For thousands of year civilizations evolved to wage war in open fields to prevent civilian casualties and to protect children, women and elderly.

Yes, Hamas strategy of bringing the war into the neighborhood provides them tactical advantage against IDF. But at what price?

Gaza civilian population: children, women and elderly are paying this terrible PRICE.

Hamas also is reaping benefits from PR dead baby strategy.
What a cynical abuse of human life!

Where are the Dissdent Voices to protect Gaza people?

Could we see the mother of Tamer Muhammad Abdul-Riziq abu-Shar demanding accountability from Hamas government? Would she or her family dare?

Could we see “Parsley Ladies” protesting in Gaza: “Take the war out of our neighborhoods”?

Number of Gaza combatant and civilian casualties is still being contested.

Barry
Death of Tamer Muhammad Abdul-Riziq abu-Shar is a tragedy. One life lost is a world lost.

Who made the determination how he was killed and that it was IDF or Hamas bullet?

Please provide us with the all the information you have about the case.

No Gideon, Gaza has not been free of Israeli soldiers since 2005. You only have to read Haaretz or even the J-Post to know that. Besides, your wording it as ‘soldiers’ obscures the fact that Israel’s usual practice is to shell Gaza or fire missiles into it. Here’s an example:

19 February 2008 Tamer Muhammad Abdul-Riziq abu-Shar, 9, of Wadi al-Salqa, near Khan Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his head while he and his family attempted to flee their home during an incursion.

How’s that for an up close and personal murder by Israeli Occupation Forces – since 2005, no less?

Only Israel has been hauled into court for using human shields – and found guilty – and then they promptly violated the court edict. It was also Israel that routinely used human shields in Jenin and Lebanon. Palestinians do not use human shields – it’s a jewish practice. For Jewish kids, the reward for graduating high school is to leave the country and kill Palestinian babies. When will Jewish parents stop raising their children to be murderers?

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regarding IOF announcement, we need impartial observers to testify to that.
so, if it’s true that IOF announces their [ friendly?] visits, why are observers not allowed to observe any IOF invasion; oops, friendly visit.
during recent gaza massacre, even staunchly pro CNN and Fox people were n ot alllowed into gaza let alone UN observers.
so, where is the smoking bomb? thus far only gideon has reported this ‘announcement’ by IOF.
come to think of it, i know of no raiders or invaders who announce their coming into a hostile area.
does US police announce to a felon/fugitive, holed in a house or his house, its coming after him?
and we are talking about amers going after amers and not ‘jews’ after hated canaanities and other shemites.
and hated for at least 4K yrs. common, gideon, smarten up and smell the coffee. thnx

Is it resistance?
Can Palestinians say NO to Hamas?
Is he a member of Hamas and it is a requirement to endanger your family as a proof of his readiness for Martyrdom?
Is he on payroll and it is a “risk” that comes with a job?

Whatever the answer is – it is still Hamas strategy that endangers civilian population and uses them as Human Shields.

The amount of Humanitarian aid provide to Gaza should allow Palestinians in Gaza to decline such an offer from Hamas.

Unless Hamas controls distribution of this Humanitarian assistance and the families have to comply just to survive?

If this is the case than the International community that provides the Humanitarian assistance without taking the necessary steps to assure the delivery to the needy without any strings attached, is also responsible to this abuse and indirectly supporting Hamas abuse of Human Shields.

bozh
“how do you know the shooting did not start as kids were on roofs or streets?”

Common sense.
Israeli entry in Gaza neighborhood are advertised and announced in advance. As you have mentioned, Mothers should hide their children in the basement.

Local skirmishes between armed Palestinian gangs or clans erupt randomly, so that may explain why the kid is still on the roof or on the street and who actually killed him.

Of course it is best to blame the Israelis for every death. Nobody becomes Martyr for being killed by a random bullet from a neighbor or fellow Palestinian.

You do not have to make a movie, there is enough footage of tens of Palestinian children ages as low as 7 running around and throwing stones with adults caring and shooting guns .

