Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Palestinians Celebrate the death of americans
primetime21 said:
PERFECT!! I love your logic. If someone kills your child or family members, you are entitled to fight back "anyway you can." AWESOME! Because you know if israel did what you suggest (and what the palestinians act upon) they would use tanks and jets to mow down every palestinian because palestinians have killed THEIR CHILDREN.
not necessarily;Rebel Israeli pilots 'grounded'
Israel describes its strikes as "targeted killings"
The head of Israel's air force has grounded a group of fighter pilots who are refusing to carry out air strikes against Palestinians, Israeli media has reported.
Air Force Commander Dan Halutz issued the order against nine of the 27 pilots still on active duty, according to the Haaretz newspaper.
The declaration by the pilots, some of whom regularly carry out combat missions, has been condemned by Israeli military leaders.
Israel frequently launches air strikes designed to kill Palestinian militants in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Government describes the operations as "targeted killings", but Palestinians and human rights groups condemn them as assassinations - and note that innocent civilians are often killed as well. In their statement, released on Wednesday, the pilots said: "We, veteran and active pilots... are opposed to carrying out the illegal and immoral attack orders of the sort that Israel carries out in the territories."
They added: "We are refusing to continue to attack innocent civilians." One of the rebel pilots told the Yediot Ahronot newspaper that he felt like he had "come out against his family".
"I was proud to belong to the organisation called the Israel Air Force, and today I am ashamed," said the pilot, a Blackhawk helicopter captain named Alon.
"This is an organisation that carries out actions that in my eyes are immoral and patently illegal."