Zionist state grants immunity to soldiers over misdeed

The "Israeli" Knesset is working on a bill to grant more immunity to "Israeli" soldiers as the number of Palestinian lawsuits against the "Israeli" army hits a record high.

"Israeli" newspaper, The Jerusalem Post, reported that the new proposal calls for removal of the obligation on all "Israeli" soldiers in the West Bank and foreign countries since it assumes that the lives of soldiers operating outside "Israel" are inherently in danger,
unlike the situation now where under the current law, soldiers must prove that their lives were in danger for their actions to be considered a military operation.

The new bill --an amendment to the 1952 Civil Wrongs (Liability of the State) Law-- says "Israel" is not civilly responsible for damages incurred during a military operation launched in a situation of war, providing a broader defense for soldiers' actions in military operations.

Another provision of the amendment allows the "Israeli" army to declare an area "hostile territory" whenever it likes, which absolves Tel Aviv of liability for damages sustained by residents of that area. Thus, whenever - and for as long as - a certain area of the West Bank, or the entire West Bank, is declared a "hostile territory", Palestinians do not have the right to sue the "Israeli" army for the incidents that occurred.

The bill also deems Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians were killed and injured during a recent "Israeli" military offensive, a hostile area. Following the three-week war, hundreds of lawsuits were filled against misconduct of the "Israeli" troops.

The bill aims to decrease the number of Palestinian lawsuits against "Israel". Palestinians have reportedly filed over 500 lawsuits against Israeli soldiers since 2000.