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Israeli Justice Ministry Unamused By Latest Amnesty Smear

Amnesty blah blah. Tear down defensive fence blah blah. You know what? If you're a human rights organization, you have to take it as a bad sign when a legalistic democracy uses the phrase "[not] even a vaguely factual presentation" to mock your accusations. From the Justice Ministry's response to this hatchet job:

The report's total disregard of the conduct of Palestinian terrorist organizations and of the war crimes that they perpetrate daily, when they directly and indiscriminately target civilian populations while using the local population as human shields, is another outstanding example of the significant problems embodied in the report. Moreover, the report does not contain even a vaguely factual presentation of the initiatives taken by Israeli law-enforcement authorities, including - inter alia - the Justice, Defense and Interior ministries, and the IDF, to safeguard human rights."

For what it's worth, the Israeli MFA is slowly entering this century. The DC embassy has begun sending out updates and responses in something that approximates blog-time - even at its worst, it helps us guess how badly Israeli spokespeople will mishandle whatever slander anti-Israel advocates are floating that diva. On the other hand, the MFA still refuses to embed permalinks in their bulletins. Helpful this is not.

References:
* Israel's response to Amnesty International report [Israel MFA]
* Amnesty says Israel should tear down wall [Reuters UK]

Previously:
* Turkey Won't Accept PKK Ceasefire. World Reacts Exactly the Opposite Way They'd React If Israel Refused To Accept Hamas Ceasefire.
* We Are Unimpressed by Amnesty International's Condemnation Of Israel. In Fact, We Think It's Kind of Ugly.
* Amnesty International: Hezbollah's Real Bad - Someone Should Really Do Something about Israel.

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