Israel's Human Shields

For ease of indexing, I am combining into a single post my previous entries on the IDF's use of civilians as human shields for its military operations:

1. Hiding Behind Civilians

2. "Military Juntas" For 500, Alex

3. What Kind Of "Soldiers" Hide Behind Civilians?

4. Meanwhile In A Parallel Universe.

Photo: An Israeli soldier leans his hand on the back of a handcuffed unidentified Palestinian resident as he is made to enter before the soldiers inside a building during a search operation in the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus, in this Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003 file photo. Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, banned the military's practice of using Palestinian civilians as 'human shields' in arrest raids, saying it violates international law. The court ruled in response to petitions by human rights groups. (AP/Nasser Ishtayeh)