The young Palestinian man was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt on a cold winter morning as he walked in front of heavily armed Israeli soldiers on a door-to-door sweep of three apartments in a crowded West Bank neighborhood.I'm not sure if this is the film here on youtube. Check it out anyway.
The scene - caught by an Associated Press Television News camera - has raised questions about whether the Israeli army is still using Palestinian civilians during military operations, despite a Supreme Court order barring the practice.
Human rights groups call the tactic a violation of local and international law that places innocent civilians in the line of fire.
March 02, 2007
Israel still using human shields?
Here's an article in today's Guardian suggesting that Israel is still using human shields:
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