Do IDF soldiers have a conscience, morals?
WHAT has been happening since 8 October 2023 is bizarre and unfathomable. Have you ever seen a country that calls itself the most democratic in west Asia, and its soldiers the most moral in the world, behave in contravention of the required criteria for such titles?
Israel was exposed in real-time as the IDF soldiers transgressed almost every international law, and behaved worse than the henchmen of the most notorious drug lord in the world.
Shockingly the IDF soldiers acted without blinking an eye. And spitting on the graves of hundreds of medical personnel, academics, and journalists and the thousands of innocent children and women, by stating that they were killed because Hamas used them as human shields. Who are they fooling?
An IDF soldier mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages who were shirtless, unarmed and waving a white flag. Add to this, an elderly Christian mother was shot in cold blood outside a church in Gaza City and when her daughter carried her to safety, she was also shot and killed by an IDF soldier.
And what about the senseless murder of the 6-year old Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab, who was the sole survivor of an Israeli tank attack on their car. She was in communication with the rescue services for more than three hours. An ambulance, whose route was approved by the IDF, was dispatched to Hind. On route, the ambulance was bombed and its two medics killed. Did Hind pose any threat to the IDF?
Did the IDF bar entry to Gaza to independent international journalists so that they could have an open season in the Gaza strip? The entire world was dumbstruck, while witnessing how innocent children and women were slaughtered daily. Bear in mind that Israel, the oppressor, controls access to the Gaza strip, so no one is allowed entry into Gaza without the approval of the IDF.
But things changed drastically when 7 employees of the World Central Kitchen were killed by IDF soldiers. Each of three vehicles was attacked in succession. And although the actions appeared to be deliberate, the IDF claimed that it was a mistake. The U.S, the closest ally of Israel, immediately changed its approach to Israel.
Does it imply that 7 white lives are more valuable than 35000+ Palestinian lives?
ADIEL ISMAIL | Mountview