- [Julie] The report came on the same day
Israel buried a 19-year-oldsoldier and a beloved rabbi,
killed by a Palestinian terrorist.
The UN Human Rights Councilcondemns Israel's fight
against violent protestson the Gaza border.
- We found reasonable grounds to believe
that the Israeli Security Forces
committed seriousviolations of human rights
and international humanitarian law.
- [Julie] It's been nearly a year
since Palestinians launched the protests
with the goal ofbreaching Israel's border.
Known as the Great March of Return,
experts say it's anything but peaceful.
- The report completely andutterly ignores the fact
that these are veryviolent demonstrations,
including the use of firearmsand throwing grenades,
breaking through the security fence,
people who have been given maps
of Israeli towns andvillages in close proximity
to the border fence sothat they can get there
and kill as many Israelis as they can.
- The clearest comparison you can give
to the UN's latest reporton the events in Gaza
is maybe comparing it to areport on the D-Day landing
of the Allied forces duringthe Second World War,
looking at that eventalone, and then claiming
that the Allied forces were the aggressors
against the Nazis.
- [Julie] According to the report
Israel killed 189 peacefulprotestors last year.
Ambassador Alan Bakerfrom the Jerusalem Center
for Public Affairs calls thosedemonstrations well-planned.
- Then they say, well, allthese, they include children,
and they're peaceful peoplewho weren't doing anything.
In actual fact, the Hamasitself has publicized the fact
that virtually all these peopleare senior Hamas terrorists.
- [Julie] Attorney Maurice Hirsch
from the Palestinian MediaWatch sees a clear agenda
in the March of Return.
- It's to allow therefugees from Gaza to return
to Israel and basically killall of the Jews in their path.
- [Julie] The hatred has been enforced
by Palestinian Authority teaching.
- The Education system ofthe Palestinian Authority
teaches kids to see terroristmurderers as heroes,
encourages them to take part in terrorism
and then rewards them for being arrested
in acts of terrorism.
- [Julie] In addition to violence,
Palestinians made headlinesduring the last year
for launching balloons and kites
armed with incendiaryand explosive devices
across the border.
Hirsch said Hamas even postedinstructions on social media.
- These are acts of war.
These are violent demonstrations
organized by terrorist groups
who put out clearinstructions on Facebook,
saying, hide your weapons,
not so the Israelisoldiers won't see them,
but hide them so thatyou can kidnap Israelis
and pass them over tothe resistance forces.
Baker calls Israel's actions justified.
- And if these people are firing weapons
or throwing grenades
or sending explosive kites and balloons,
then Israel has got everyright to defend itself.
And one of the strikingaspects of this report
is the complete and utter denial
of the right of Israel to defend itself.
- [Julie] Julie Stahl,CBN News, Jerusalem.
