Amnesty urges UN to ban arms to Israel and Hamas - 23 Feb 09

The UN security council is being urged to impose an immediate arms embargo on Israel and armed Palestinian factions like Hamas.

Amnesty International is calling for the weapons blockade, after an investigation into the war on Gaza concluded both sides may be guilty of commiting war crimes.

Israel and Hamas are accused of deliberately putting civilians at risk.

But as Jacky Rowland explains, neither side is prepared to accept Amnesty's report

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[smsbsa2008]

Israel will not be able to change the ugly image to the world whatever you do. Israel will remain a criminal in the eyes of every human being

[smsbsa2008]

Israel is a dirty scum just wants to control the world. Do not know its stupid that would eliminate from the face of the earth

[yahshuah29]

I pray for the day when every single one of these devils are utterly destroyed! Death to zionism death to israel! And no I am not a muslim or neo natzi

[Cabronosidad]

"Complex combat situation". "Difficult house to house fighting". That'll be why you use white phosphorous shells against a civilian population then will it, Mr Regev? Evil, lying bastard.

[warpedcomedy]

Big deal, Israel makes its own weapons, and co-developed many with the United States. Israel has sold advanced weapons technology to police in the U.S. and around the world.

[wolfyys]

Im not saying I hate jews or Muslims for that matter, in perspective, it shows how hyprocritical the western countries are being when one of their allies are infact no different in tyrannical approach to some extreme-islamic states.

AIPAC are now trying to infiltate Europe as well, which I (being a european) oppose. I only wish to protect my countries interests, not some state which clearly breaks international rules and will quite happily let me die for a cause I deem in many cases, unmoral

[wolfyys]

I hate to say this,

but Israels actions and the way it treats non jews (not just the ones in Gaza, but in the mainland of israel itself), and the fact they infiltrate politics in many major countries (such as AIPAC) clearly shows why anti-semitism exists strongly in the world.

They give everyone the impression they are blood-thirsty tyrants, who think of themselves as superior to anyone different to them.

of-coarse, there are some islamic countries like it, yet they are condemned for it.

[connielane]

The Israelis should not be allowed to have any weapons at all. The Zionist that run Israel are morally retarded racist and cannot be trusted with any weapon in their possession.

[scoobyDx]

great observations, they don't understand us at all.

[drpanga]

Amnesty is not allowed to talk unless they get written approval from Jews agents. They opened their mouth here because they wanted to support Jews in order to bring peoples attention & then they give wrong information like Hamas attacks with rocks on fully high tech armed Jews so in return Jews kill innocent people. All to gain Symphony for jews just like Holocaust movies.

[ludvan64]

About the 10 years. If you know that then don't you think Israel knows that too. I don't know how, but rest assured Israel has a plan to deal with it.

[elachechino]

hahaha shut the fuck up! you red neck!