Trying to be true to my word….I am avoiding watching the DNC live and will give my take later…..
This is a post on the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and NO matter what side you come down on there are things that happen that makes one sick…….and this is one of those times……
An Israeli soldier who was indicted two years ago in the fatal shooting of two Gaza Strip women during the 22-day military offensive Operation Cast Lead has agreed to a plea bargain in which he will serve 45 days in jail for illegal use of a weapon, Israeli Army Radio reported Sunday.
The soldier, who was not identified, could have faced up to 20 years in prison on the manslaughter charge.
His case was one of a handful of criminal prosecutions — and one of the most serious — to arise from Israel’s conduct during the 2008-2009 offensive against Hamas-controlled Gaza, an operation aimed at stopping militants from firing rockets into southern Israel.
The incident was among those mentioned in the United Nations’ Goldstone Report, which accused Israel of deliberately targeting civilians during the conflict.
Majda Abu Hajaj, 35, and her mother, Raya Salama Abu Hajaj, 64, were killed as they fled fighting with a group of civilians carrying a white flag, witnesses at the time reported.
There is a story that in the 50’s a native American woman was raped and killed and the two men that were arrested were charged with public drunk and……get this….LITTERING!
Fuck no it’s not justice. Its pure unadulterated bullshit.