World Court BS
Egypt is trying to take Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, a member of the Israeli Cabinet, to the World Court on murder charges.
Why?
They claim that soldiers under his command during the 1967 Six Day War executed 250 Egyptian prisoners of war at the close of the conflict, rather than transfer them to prisons in Israel.
The controversy began with an Israeli documentary film, “The Spirit of Shaked,” which aired in Israel earlier this month. Egyptian officials claimed that the documentary proved that “Israeli hands are drenched with the blood of Egyptian prisoners.”Yet the producer of the documentary verified that the dead fighters were armed and were killed while fighting. As the Foreign Minister explained, "It does not describe a case of a massacre of prisoners of war, but rather the death of soldiers in the heat of battle."
I guess some people think it is ok to butcher Jews. Israel should lift their middle finger and tell the World Court, and Egypt, where to go.
On the other hand, I guess I'd be upset too after such an ass-kicking. Check out the stats (from Wikipedia):
Combatants | |
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Israel | Active: Egypt Syria Jordan Aided by: Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia Sudan Algeria |
Strength | |
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264,000 (incl. 50,000 regular troops); 197 combat aircraft | Egypt 150,000; Syria 75,000; Jordan 55,000; Saudi Arabia 20,000; 812 combat aircraft |
Casualties | |
779 killed, 2,563 wounded, 15 prisoners (official casualties) | 21,000 killed, 45,000 wounded, 6,000 prisoners over 400 aircraft destroyed (estimates) |
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