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The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has accused the Israeli army of using two Palestinian minors as human shields during their operations against militants in the town of Nablus in late February. The group reports on its website that an 11-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, as well as a 24-year-old man were used by the troops in "a flagr

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jana505nm
March 9, 2007, 3:46 p.m.
This is an awfull tragedy, "IF" these "Facts" are correct. I cannot see a Jewish Soldier, doing this too a Child of GOD! This is a sad story, yet if it is true, this needs to seriously be looked into big time! I shall look in to this story, sad as it is, "Thank You" for posting this story!
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earthlingerer
March 9, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Hey, I have an idea! Why doesn't the US use Israel as a human shield in a war with Iran!
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tehranchik
March 9, 2007, 7:44 p.m.
http://news.netscape.com/story/2007/03/08/israeli-
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Edmar14
March 9, 2007, 9:20 p.m.
I don't see where the girl was used as a human shield. She was ordered to go into a house which other soldiers already had under control. It would appear that she was under suspicion of possibly knowing something rather than being used as a human shield. If other soldiers had already secured the house that she was ordered to go into, then there would be no need to use her as a shield. This sounds more like a publicity grab for the group. If Isreal is doing an investigation into the allegations, the truth should come out. The Israeli army has had no problem in the past ruling against the actions of its soldiers if they were guilty of a military transgression. The same should happen in this case. And for those who doubt this, Israel has publically apologized in several cases for the actions of its soldiers. I don't remember any terrorist organization ever apologizing to anybody.