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posted by martyb on Friday May 18 2018, @02:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the war-crimes dept.

Democracy Now! reports
Meet Tarek Loubani, the Canadian Doctor Shot by Israeli Forces Monday While Treating Gaza's Wounded (Transcript)

As Palestinians vow to continue protesting against the Israeli occupation of Gaza, we speak to a Canadian doctor who was shot by Israeli forces in both legs Monday [May 14] while he was helping injured Palestinians. Israeli forces shot dead at least 61 unarmed Palestinian protesters taking part in the Great March of Return Monday, including one doctor. Canada, Britain, Germany, Ireland, and Belgium have called for an investigation into the killings. The United Nations Human Rights Council has announced that it will hold a special session Friday to discuss escalating violence in Gaza. We speak with Dr. Tarek Loubani, an emergency room medical doctor, one of 19 medical personnel shot in Gaza on Monday.

Audio and video links at the top of the page.

Pacifica Radio KPFK has a partial audio file, available till mid-July, ~7MB for the story. (KPFK is in fund drive mode.)
Gaza coverage begins at 13:25. The doctor's story is from 15:15 - 31:30.
He notes that the doctor who treated him was subsequently shot, resulting in his death--this, while he was wearing high-visibility clothing to denote his first-responder status.


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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 18 2018, @06:09PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday May 18 2018, @06:09PM (#681307) Journal

    Oh, I get what you're saying now. Miss-understood the first post...

    Although.....I disagree. Saying "this isn't my fault" while you are pulling the trigger doesn't absolve someone of guilt.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by tftp on Friday May 18 2018, @09:11PM (1 child)

    by tftp (806) on Friday May 18 2018, @09:11PM (#681399) Homepage
    They did not have protective custody 2000 years ago, and Romans did not have a duty to save a Jew from other Jews. Nor an ability; what would Pilate do with him? Send him to the Ecuadorian embassy in Jerusalem?
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 19 2018, @12:04AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 19 2018, @12:04AM (#681439)

      They had 'protective custody' 2000 years ago. Remember the apostle Paul? But leave that aside.

      The parent post is correct -- washing hands does not leave you with clean hands. The hands that held the whip, thorns, spikes and spear were Roman.