Having trouble being accused of war crimes? Find yourself breaking the laws of war . . . again? Can’t leave the country out of fear of being arrested, and can barely get a word in edgewise defending yourself? Well, have no fear the Netanyahu government has the answer for you.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to investigate your misdeeds, or even engage in too much self reflection. You just have to change the rules. From the JTA:
Netanyahu seeks to change rules of war
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu ordered several government ministries to look into floating an international initiative to change the rules of war in light of global terrorism.
The Israeli prime minister at a meeting Tuesday of the Ministerial Committee on National Security also ordered the justice minister to form a committee to deal with international legal proceedings against Israel and Israeli officials in the wake of the Goldstone report. . .
“Our challenge is to delegitimize the continuous attempt to delegitimize the State of Israel," Netanyahu said at the meeting, according to a statement released by the Government Press Office. "The most important arena where we need to act in this context is in the arena of public opinion, which is crucial in the democratic world. We must continue to debunk this lie that is spreading with the help of the Goldstone report.”
