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02-07-2009, 08:34 PM
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| The Dog  Last Online: Today 11:21 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pattaya Jomtien
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   | Israel to raise foot shot charges Israel to raise foot shot charges  The colonel was holding Mr Abu Rahma's arm as the soldier opened fireIsrael's highest court has ordered stronger charges against two military personnel over the shooting of a bound Palestinian in the West Bank last year. The sergeant and his commanding officer were originally charged with improper conduct, which would have carried a maximum penalty of one year in prison. The court called for charges reflecting the gravity of the offence, which was filmed by human rights activists. The victim was not seriously injured by the rubber-coated steel bullet. The video footage showed the soldier, acting on orders from his commander standing next to him, shooting Ashraf Abu Rahma in the foot at point-blank range. The Supreme Court ordered the military to issue a new indictment with more severe charges that would "accurately reflect the circumstances and the actions taken". "It is a cruel act that deserves a punishment which reflects this," the judges said in a statement. "The moral gap between the nature of the act described in the indictment and the manner of evaluation in the indictment - as the offence of 'improper conduct' - is so deep that it cannot stand," they wrote. The sergeant and his colonel had said they intended only to frighten Mr Abu Rahma, who had been protesting against construction of Israel's separation barrier near the West Bank village of Nilin. Palestinians and human rights organisations have long complained about harsh treatment of civilians by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, and light sentences handed down to abusive soldiers.    
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03-07-2009, 10:27 AM
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| The reason they also kill independent journalists is to stop the truth getting out. So many war Israeli crimes going unanswered. Its a disgrace that the western world doesn't have the balls to come down hard on these criminals. |
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03-07-2009, 10:53 AM
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|  get together....for 'Buddha's' sake.... he was preaching peace and understanding long before you lot turned up to ruin things with your petty squables.. what are these people doing????? |
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