On either side of the fence, they're killing innocent civilians. If the UN were to impose the use of military sanctions (UN troops to stop the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah) it might very well turn into Jihad. The UN has no power, Condelissa Rice and Bush are at a loss. Mean while innocent people, especially children are steadily dying. There is no end in site?
2006-08-07 03:56:51 · 7 answers · asked by Kooties 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
No end is sight. Sorry. Not "site."
2006-08-07 03:57:57 · update #1
The crimes against humanity in which you speak usually pertain to cruel and unusual treatment of prisoners of war. The deaths of innocent civilians is hard to deal with. However, in the grand scheme of things they will not be held accountable for these deaths because they were not directly targetting places that house civilians. Unless a report came out that Isreal or Lebanon started targeting elementary schools there will not be much reprocussions for civilian loss of life. Unfortunately they are mearly a casualty of war and can't be helped.
2006-08-07 04:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well "war crimes" can be charged on anyone who commits them. So far a bomb killing a civilian is NOT a war crime. (MOST bombs do not kill soldiers but kill civilians or at the very least destroy infrastructure not military in nature but neccessary for military operations) In EVERY war innocents die and this is the reason why war is horrible. War Crimes involve things like DELIBERATLY targeting civilians or Torturing Captured Prisoners or Killing those who are captured/surrendering. This would include Terrorist bombings (targeting civilians) and showing executions of captured people. Hezbollah does these things and technically could be charged with war crimes because of this however Hezbollah acknowledges nobody except themselfs and therefore believes it is above such "oversight"
2006-08-07 04:04:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that both sides should be anytime civilians are deliberately attacked as a means of political or military end. But then again it is always the case that the ones who have nothing to do with the conflict are the ones who suffer the most.
2006-08-07 04:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Tom H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Israel is targeting terrorists and rocket launchers. Hezbollah is targeting Israeli citizens. Neither side, thank God, has used any weapons of mass destruction or, to our knowledge, treated prizoners of war poorly. If either side is guilty of a war crime, it would be Hezbollah, by it's targeting of civilians.
2006-08-07 06:12:25 · answer #4 · answered by Cara B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Israel definitely.
Hezbollah in this case, if it will be proved that Israel did not occupy foreign territories, did not kidnap Lebanese and Palestinian people, that Lebanese fighters entered Israel territory to kidnap these two mystical Israeli soldiers.
2006-08-07 04:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both sides should be. Unfortunately, all that will happen is one side gets murdered and the other gets away with it.
Both sides are equally in the wrong.
2006-08-07 04:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by kenhallonthenet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isreal could and should be charged, but hezbollah isnt even a military so im guessing it would be different
2006-08-07 04:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by haat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