05-04-2009, 07:34 PM
Myra
The Spero article mentions Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Dan Halutz, Giora Eiland, and "four other senior officials".
The named individuals all have form prior to the January Gaza invasion - per the 'Wanted for War Crimes' site I mentioned. My only information about the current investigation comes from the Spero article so I don't know it's scope beyond what the article mentions.
I agree it needs to proceed. I am in fact just a little heartened by the clear undercurrent of serious unease across Europe and Scandinavia about the grossness of Israeli behaviour and their immunity from serious official criticism or sanctions. Whether it will translate into serious pressure for meaningful change remains to be seen. Personally, I will not be holding my breath.
The Spero article mentions Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Dan Halutz, Giora Eiland, and "four other senior officials".
The named individuals all have form prior to the January Gaza invasion - per the 'Wanted for War Crimes' site I mentioned. My only information about the current investigation comes from the Spero article so I don't know it's scope beyond what the article mentions.
I agree it needs to proceed. I am in fact just a little heartened by the clear undercurrent of serious unease across Europe and Scandinavia about the grossness of Israeli behaviour and their immunity from serious official criticism or sanctions. Whether it will translate into serious pressure for meaningful change remains to be seen. Personally, I will not be holding my breath.
Peter Presland
".....there is something far worse than Nazism, and that is the hubris of the Anglo-American fraternities, whose routine is to incite indigenous monsters to war, and steer the pandemonium to further their imperial aims"
Guido Preparata. Preface to 'Conjuring Hitler'[size=12][size=12]
"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied"
Claud Cockburn
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".....there is something far worse than Nazism, and that is the hubris of the Anglo-American fraternities, whose routine is to incite indigenous monsters to war, and steer the pandemonium to further their imperial aims"
Guido Preparata. Preface to 'Conjuring Hitler'[size=12][size=12]
"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied"
Claud Cockburn
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