In wake of Gaza probe, how can Israel go to war again?

[Chris]

In wake of Gaza probe, how can Israel go to war again?
By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent

The United Nations fact-finding mission into the Gaza offensive describes Israel as perpetrating war crimes - a police state which persecutes minorities - and tars the Palestinian leadership in the Gaza Strip and West Bank with similar accusations. If its findings and recommendations are accepted, the International Criminal Court in The Hague could call a summit meeting between the leaders of Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority on the defendants' stand.

But the ultimate adjudicator on the report's fate will be Barack Obama, who now has another whip with which to flay Benjamin Netanyahu - if you don't freeze the settlements and agree to concessions, legal proceedings will commence against those responsible for Operation Cast Lead. It's doubtful that Obama wishes to make such a threat, which would set a precedent against other militaries fighting terror in civilian areas, as is the U.S. army in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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[mattfivefour]

Disgraceful. Sadly, the people involved in this travesty are going to meet the One who has set His name upon Jerusalem and has chosen Israel for His purposes. I would NOT want to be in their shoes when they do.