Israel to Grant Legal Protection to Soldiers Who Served in Gaza

VOA News
1/25/2009

TVNL Comment: Why are innocent victims of the IDF ‘self righteous,’ while Israelis killed in retaliation are ‘martyrs?’ Just asking…

Israel’s prime minister says his country will grant legal protection to soldiers who fought in the three-week war in the Gaza Strip, against possible allegations of war crimes.

Mr. Ehud Olmert said Sunday he had appointed Israel’s justice minister, Daniel Friedman, to chair a committee to offer a coordinated defense against what he called “self-righteous people” who might want to sue Israeli soldiers.

For the rest of the story …..