Note:
In all these letters, Gush Shalom does not intend to state facts about the actions of theseofficers. We leave this, as well as the ruling of their innocence or guilt, to the properinstitotions. We would very much want to see Israeli courts handling these cases, and manyothers. This would help to remove the blemish that marks us as Israeli citizens, in theaftermath of this ugly war that Israel is waging on the entire Palestinian people. DecisiveIsraeli actions against allegations of war crimes, would help us regain some pride of beingIsraeli.
It would be very unfortunate, if Israeli legal institotions will not rise to meet thisimportant duty, and it would be left to International institotions to do so.
The letter sent to Brigadier-General Israel ziv ,commander of the Gaza Division
The letter sent to Colonel Yair Golan , commander of the “Nahal” Brigade.
The letter sent to Brigadier-General Gershon Yitzhak commander of the Israeli forces in theWest Bank.Similar letters to the one sent to Brigadier-General Gershon Yitzhak, were sent to:
- Colonel Aviv Cohavi commander of the Paratroopers brigade, who commanded the invasion of the Balata camp in Nablus.
- Colonel Moshe Tamir , who commanded the forces who invaded the Jenin Refugee camp.
In addition, letters were sent to:
- colonel Imad Fares , commander of the “Givati” brigade
- Lieutenant-Colonel Tal Hermoni , commander of the “Tsabar” Batallion
Both officers commanded the forces who invaded Beit Hanun and Beit Lahiya, in the Gaza band.
forces under the command of the two officers, took hostages who were not accused of anycrime,
other than being relatives of “wanted” persons.
In addition to these letters, Gush Shalom considers demanding that the attorney Generalinvestigates
whether administrative actions in East Jerusalem and settlements,such as building houses for settlers, paving roads etc, do not constitute war crimesaccording to the 4th. Geneva convention.