Canaan
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I doubt that Israel is responsible for the many of the factional-fighting deaths between Palestinians, though I suppose blaming Israel is rather convenient and serves, in the Arab social context, to give these deaths meaning that would otherwise be absent.
As for those who are intentionally killed by Israeli forces, is it really murder, or justified killing of combatants? Killing someone in battle isn't considered murder. As for assassinations, in one of the books touted here at PDF, "By Way of Deception", the author describes how such matters are determined: a secret trial is held with a defender appointed as the absent accused's advocate. Only if their is a conviction is an assassination ordered.
Have you ever heard of any Arabs who defended Israelis from accusations worthy of capital punishment?
"Sentence first, trial afterward." What kind of justice is that? If that is how you approach matters, why shouldn't everybody, all over the world, question the soundness of your judgment?
I wasn't talking about inter-faction fighting, rather about the assassinations Israel committed and continues to commit.
According to international law, these street executions committed by Israel are considered murder. I don't know how much you know about these cases, but rarely do they kill someone who is armed or in combat as you put it. They claim all sorts of things, but never puts any evidence on the table, while numerous video footages, pictures and accounts from witnesses supports claims of the murdered being unarmed or not resisting arrest.
According to international law, the assassinations violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Fourth Geneva Conventions. Even if individuals are linked to any militant group, according to international law their assassination is still illegal. Article 147 of the Conventions states that "... any putting to death as a reprisal would certainly come within the definition of wilful killing." The assassinations fail, by targeting civilians, to respect the fundamental principle of distinction between combatants and civilians. Moreover, it regularly fails to respect the principle of proportionality by employing excessive lethal means. Finally, targeted assassinations, which are carried out in non-combat situations, cannot be justified by military necessity." So all in all, these actions are not only cowardly acts, but also illegal under international law.