The ‘most moral army in the world’ ™ sure seems to be eager to kill people. Take their ‘death zone’ policy, any Palestinian who approaches the Gaza/Israeli border, within 300 meters, becomes a target and IDF soldiers are ordered to shoot at them with lethal intent. Keep in mind this is 300 meters on Gaza’s side, one could imagine if an Israeli ’settler’ walked 700 meters into Gaza he would have the IDF protecting him. The racist hypocrisy of the IDF is once again exposed.
The testimonies stating that the shooting was not preceded by a warning is consistent with previous reports indicating that the IDF has classified extensive areas adjacent to the perimeter fence “death zones” and that orders permit soldiers to open fire automatically at anybody who enters the area, regardless of the circumstances. Leaflets distributed by the army in the area explicitly state that anyone who comes within 300 meters of the perimeter fence “endangers his life,” and that the soldiers are authorized to open fire.
23 March 2010: Soldiers shoot youth gathering wood near the Gaza-Israel border
