Kesher Talk

Human rights and suicide bombers: "The laws of war, as codified in the Fourth Geneva Convention, severely restrict armies from involving civilian populations in military actions. The dignity of each and every person much be respected at all times; the wounded and sick must be cared for."

OK, so this NY Times piece sounds decent, yes?

No. The civillians the author cares about are not the ones actually under assault.

"Yet each additional day of this invasion increases the attack on the civilian population. As an Israeli human rights lawyer representing Palestinians in the West Bank, I am witnessing another stage of the human rights violations that the Israeli occupation has caused."

Allegra Pacheco, an Israeli lawyer who represents Palestinians in the West Bank, is only concerned with the human rights of terrorists.

posted by Howard @ 4/10/2002 10:33:39 AM