Israeli army forces Palestinians to be human shields
from Research Journalism Initiative 11 April 2007

Cooperation between Research Journalism Initiative and the International Solidarity Movement in publicizing video footage of Israeli soldiers forcing Palestinians to be human shields leads to a rare case of action against IDF officer

YNet: IDF soldiers use Nablus youths as ‘human shield’
by Ali Waked 12 April 2007
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VIDEO - Despite repeated promises by the Israel Defense Forces not to make use of Palestinian civilians as ‘human shields’ during its activity in the territories, troops operating in Nablus were filmed ordering two Palestinian youths to stand in front of their vehicle to protect it from stones thrown by locals.

The act, which was also in violation of a Supreme Court decision from 2005, was filmed by a foreign activist on Wednesday in Nablus’ Sheikh Munis neighborhood, where the soldiers encircled the home of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades member Abed el-Qadr.

During the operation the IDF forces demolished the house, but it later turned out that el-Qadr was not on the premises.

Meanwhile, a number of Palestinian youths threw stones at an IDF Hummer that was securing the soldiers encircling the house. According to foreign peace activists at the scene, the soldiers then ordered two youths who happened to pass by to stand in front of the vehicle in order to stop the stone-throwing.

The peace activist who filmed the act told Ynet, “The soldier closest to me said they were only asking the youths to tell their friends to stop throwing stones.”

He said he eventually stopped filming so as not top upset the soldiers, but added that the incident continued for “several more minutes.”

The activist said this is the first time he had seen soldiers ordering Palestinians to serve as human shields for army vehicles, but added that in the past few months he had witnessed a number of incidents in which soldiers used Palestinian civilians during their activity.

Research Journalism Initiative filmed the incident.

YNet’s March 4th article reported on Israel’s use of human shields in Nablus.

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RJI: (VIDEO) Soldados Israelies obligan a los Palestinos a ser escudos humanos en Nablus 12 Abril, 2007

El ejercito Israeli oblige a los Palestinos a ser escudos humanos de Research Journalism Initiative 11 Abril 2007

YNet: Los soldados Israelies utilizan a jovenes de Nablus como “escudos humanos”
por Ali Waked 12 Abril 2007

Los soldados Israelies utilizan a jovenes de Nablus como “escudos humanos”.

VIDEO – A pesar de repetidas promesas de las Fuerzas de Defensa Israelies de no utilizar a civiles Palestinos como “escudos humanos” durante su actividad en los territories ocupados, las tropas que operan en Nablus han sido filmadas ordenando a dos jovenes Palestinos a permanecer delante de su vehiculo para protegerles de las piedras que tiraban los jovenes de la localidad.
El acto, que tambien viola una decision del Tribunal Supremo de 2005, fue filmado por un activista extranjero el Miercoles en el vecindario Sheikh Munis de Nablus, en donde los soldados cercaron la casa del miembro de las Brigadas de los Martires de al-Aqsa, Abed el-Qadr.
Durante la operacion las fuerzas armadas Israelies demolieron la casa, si bien despues pudieron comprobar que El Qadr no se encontraba alli.

Mientras tanto, unos cuantos jovenes Palestinos lanzaban piedras a un Hummer del ejercito Israeli que protegia a los soldados que rodeaban la casa. De acuerdo con los activistas de paz que se hallaban en la escena, los soldados ordenaron entonces a dos jovenes que pasaban por alli, que se mantuvieran en frente del vehiculo, para parar el lanzamiento de piedras.

El activista de paz que filmo la escena declaro a Ynet, “El soldado mas cercano a mi me dijo que solo estaban pidiendo a los jovenes que dijeran a sus amigos que pararan de lanzar piedras.”
Dijo que el entonces paro de filmar para no enfurecer mas a los soldados, pero que el incidente continuo durante “varios minutes mas.”

El activista dijo que es la primera vez que ha visto soldados ordenando a los Palestinos que sirvieran de escudos humanos para los vehiculos militares, pero anadio que en los meses anteriores habia sido testigo de varios incidents en que los soldados usaban civiles Palestinos durante su actividad.

Research Journalism Initiative filmo el incidente.
YNet del 4 de Marazo ya informaba de la utilizacion por parte de Israel de escudos humanos en Nablus.

(Traduccion del ingles por amdelmar, de ISM Catalunya, desde Ramallah)
www.internacionalesporpalestina.org

Si no veis correctamente el video lo podeis encontrar en www.palsolidarity.org o bien en YouTube.