July 25, 2014, Gilad Atzmon
http://www.gilad.co.uk (UK)
By Sarah Gillespie
What does it mean to use human shields? Employed by the Germans and Japanese in
the second world war, the tactic is premised on an underlying trust in your
enemy's humanity. It appeals to the compassion and mercy of the combatant that
they not slaughter the innocent in order to avenge their target. The 'shield'
is not the human bodies surrounding the 'guilty' party, the shield is the
clemency that mankind instinctively affords the innocent. The shield evaporates
only when confronted by an enemy who is not merely a fellow solder locked in a
power battle, but a psychopath unconcerned with the pain of others. Such is the
case with the Hamas. They are faced with an enemy who is willing to obliterate
pregnant women, babies, kids, handicapped people, schools and crowded hospitals
in order to smash their target. The Israelis repeatedly demonstrate a
pathological disregard for any life that is not a Jewish life, and it is for
this reason alone, that the Hamas are utterly incapable of ever using 'human
shields.'
However, Netanyahu, pro Israeli media and Zionist supporters can't
However, Netanyahu, pro Israeli media and Zionist supporters can't
