Peres says Israel kills for ‘democracy’

Press TV
Friday, January 30, 2009

Israeli President Shimon Peres says the war on Gaza was not “an ugly story”, insisting that the global condemnation of Tel Aviv is unjust.

“They try to make the Israeli policy an ugly story,” a frustrated Peres was quoted by the Associated Press at a session of the World Economic Forum on Thursday night.

He explained that his outburst was the result of repeated criticism over Israel’s Gaza operation.

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Tel Aviv launched Operation Cast Lead on December 27 to put an end to rocket attacks against southern Israeli towns. At least 1,330 Palestinians died during the offensive, while some 5,450 others were hospitalized.

The Israeli army, meanwhile, is accused of committing war crimes and using unconventional weapons during its three-week-long aggression.

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The UN Human Rights Watch has confirmed that it has observed the use of white phosphorus by the Israeli military in the densely populated strip.

White phosphorus, classified as a ‘chemical weapon’ by US intelligence, is an incendiary material that causes horrific burns, severe injuries or death when it comes in contact with human skin.

The Israeli president, however, maintains that Tel Aviv is fighting a noble war against Hamas — the democratically-elected ruler of the Gaza Strip.

“Israel is a democracy. It is fighting one of the most dangerous, terroristic, dictatorial groups. All of a sudden to be a humanitarian is to support dictators, to support terror, to support killing innocent people,” he said at the forum.

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