Human Rights Organizations raise a loud and clear voice against the harming of all innocent civilians
We, members of the undersigned human rights organizations in Israel, are shocked and horrified in these dreadful days.
Source: B'Tselem
[B’TSELEM->http://www.btselem.org/] – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories was established in February 1989 by a group of prominent academics, attorneys, journalists, and Knesset members. It endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel.
Abandoning the basic moral principle that all human beings were created equal (“b’tselem elohim”) is a loss of humanity.
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