While we can all go back and forth about how this all started, one thing must be clear. The responsibility of the civilians near hospitals and mosques.... lies with Hamas. Mr. Cohen states that
"Israel cannot bomb schools and hospitals just because it believes
Hamas may be hiding there. It is a direct violation of international law,
and therefore constitutes a war crime. "
I find it funny that he uses actually uses the Geneva Convention as a source. I guess he hopes that no one has ever actually read it!
Art. 19 states "The protection to which civilian hospitals are entitled shall not cease unless they are used to commit, outside their humanitarian duties, acts harmful to the enemy."
Therefore when Mitchell Bard said that Hamas is at fault when they use "mosques, schools, private residences and even hospitals as locations to manufacture, store and launch weapons at Israel and hide its leaders" he is simply stating a legal fact.
Hamas is acting in DIRECT CONTRAVENTION to the Geneva Accords. Here's the same link that Mr. Ben Cohen gave. Check out Article 19.
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/385ec082b509e76c41256739003e636d/6756482d86146898c125641e004aa3c5
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