Defending the Hamas tunnels at Human Rights Watch
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I can't imagine why this group is ignored by the Israeli's:
http://blogs.jpost.com/content/defending-hamas-tunnels-human-rights-watch
snip - So it seems that according to Roth, international humanitarian law allows Hamas to build and use tunnels in order to attack or capture combatants, i.e. IDF soldiers. Only if Hamas uses the tunnels to attack civilians, they would be illegal under international humanitarian law – at least as interpreted by Roth, who is paid over $ 400 000 per year for his expertise.
snip - This is definitely good news for Hamas and other jihadist groups all over the Middle East and beyond. It would mean, for example, that Hamas can tunnel with Ken Roth’s blessings under the Egyptian border to attack Egyptian soldiers. Hezbollah also knows now that Ken Roth sees nothing wrong if it tunnels into Israel to attack the IDF. And the blood-drenched jihadists of the newly formed Islamic State (IS) may now want to consider tunneling into Jordan to attack the Jordanian army. All these terror groups can feel confident that the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch will speak up for their right to tunnel wherever they want to attack the defense forces of another country.
There are also implications beyond the Middle East. The tunnels dug from North Korea to attack South Korea would presumably also get a nod of approval from Ken Roth; and while they are often described rather negatively as “Tunnels of Aggression,” we know now that the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch is very careful not to denounce aggression as long as it is done right.
I don't think Roth has thought this through very well
Edited to follow proper posting procedures. Apologies.
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