War Crimes

This is interesting, but, if somebody is considering bringing war crimes charges against the Israelis (as perhaps they should), then, it seems only right to me they bring charges against Hizbullah (after all, Hizbullah was deliberately targeting civilian areas) -- and, for that matter, what about the U.S. in Iraq?

Israel's public officials have been told to watch what they say in public about the Lebanese and Palestinian conflicts for fear of being prosecuted for war crimes, political sources say.

The sources say the foreign ministry has established a legal team to deal with efforts by foreign groups to arrange the prosecution abroad of Israelis involved in the war against Hezbollah guerrillas and crackdowns on Palestinians.

A ministry memorandum issued to Israel's military and other government agencies urges officials to avoid belligerent remarks that could potentially be used to back up allegations they were complicit in excessive use of force in Lebanon or Gaza.