Not Guilty. The Israeli Captain Who Emptied His Rifle Into A Palestinian Schoolgirl -- The Guardian
· Officer ignored warnings that teenager was terrified
· Defence says 'confirming the kill' standard practice
An Israeli army officer who fired the entire magazine of his automatic rifle into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl and then said he would have done the same even if she had been three years old was acquitted on all charges by a military court yesterday.
The soldier, who has only been identified as "Captain R", was charged with relatively minor offences for the killing of Iman al-Hams who was shot 17 times as she ventured near an Israeli army post near Rafah refugee camp in Gaza a year ago.
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My Comment: It will take generations .... and maybe more .... for this animosity and hatred to dissipate. Unfortunately .... this region of the world has a history of war and conflict that shows no sign of stopping.
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