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Former Israeli soldier describes orders to fire on 2012 version of Gaza protests. 972mag.com/as-soldiers-we-were-told-to-open-fire-at-protesters-in-gaza/134307/On twitter.com
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_The order was clear: if a Palestinian crosses the “buffer zone” — 300 meters from the fence inside the Gaza Strip, one may shoot at the legs of the “main inciters.”_Permalink On twitter.com
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_This order, which never explained exactly how a soldier is meant to identify, isolate, and shoot a “main inciter” out of tens of thousands of demonstrators disturbed me then._Permalink On twitter.com
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"any soldier who would return to the Gaza border every year, who would see Palestinian after Palestinian fall to the ground, could figure out a better solution to the situation."Permalink On twitter.com
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"Every year is a new one, and at the border with Gaza arrive new commanders and new soldiers — fresh blood and a leadership with short-term memory."Permalink On twitter.com
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"Soldiers have a privilege. Every three or six months they move to a different area. They see only a fraction of Gaza’s despair, but before they even have a chance to process or think about it, they move on"Permalink On twitter.com
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"The soldier knocks on the Abu Awad family’s door in the middle of the night only once. He fires at protesters on Land Day only once. He carries out arrests for a few months. After that he is replaced by another soldier."Permalink On twitter.com
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"The residents of Gaza and the West Bank are marking 50 years under occupation. But they will not be replaced, and no one is coming to release them or help shoulder the burden."Permalink On twitter.com