Sunday, July 27, 2014

Palestinian Ambassador: Every rocket fired at Israel is 'a crime against humanity'

Palestinian Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi acknowleded on Palestinian television that every Palestinian missile launched against Israeli civilians constitutes “a crime against humanity.”

Hard to believe? Just watch the first two minutes of the video.

"I am not a candidate in any Palestinian elections, so I don’t need to win popularity among the Palestinians," Khraishi said in a July 9 interview on Palestinian Authority television. "The missiles that are now being launched against Israel – each and every missile – constitutes a crime against humanity, whether it hits or misses, because it is directed at a civilian targets...targeting civilians – be it one civilian or a thousand – is considered a crime against humanity."

In the same interview, Khraishi also explicitly notes that in a number of instances Gazans chose not to heed IDF warnings that their homes were about to be bombed.

"Please note that many of our people in Gaza appeared on TV and said that the Israeli army warned them to evacuate their homes before the bombardment. In such a case, if someone is killed, the law considers it a mistake rather than an intentional killing, because [the IDF] followed the legal procedures.

"As for the missiles launched from our side… We never warn anyone about where these missiles are about to fall, or about the operations we carry out. Therefore, people should know more before they talk emotionally about appealing to the ICC. "

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