Wednesday, November 21, 2007
A futile effort, but bringing all pressure to bear, including on the world stage, can't hurt: ZAKA, Sderot's Municipality sue Mashaal
ZAKA, a volunteer organization committed to the recovery and identification of human remains, in coordination with the municipality of the rocket-battered city of Sderot, may be on to a new method for combating Hamas: The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
In a lawsuit against Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, ZAKA's directors Yehuda Meshi-Zahav and Dudi Zilbershlag and Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal argue that Mashaal is responsible for numerous murders and crimes against humanity and war crimes.
In the suit Mashaal is blamed for the killing of 176 civilians and the wounding of hundreds in Hamas-sponsored terror attacks and suicide bombings that took place since 2002. Attacks on military targets were not included in the lawsuit.
Speaking to Ynet, Meshi-Zahav said the plan was to use the international judicial system to combat Hamas.
Referring to the botched attempt on Mashaal's life, Meshi-Zahav said, "If they couldn't kill him in Jordan, we might be able to get him arrested in another country."...
Zaka is, of course, an amazing organization. If you want to see a little of what the guys from Zaka deal with (they are among the first responders to terror-attacks, and they stay to literally scrape the remains off the wall in keeping with Jewish Law's respect for the dead), take a look at some of these photos. Blood warning.
