CBS News spoke recently with an Israeli soldier who has questioned the military’s tactics. Tommy — not his real name, as he agreed to speak with CBS News on the condition of anonymity — fought in Gaza for the IDF, and his account of the tactics used raises some serious questions.
“We’ve burned down buildings for no reasons, which is violating the international law, of course,” he told CBS News. “…And we used human shields as protection.”
Tommy said his commander ordered his unit to use Gazan civilians to search buildings for explosives instead of dogs.
“They were Palestinian,” he said. “We sent them in first to see if the building was clear and check for booby traps…They were trembling and shaking.”
“We talked to our commander, and we asked him to stop doing it,” Tommy said, but they were ordered to continue. He told CBS News it was policy.
Just following orders…
Why give this guy shit? If he was just following orders, he wouldn’t have talked to CBS after the fact and you wouldn’t be reading this. It’s something, right?
It’s something, but it still applies to his commanders and everyone who followed the orders. (including him - though it wasn’t my intent to single him out)
Maybe in his case it would be a valid defense, especially since he publicly spoke out about it. It didn’t go over well at Nuremberg, but I think it’s clear there will be no prosecutions for Israelis over this.
This is where you start fragging your commander while they’re sleeping.
I cant stand this world. It just hurts too much.
a better one is still possible.
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