Does it look to you as responsible parenting?

now if i was a filmmaker and had money i’d write a script and shoot a film decribing ‘zionist’ version of gazan fighting.
i think i’d make oodless of money from such a hillarious movie.

and, gideon, i cld use you for an adviser? thnx

Gideon, you’re a liar.

bozh
“a mom in gaza or WB wld demand her child[ren] go dwn in basement and stay there until firing stops or aggressor withdraws.”

I agree, it sounds reasonable and the right thing to do.

Maybe you can explain why a child is on the roof or running with people with guns on the street when there is shooting in the neighborhood?

Anybody knows or cares?

it is well known that in many lands, ?all moms remain silent
while men talk about wars/economy/religion/politics; they care mostly about their chldren.

so when shooting starts, moms cld care less about these issues and being in panic and utterly terrified wld at once gather their children and take them to the safest place.

but zionists asssert, that is not the case with pal’n women. i know how terrified i had been in ’43 when the bombs whistled dwn on my home town as i clung to the wall.

so what’s with these pal’n women? are they some kind of different specie? or are they just people who like most others wld protect their children when missiles fly or shootings go on.
and wld say, The hell with politics or warfare right now. Safety first!

maybe ‘zionists’ might enlighten us about this? we all know they are light unto us.
well, if we have only 5 senses and they have 8+; then they know? thnx

If you like, Gideon, I can continue to post a full accounting of IDF shootings of Palestinian children – up close and personal for ALL the months from 11/00 to 12/08. IDF teens shoot Palestinian toddlers directly in the face, the heart the abdomen. That’s what they call ‘Cruel Zionism.’ You know, if you want someone’s land – you have to be cruel about it. So Israeli parents raise their kids to be cruel about Arabs.

And you don’t have to admit it – but you KNOW from the evidence presented here, that the UN, the WORLD deems Gaza to be illegally occupied by Israel just as it has been for 42 years.

And as far as a DMZ goes in Gaza- there is none. There is, however, a No-Go zone. If a Palestinian approaches within several hundred yards of the Gaza Cage, even if it is his farm, he is shot. Needless to say. that’s a part of Israel’s occupation strategy, unilaterally imposed.

Gideon, you didn’t get back to me on whether you wanted to see what the Jews did to win Palestine, not the Palestine of 181, but real behavior, real practices – facts on the ground. Would you like me to spell it out in detail?

“what’s a mom to do when the front line is her living room?”
That’s the real TERROR in Gaza. When parents can’t resist militant gangs using their homes as rocket launching pads, ammunition storage and make shift bunkers.

What can a mom do? Did other communities in the world are trying to come up with an appropriate response?

Some do.
In Los Angeles “gangland” were kids die every week because of gangs violence and street shooting, local community leaders, religious leaders and Mothers went to the streets in a Non-violent protest to demand an end endangering their lives.

Can it be done in Gaza?
Who knows …
But it would require the Dissident Voice which is now missing in Gaza. It is quite understandable. Expressing Dissent may cost you your life.

Mothers against Human Shield! Get the war out of our neighborhoods!
When will we hear and see these demonstrations?
Who has the balls?

I want to believe that “Parsley Ladies” have good intentions and have plenty of ideas. May be even this one passes their list, but at the end in Gaza they are ONLY allowed to do what Hamas approves off.

Tree
IDF does not target children, women or elderly.

Suhiano – we already disscussed this video
I am one of the FEW to watch the video you mentioned.

We all understand the situation:
Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza and unilaterally announced Demilitarized Zone by the border.
Many demilitarized zones are also neutral territory, since neither side is allowed to control it even for civilian administration.

IDF does not allow Gazans to enter this Demilitarized Zone to pick the crops or launch rockets!

So how many times do “Parsley Ladies” need to hear NO?

On the other hand, it is Non-violent protest and provides materials for these videos.

So as long as they are willing to take the risk …., let them have fun?

Hey Gideon – Did you get this far? Did you count them? It’s just a partial accounting of but one year. I can give you the records on those killed by tank fire if you are interested in ‘medium-range murder.’ Or does this leave your appetite for dead Palestinian kids sated for the moment?

Israeli soldiers actively seek out and kill Palestinian children.

Neither side are heros in this respect, are they? But how pathetic that a bunch of commenters on a blog try to make them out to be. It really leaves a bad taste in my mouth.