Israeli source revealed that the IDF survivors of the ambush had shot both Goldin and the Palestinian who tried to drag his wounded body away. The Hannibal Directive had been invoked, meaning the army used every means at its disposal, including murder, to prevent the taking of its soldiers. (...) In the hours following his capture, the IDF bombarded Rafah with heavy artillery and from the air in order to both take vengeance for the ambush which killed two senior officers; and to kill Goldin. Over 60 Gazans died. Though the IDF conceded Godin is dead. But it did not concede that it killed him and did so deliberately. That is why the army censor warned the Times about its reporting. Here is how the Times public editor reported it today: “After the initial publication of this article, the military’s censor informed The New York Times that further information related to Lieutenant Goldin would have to be submitted for prior review. Journalists for foreign news organizations must agree in writing to the military censorship system to work in Israel. This was the first censorship notification The Times had received in more than six years.” (...) In order to prevent national torment and potentially weakening to the demands of the enemy, the IDF has made a decision to sacrifice the individual life for the sake of the nation. Such moral bargains are not ones into which the censor wants the NY Times to delve. Such reporting might exert pressure on the IDF against killing its captured soldiers. This is a debate it does not want. Democracy and a transparent press are luxuries the IDF cannot afford in wartime (and even in peacetime). Keep in mind that this means the IDF does not want any more Gilad Shalits. If Hannibal had been implemented in his case he’d be dead too. Think about that. The IDF wants nothing but dead Gilad Shalits. This is not the first murder of an IDF soldier. In fact, it’s the second (Sgt. Guy Levy) of this conflict. And another soldier was killed under Hannibal during Operation Cast Lead. The IDF does not want either Israel or the world to debate this heinous, immoral military regulation.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:58:42 +0000
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