Reply #47: That was an internal military investigation... [View All]

which typically absolve the military of any and all crimes. Israel has refused to do its own judicial investigation into Operation Cast Lead, because a credible judicial inquiry would inevitably make findings that would be displeasing to the Israeli government.

The Sabra and Shatila massacres, for example, were first investigated by the military which found no fault, but then by a judicial inquiry which did find fault and contributed to the downfall of a government.

To illustrate this principle further, a military investigation found that the bulldozer driver that killed Rachel Corrie could not see her from the cockpit of the dozer, notwithstanding that she was about 15 yards directly in front of him and in plain view. My guess is when the civil court hands down its judgment into that matter there will probably be a finding that the bulldozer driver was perfectly aware that Corrie was there, but that he probably assumed she would jump out of the way at the last minute.