BREAKING NEWS:
HAMAS has captured 36 Israeli MP's and 3 Former Israeli Ministers. They have been kidnapped and imprisoned inside Palestine. This despite all international laws governing elected officials. So far, the international community has remained silent, including America, the European Union and the United Nations.
Israel pointed out that the abduction of the Representatives and the Ministers is illegal and violates the most basic laws and international treaties, which do not permit the inspection of those with parliamentary immunity, as well as the abduction, trial and practice of all methods of restraining and torturing them in order to humiliate and insult them.
"Some of them said HAMAS held detainees in ditches that had been prepared in advance; 50 to 70 people were squeezed into ditches two to three meters (6.5-10 feet) deep and some 50 meters (164 feet) wide,"
Israel called on the international community, which claims to be the keeper of international law, to apply the laws to everyone, and not to see with one eye.
Could that happen to Israel? Would America let such a thing stand unchallenged? I doubt it, but it is true, only the victims are of course Palestinians, who somehow are deemed lesser human beings, that includes their democratically elected, government. If it's not "ok" to kidnap and imprison, Netanyahu, Lieberman or Obama, why it is OK for the Gazan Government. Now, here's the truth from the Gazan Government's Website:
The occupation still kidnaps 36 MPs, 3 former ministers
- Hamas Minister of prisoner affairs, Chancellor Mohamed Faraj al-Ghoul sent a telegram of warm congratulations to the MP for the Islamic Movement of Jerusalem, Dr. Ibrahim Abu Salem, for his release after serving his sentence of 38 months.
Ghoul explained in a statement on Tuesday (7-7) that after the liberation of the MP Abu Salim from occupation prison, the number of the kidnapped representatives in prisons becomes 36 deputies out of 132 deputies, in addition to 3 former ministers from the tenth government, namely:
· Wasfi Qabha the former Minister of the prisoners; the occupation renew his administrative detention for a fifth time.
· Nasser al-Shaer, the former Minister of Education who was kidnapped three months ago in the campaign launched by the occupation authorities after the halt of prisoner exchange deal, and he was transmitted to the administrative detention for 6 months.
· Jabari Issa, the former Minister of Local Government; he was kidnapped in early January of the current year during the war in the Gaza Strip.
Al-Ghoul pointed out that the abduction of the Representatives and the Minister is illegal and violates the most basic laws and international treaties, which do not permit the inspection of those with parliamentary immunity, as well as the abduction, trial and practice of all methods of restraining and torturing them in order to humiliate and insult them.
He called on the international community, which claims to be the keeper of international law, to apply the laws on everyone, and not to see with one eye.
link AND MORE:
Agencies - Member of human rights group tells committee probing Gaza offensive that Israel held detainees held with no access to food, water, restrooms; claims they were subjected to violent Shin Bet interrogations
A member of the Public Committee Against Torture in the Zionist entity testified in Geneva on Tuesday before a United Nations investigation team looking into the Israeli offensive in Gaza about half a year ago.
"Some of them said the ZOF held detainees in ditches that had been prepared in advance; 50 to 70 people were squeezed into ditches two to three meters (6.5-10 feet) deep and some 50 meters (164 feet) wide," he said.
The PCATI representative said the detainees testified to being held handcuffed and blindfolded with no access to restrooms, food or water.
'Clear findings needed'
As for the interrogations by the Shin Bet security service, Bader said these included the use of physical and verbal abuse and threats on the detainees and their families.
Bader further complained that the detainees are prevented from meeting their lawyers and that their families could not visit them due to the Israeli blockade on Gaza.
The attorney expressed his hope that the committee would publish clear findings "that will prevent the recurrence of human rights infringements on the part of both sides.
Bader said he believed the Zionist entity’s decision not to cooperate with the committee was a mistake. "The government should not have boycotted the committee if it was confident in the moral and legal justification of its ways," he said. link
I want to point out something very important. Note that these reports are from the HAMAS government's website. Also please note that as always, they are willing to cooperate, and even willing to acknowledge that boths sides should be investigated. See this sentence here from the above article;
"that will prevent the recurrence of human rights infringements on the part of both sides. The last sentence sums it up nicely, why is Israel afraid of cooperating with ANY and ALL investigations? Because they are as guilty as "sin" of crimes against humanity.
