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Israel has taken human shields to a whole new criminal level
Gordon, Neve
http://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10/20/israel-has-taken-human-shields-to-a-whole-new-criminal-levelDate Written: 2024-10-20 Publisher: Al Jazeera, Doha, Qatar Year Published: 2024 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX25282 The use of Palestinian civilians as ‘human baits’ in Gaza demonstrates how racism informs Israel’s warfare practices. Abstract: - Excerpt: By dressing Palestinian civilians in Israeli military uniforms and casting them as combatants the Israeli military purposefully conceals their vulnerability. It deploys them as shields not to deter Palestinian fighters from striking Israeli soldiers, but rather to draw their fire and thus reveal their location, allowing the Israeli troops to launch a counterattack and kill the fighters. The moment these human shields, masked as soldiers, are sent into the tunnels, they are transformed from vulnerable civilians into fodder. Subject Headings |