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Website publishes list/faces of Israeli officers as ‘retribution’ for Gaza onslaught

Ali Abunimah reports that a website called Israeliwarcriminals has published a “pirated” list of names/faces of Israeli officers it says took part in the Gaza onslaught of two years ago, thereby defying Israeli government bars on such publication. Not all the officers are photographed. (Kawther Salam published a less extensive list two years ago.) Abunimah says that facebook has blocked publication of the list. The website asserts that the list was leaked, and that it is publishing it as a form of “retribution.” More chilling words:

In underlining them we are purposefully directing attention to individuals rather than the static structures through which they operate. We are aligning people with actions. It is to these persons and others, Like them, to which we must object and bring our plaints to bear upon… do your bit so that this virtual list may come to bear upon the physical.

P.S. The Goldstone Report insisted on accountability for the war crimes of Gaza in order to preserve the integrity of international law and make sure another Gaza doesn’t happen. Nothing happened; Israel has enjoyed impunity for the killings of 300+ children in 22 days. So here comes an internet vigilante, is it really so surprising?

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