Click here for a methodically researched and documented paper on the 2014 Gaza War. It provides the factual material essential to evaluating the conflict by anyone who purports to judge impartially, including the UN commission, politicians, journalists and the public http://jcpa.org/the-gaza-war-2014-preface/
While written from an Israeli perspective, this document is not intended to negate criticism of Israel’s actions during the war or improve Israel’s image in the eyes of the world. It has but one goal: to relate the truth as it happened; a truth obfuscated by the fog of war and lost in the immediacy of reportage from the battlefield;
Contents include “Israel’s Narrative – An Overview” by journalist Hirsh Goodman “Telling the Truth about the 2014 Gaza War” by Ambassador Dore Gold and
“Israel, Gaza and Humanitarian Law: Efforts to Limit Civilian Casualties”
By Lt. Col. (res.) David Benjamin.
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On July 8, 2014, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri gave an interview on Hamas-run al-Aqsa TV, saying that the tactic of putting civilians on structures that were targeted by Israel had proved itself. He appealed to the Palestinians to follow this method in the future: “We call upon our people to adopt this policy, in order to protect Palestinian homes.”19 At the same time, the Hamas Interior Ministry called on civilians to ignore Israeli warnings to vacate their houses. –
IDF tweet, July 20, 2014: “We fired a warning shot at this target in Gaza. In response, these civilians ran to the roof and brought their kids.”
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer inspects a tunnel
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