Amnesty Int'l: Winograd report fails to address Israel's war crimes

by Haaretz (reposted)

Thu, Jan 31, 2008 6:05PM

Human rights organization Amnesty International on Thursday called the Winograd Commission's final report on Israel's conduct during the Second Lebanon War, published Wednesday, "deeply flawed," in its failure to address war crimes committed by Israel.

The organization said that the report failed to investigate government policies and military strategies that didn't discriminate between the Lebanese civilian population and Hezbollah combatants and between civilian property and infrastructure and military targets.

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§Winograd war probe report sets scene for future war

by Haaretz (reposted)

Thu, Jan 31, 2008 6:06PM

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said on Thursday that an Israel's inquiry report on the war against Hezbollah guerrillas in 2006 set the scene for a possible future conflict and failed to address "Israel's crimes against Lebanon."

The government-appointed Winograd Commission issued a report on Wednesday that criticized the conduct of the army and government during the war, but which endorsed key decisions made at the time by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

"The report calls for preparation for the next war, which shows that Israel has not learned the appropriate lesson from its defeat," a statement from Siniora's media office said.

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§Use of cluster bombs does not conform to int'l law

by Haaretz (reposted)

Thu, Jan 31, 2008 6:07PM

Israel must consider whether it wants to consider using cluster bombs in the future, because its current manner of employing them does not conform to international law. The Winograd Committee made this recommendation in the chapter of its report dealing with Israel's conduct in the Second Lebanon War as it relates to international law.

The committee also recommended reducing to a minimum the presence of the attorney general and the chief military prosecutor in decision-making forums during wartime: the cabinet, security cabinet and Israel Defense Forces General Staff sessions.

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