UN relief agency spokesman bursts into tears over deaths of Palestinian children

[nerdjack]

A spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides aid to Palestinians in Gaza, broke down in tears during a TV interview in the aftermath of Wednesday’s fatal attack on a UN-run school, used as shelter.

Twenty people were reportedly killed after a shell hit the UNRWA school in Jabalia, Gaza, where 3,300 people had been taking refuge.

Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the UNRWA, was unable to check himself while giving an interview to Al Jazeera Arabic the same day.

“The rights of Palestinians, even their children, are wholesale denied,” he official said before breaking down sobbing in front of the camera.

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In a promptly-released condemnatory statement, the UN said its evidence suggested Israel was behind the attack.

“Children killed in their sleep; this is an affront to all of us, a source of universal shame,” the statement read.

The attack in Jabalia was the sixth time UN-run schools have been hit during Israel's current campaign.

Gunness has lately been active on Twitter condemning what he described as “serious violation of international law by Israeli forces.”


The Israeli military said it was still investigating the incident, and claimed the troops had to fire back after Palestinian militants fired mortar shells from the vicinity of the UNRWA school.

Gaza officials say at least 1,361 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in the Israeli offensive on the enclave. Israel says it lost 56 soldiers in the conflict.

[takingaim]

Another 137 Palestinians died today, according to the BBC.

This isn't a war, it's a slaughter.

For the 7858347438735th time, Mr. Duke - Hamas not only stockpile their weapons underneath schools & hospitals, but they launch their rockets & mortars from civilian areas too. Hamas WANTS lots of casualties. They desire death - they love it.

If Hamas stopped launching rockets & mortars, this whole thing wouldn't have happened in the first place. Hamas can stop, but they choose not to.

[takingaim]

Will he shed tears for all the Muslims & non-Muslims slaughtered by Muslim extremists...?

[2shameless]

A spokesman for the group that handed Hamas rockets found in a UN school back to Hamas?

[Adamjr91]

For the 7858347438735th time, Mr. Duke - Hamas not only stockpile their weapons underneath schools & hospitals, but they launch their rockets & mortars from civilian areas too. Hamas WANTS lots of casualties. They desire death - they love it.

If Hamas stopped launching rockets & mortars, this whole thing wouldn't have happened in the first place. Hamas can stop, but they choose not to.

It seems blowing up little kids is OK according to you as long as they were born muslims.

Here's a bit of masturbation material for you:



Gaza is the size of Sheffield, the whole area is a civilian hotspot.

Hamas rockets are the equivalent of pellets and you should be ashamed of yourself.

[takingaim]

It seems blowing up little kids is OK according to you as long as they were born muslims.

No not according to me - according to Hamas. They want as many deaths on their side as possible. They love death (martyrdom).

No one is "born Muslim". They're indoctrinated by their parents.

And why aren't you at all outraged by the ongoing slaughter of Muslims by Muslim extremists across the Muslim world? You know that in Syria over the past 3 years, 150,000+ Muslims have been killed? Where's your outrage? I'll expect you to ignore this.

Here's a bit of masturbation material for you:

Show it to Hamas. They'll get their rocks off on it.

Gaza is the size of Sheffield, the whole area is a civilian hotspot.

False. Hamas cowards have options, but they choose to a). purposely stockpile their weapons under schools & hospitals, b). launch their rockets & mortars from civilian areas (schools, hospitals, markets etc etc) and c). not wear uniforms, so they blend into civilian populations so the IDF cannot identify them. Doesn't get more cowardly than that.

Hamas rockets are the equivalent of pellets and you should be ashamed of yourself.

So you'd have absolutely no problem if someone was firing them at your house. Understood.

[Left Hook Tua]

ummm..... yeah.....

if you're gonna cry over this minor stuff.... that job is not for you.

it'd be like a surgeon fainting because a kid scraped his knee.

[squealpiggy]

I read one interview that had some telling use of language subtleties. When asked about Israel's claim that they were returning fire on rockets fired "in the vicinity" of the school the interviewee replied that there were no rockets "inside the school".

The fact remains that if Israel are firing on schools then they are in violation of international law unless that school is being used to stage attacks in which case it is a legitimate target and the ones who are guilty of war crimes are the ones who used it for military purposes.

[RAV3N]

For the 7858347438735th time, Mr. Duke - Hamas not only stockpile their weapons underneath schools & hospitals, but they launch their rockets & mortars from civilian areas too. Hamas WANTS lots of casualties. They desire death - they love it.

If Hamas stopped launching rockets & mortars, this whole thing wouldn't have happened in the first place. Hamas can stop, but they choose not to.

There was no weapons in the school or hospitals, you are making stuff up.

How much does the israeli government pay you to spread propaganda?

[George Orwell]

Hamas was a creation of Israel, used as a proxy to destabilize Yaser Arafat and Fatah.

Their situation parallels that of Bin Laden, who was funded by the CIA to counter the Ruskies but the alliance later blew up in the USA's face.

Stop scarfing down Israeli propaganda and look at history in context.