policeman who killed unarmed Palestinian teen released from prison after less than year
▻https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-01-03/ty-article/.premium/border-policeman-who-killed-unarmed-palestinian-teen-released-early-from-prison/0000017f-e3c1-df7c-a5ff-e3fb77470000
Similarly, in 2018, Palestinians in the West Bank accused the Israeli military of firing tear gas into their school.
Initially, the military denied these allegations. But it was forced to admit after a video surfaced:
web.archive.org/web/2022070521…
▻https://web.archive.org/web/20220705214724/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2018-12-06/ty-article/.premium/israeli-army-denied-throwing-tear-gas-into-hebron-school-then-a-video-surfaced/0000017f-f94d-ddde-abff-fd6db1780000
Last year, the Israeli military had to change its story about another incident: the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
At first, Israel denied responsibility – and blamed Palestinian militants.
@AJEnglish @ShireenNasri
But then, the international media, the U.N., and the U.S. investigated the incident, and found that an Israeli soldier had killed Abu Akleh while she was wearing a blue press vest.
Israel had no choice but to admit. No soldier has been prosecuted:
edition.cnn.com/2022/09/05/mid…
Israeli military admits Shireen Abu Akleh likely killed by Israeli fire, but won’t charge soldiers | CNN
▻https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/05/middleeast/idf-shireen-abu-akleh-investigation-intl/index.html
Although Israel’s armed forces killed 10,556 Palestinians between October 2001 and September 2023, soldiers who kill Palestinians are rarely prosecuted.
As we’ve seen, prosecutions usually occur when Israel is unable to deny what the soldiers did.
statistics.btselem.org/en/all-fatalit…
▻https://statistics.btselem.org/en/all-fatalities/by-date-of-incident?section=overall&tab=overview
More than 99% of complaints regarding harm caused to Palestinians by soldiers end without a trial, according to Israeli NGO @YeshDin.
And the few soldiers who are prosecuted and convicted - tend to receive extremely lenient sentences:
15/20 yesh-din.org/en/law-enforce…
Data sheet: Law enforcement against Israeli soldiers suspected of harming Palestinians and their property - Summary of figures for 2017-2021 - Yesh Din
Every year, Yesh Din publishes up-to-date figures on military law enforcement against Israeli soldiers suspected of harming Palestinians and their property in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The inf…
▻https://www.yesh-din.org/en/law-enforcement-against-israeli-soldiers-suspected-of-harming-palestinians
Again and again, the Israeli military denies allegations, and is forced to confess only when left with no other choice.
And even when the Israeli military admits to accusations, it makes up excuses: “we acted lawfully,” "these are just a few rotten apples"…
So, the military tries to deny the facts. When this doesn’t work, it denies the meaning of these facts.
Following sociologist Stanley Cohen, the former denial tactic of the Israeli military can be called “factual” (or “literal”) denial.
The latter can be called “interpretive” denial.
18/20 wiley.com/en-us/States+o…
States of Denial: Knowing about Atrocities and Suffering
Blocking out, turning a blind eye, shutting off, not wanting to know, wearing blinkers, seeing what we want to see ... these are all expressions of denial. Alcoholics who refuse to recognize their con…
▻https://www.wiley.com/en-us/States+of+Denial%3A+Knowing+about+Atrocities+and+Suffering-p-9780745623924
Even a retired major general in Israel has warned of the Israeli military’s “culture of lying and deceit.”
He describes military investigations as filled with “lies, cover-ups, cutting corners, hiding information, and coordinating testimonies”:
mida.org.il/2022/02/17/%D7…
צה"ל שבוי בתרבות ארגונית של שקרים והולכת שולל
מיוחד ל’מידה’: האלוף (במיל׳) יצחק בריק שימש בין היתר גם בתור נציב קבילות החיילים, חושף עדויות של מפקדים בצה"ל על תרבות והרגלים של שקרים וטיוחים. אם הנושא לא יטופל ומיד - זה עוד יעלה לנו ביוקר.
►https://mida.org.il/2022/02/17/%D7%A6%D7%94%D7%9C-%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%95%D7%99-%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%95%
Lastly, Israel hides unflattering documents, including previously public ones.
The aim (as revealed by @Akevot & @haaretzcom) is to protect Israel’s reputation, discredit critical scholars, and prevent Palestinian unrest:
web.archive.org/web/2022060220…
akevot.org.il/wp-content/upl…
▻https://web.archive.org/web/20220602201255/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-07-05/ty-article-magazine/.premium/how-israel-systematically-hides-evidence-of-1948-expulsion-of-arabs/0000017f-f303-d487-abff-f3ff69de0000
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