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| − | [[Richard Kemp]] is a former British Army officer whom ''Ha'aretz'' has described as 'a favorite of the British pro-Israel lobby'<ref>Anshel Pfeffer, [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124434.html British lawyer, retired officer take opposing sides over Gaza war crimes], Ha'aretz, 30 October 2009</ref> for making statements exonerating Israel for the war crimes it committed in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. In July 2009 he told a [[JCPA]] audience in Jerusalem: "the IDF did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other Army in the history of warfare".<ref>Gene Zitver, [http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/07/colonel-richard-kemp-on-cast-lead/ Colonel Richard Kemp on Cast Lead], ''Harry's Place'', 4 July 2009</ref>. Kemp is of course talking about an army which, according to Judge Richard Goldstone, targeted the "people of Gaza as a whole" in a war that was designed to "humiliate and terrorize a civilian population”.<ref>[http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/09/15/UNFFMGCReport.pdf The Goldstone Report on Gaza], UN Human Rights Council, 15 September 2009</ref> Nor is Kemp's view shared by the Israelis who actually participated in the assault.<ref>Donald MacIntyre, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israeli-soldiers-reveal-the-brutal-truth-of-gaza-attack-1746485.html Israeli soldiers reveal the brutal truth of Gaza attack], ''The Independent'', July 2009</ref> | + | [[Richard Kemp]] (born April 1959) is a former British Army officer whom ''Ha'aretz'' has described as 'a favorite of the British pro-Israel lobby'<ref>Anshel Pfeffer, [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124434.html British lawyer, retired officer take opposing sides over Gaza war crimes], Ha'aretz, 30 October 2009</ref> for making statements exonerating Israel for the war crimes it committed in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. In July 2009 he told a [[JCPA]] audience in Jerusalem: "the IDF did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other Army in the history of warfare".<ref>Gene Zitver, [http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/07/colonel-richard-kemp-on-cast-lead/ Colonel Richard Kemp on Cast Lead], ''Harry's Place'', 4 July 2009</ref>. Kemp is of course talking about an army which, according to Judge Richard Goldstone, targeted the "people of Gaza as a whole" in a war that was designed to "humiliate and terrorize a civilian population”.<ref>[http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/09/15/UNFFMGCReport.pdf The Goldstone Report on Gaza], UN Human Rights Council, 15 September 2009</ref> Nor is Kemp's view shared by the Israelis who actually participated in the assault.<ref>Donald MacIntyre, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israeli-soldiers-reveal-the-brutal-truth-of-gaza-attack-1746485.html Israeli soldiers reveal the brutal truth of Gaza attack], ''The Independent'', July 2009</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:01, 7 January 2010
Richard Kemp (born April 1959) is a former British Army officer whom Ha'aretz has described as 'a favorite of the British pro-Israel lobby'[1] for making statements exonerating Israel for the war crimes it committed in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. In July 2009 he told a JCPA audience in Jerusalem: "the IDF did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other Army in the history of warfare".[2]. Kemp is of course talking about an army which, according to Judge Richard Goldstone, targeted the "people of Gaza as a whole" in a war that was designed to "humiliate and terrorize a civilian population”.[3] Nor is Kemp's view shared by the Israelis who actually participated in the assault.[4]
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References
- ↑ Anshel Pfeffer, British lawyer, retired officer take opposing sides over Gaza war crimes, Ha'aretz, 30 October 2009
- ↑ Gene Zitver, Colonel Richard Kemp on Cast Lead, Harry's Place, 4 July 2009
- ↑ The Goldstone Report on Gaza, UN Human Rights Council, 15 September 2009
- ↑ Donald MacIntyre, Israeli soldiers reveal the brutal truth of Gaza attack, The Independent, July 2009
