Semsem
06-19-2004, 10:22 AM
One more example of European Jew bashing. Without coordinating their visit to Gaza with Israel, and verifying who shot at them these British leftist Members of Parliament have the chutzpah to complain they were shot at.
Jun. 19, 2004 16:25 | Updated Jun. 19, 2004 18:36
British MKs claim shot at by IDF
By JPOST.COM STAFF
A delegation of British members of parliament complained Saturday that during their UN-organized visit to Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Friday they came under fire from IDF soldiers who tried to prevent them from getting to an area where houses were destroyed by the IDF during its Operation Rainbow.
According to the British MKs, the shots were fired towards them from an IDF post, and then as they entered their UN-marked cars, another stream of shots was fired at a building adjacent to where the cars were parked, Army Radio reported Saturday.
"If the IDF fires at members of parliament under the supervision of the UN, then we must wonder how the attitude is toward the Palestinians," Baroness Northover told the BBC.
"This incident has shown me first hand the indiscriminate violence faced by Palestinians on a daily basis," she added.
British officials told Reuters that it's too early to determine whether the legislators had come under Israeli or Palestinian fire, and that the British government would investigate the matter in cooperation with Israeli officials.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the IDF said that it became aware of the incident from media reports and it has not yet received an official complaint. The IDF added that the MK's claims are being investigated, and it was a shame they had failed to coordinate their visit to Rafah with Israeli security forces operating in the area.
Jun. 19, 2004 16:25 | Updated Jun. 19, 2004 18:36
British MKs claim shot at by IDF
By JPOST.COM STAFF
A delegation of British members of parliament complained Saturday that during their UN-organized visit to Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Friday they came under fire from IDF soldiers who tried to prevent them from getting to an area where houses were destroyed by the IDF during its Operation Rainbow.
According to the British MKs, the shots were fired towards them from an IDF post, and then as they entered their UN-marked cars, another stream of shots was fired at a building adjacent to where the cars were parked, Army Radio reported Saturday.
"If the IDF fires at members of parliament under the supervision of the UN, then we must wonder how the attitude is toward the Palestinians," Baroness Northover told the BBC.
"This incident has shown me first hand the indiscriminate violence faced by Palestinians on a daily basis," she added.
British officials told Reuters that it's too early to determine whether the legislators had come under Israeli or Palestinian fire, and that the British government would investigate the matter in cooperation with Israeli officials.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the IDF said that it became aware of the incident from media reports and it has not yet received an official complaint. The IDF added that the MK's claims are being investigated, and it was a shame they had failed to coordinate their visit to Rafah with Israeli security forces operating in the area.