Red Cross training?

In November, the BBC's Katya Adler reported in her usual unbiased way that "Red Cross gives war lessons in Gaza" - it's a heart warming story of how Palestinian terrorists are being taught that they have responsibilities as well as rights as well as being taught that "it doesn't matter who you are, in times of armed conflict it is your duty to protect civilians, the injured and prisoners." In amongst the cuddly image of the terrorists are a few telling remarks that I doubt will see wider coverage on the BBC:

"Armed Palestinian groups fire rockets at Israeli towns like Sderot, just over the Gaza border, almost every day. Sometimes using public areas, like schools, as launch sites."

"Armed Palestinian groups fire rockets at Israeli towns like Sderot, just over the Gaza border, almost every day. Sometimes using public areas, like schools, as launch sites.

"They are responsible," he insisted. "You can't expect the victims to respect the laws alone. If they stop targeting our civilians, they will see we are open to leaving theirs alone."

Then came a threat not entirely in keeping with the Red Cross class going on around us.

"If they keep hurting our civilians they should know - today we may be targeting their people in Sderot , tomorrow and in the future, with new technology, our resistance will spread further.

"Our missiles will reach deeper inside Israel." "


The often funny Monkey Tennis Centre has a nice take on this story, which you can read here, I particularly enjoyed the "From the Red Cross First Aid Manual for Combatants, Gaza edition."