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Taha, the eldest of the photographers at 17, claimed that the Israeli people want the town’s residents to suffer, and that this is why the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) attacks. In explaining why children have no places to play, he claimed that if the residents built playgrounds, “The occupation would come demolish them because they don’t want the children to have a normal place to play.” Tahreer, another photographer, states in the Picture Balata slideshow, “The Israelis don’t want...
...Politically motivated organizations often attempt to unjustly criticize Israeli officials under the guise of human rights,” Stern said, “but the fact remains that the IDF is one of the most morally conscious armies in the world and only promotes the most highly respected soldiers to its top ranks...
...Middle East has always been a fact of life.Military service is compulsory for Israeli Jews—three years for men and two years for women—barring medical and religious exemptions. The handful of current students at the College who served in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) before coming to Harvard say the interlude forced them to think about themselves and their country.“It is always difficult for me to explain to Americans the full story of my military service,” says MishyHarman ’08, who spent three years...
...procedural grounds. Machover, who holds dual citizenship in Israel and the United Kingdom, advocated the right of countries not directly affected by war crimes to prosecute suspected Geneva Conventions violators—using Almog as his primary exhibit. Under Almog’s leadership, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) dropped a one-ton bomb in a residential area of the Gaza Strip to assassinate a Hamas leader, killing the target and his assistant, along with 14 civilians, including nine children, according to news reports at the time. After the warrant’s issue, Almog landed at Heathrow Airport with...
...Damascus, for its part, is more than happy to avoid a punishing bout with the IDF. Despite tough talk, Syrian officials know their military is no match for the Israeli army - their antiquated weaponry and training can't compete with Israel's. That may be why Assad, in a previously scheduled speech hours after the Masnaa attacks, made no mention of the incidents. He may have insisted the "powers of hegemony" would not force Syria to "stop backing our brothers and the resistance," but his message to his own armed forces was confined to urging them to "pay more extensive...