Israel's Shame

hyperbolic condemnation of Israel.

Gaza Health Ministry: Palestinian Death Toll Tops 1000
Huffington Post ‎- 1 hour ago

In a statement, the human rights group said: "So far more than 600 people have been killed in bombings in Gaza, more than 150 of them children.

Romeo said: When muslims get their hands on nukes (it's long overdue), they'll take out Tel Aviv and Israel will respond by taking out every muslim city in the mideast.After that, things might quiet down a bit..
Oralloy said: Pakistan already has nukes. It is unlikely that anyone else will be allowed to develop them.

cicerone imposter wrote:

... What's the difference between the 'extermination camps' of the Nazis, and the prison-like fenced communities of the Palestinians of Israel ...

Zyklon-B gas chambers, and naked women and children being hustled into supposed showers, if you must know.

Japanese Americans who volunteered in the military service of the US during WWII

http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Draft_resistance/

The phrase "draft resistance" refers to resistance by nearly 300 incarcerated Japanese Americans to conscription into the United States Army under the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940. Draft resisters came from eight of the ten War Relocation Authority Camps, with the largest numbers coming from Poston and Heart Mountain. Most served time in federal prison for their resistance. Stigmatized by much of the Japanese American community at the time, they have been hailed as heroic resisters of conscience in recent decades by some. But the complexity of their individual cases resists any single label for the group.

442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia My note in green.

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army was a regimental size fighting unit composed almost entirely of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II, despite the fact that many of their families were subject to internment (concetration camps). Beginning in 1944, the regiment fought primarily in Europe during World War II,[2] in particular Italy, southern France, and Germany. The 442nd is "the most decorated unit in U.S. military history."[3] It was awarded eight Presidential Unit Citations and twenty-one of its members were awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II.[4] Its motto was "Go for Broke".

The government then asked those in concentration camps to volunteer into the service, and many did.

Gordon Hirabayashi was another notable upstander who also appealed his case to the Supreme Court. After those with a Japanese nationality were forced to move to internment camps, Hirabayashi was disgusted by this and criticized the decision. Hirabayashi joined the Quaker-run American Friends Service who helped Japanese families whose fathers were sent away. Later, he turned himself into the FBI, was imprisoned for 90 days, and appealed his case to the Supreme Court who ruled against him at the time. About 40 years later, the case was reopened and the US realized what they did was wrong similar to Korematsu. The upstanders resisted the orders while in camps, some turned themselves in, and even appealed their cases to the Supreme Court.

These protections are guaranteed in the 5th and 6th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America.
However, during 1942-46, some 77,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry and 43,000 Japanese nationals, most of whom were permanent U.S. residents, were summarily deprived of liberty and property without criminal charges and without trial of any kind. Several persons were also violently deprived of life. All persons of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast were expelled from their homes and confined in inland detention camps. The sole basis for these actions was ancestry; citizenship, age, loyalty, and innocence of wrongdoing did not matter. Japanese Americans were the only group singled out for mass incarceration. German and Italian nationals, and American citizens of German and Italian ancestries were not imprisoned en masse even though the U.S. was at war with Germany and Italy.
This episode was one of the worst blows to constitutional liberties that the American people have ever sustained. Many Americans find it difficult to understand how such a massive injustice could have occurred in our democratic nation. This guide will attempt to explain how and why it happened, and what can be done to ameliorate the effects of that mistake. In
a 1945 article in the Yale Law Journal, Professor Eugene V. Rostow wrote: “Until the wrong is acknowledged and made right we shall have failed to meet the responsibility of a democratic society—the obligation of equal justice.”

Had these upstanders not take any action, it may have taken the government even longer to realize what they did was wrong. The government was treating the Japanese just like how the Nazi’s treated the Jews. I am happy that the government wrote an apology and payed $20,000 to the victims. These upstanders did a lot of work to make the US realize their cruel actions.

Internees were sent to an assembly center before being sent to one of ten internment camps. Family members were broken up and sent away to different camps. Additionally, those 17 years or older had to take a loyalty test and were asked two questions. The test questioned if they were willing to serve or volunteer for the army and if they remained loyal to the US and not work for Japan. Conditions were harsh in the internment camps. There was poor medical equipment, internees had to stay in fenced areas and deal with extreme temperatures depending on location. People had to wait in lines to get food, use the restroom, vaccinations, etc. Some passed away in the camps due to those factors in addition to the emotional stress they were facing. Many people resisted by simply refusing to follow orders but unfortunately, the guards would shoot those who resisted.

Veterans of the 442nd were denied service, even while in uniform.

Your ignorance goes deeper and deeper with every post. Many Japanese Americans were denied citizenship, their constitutional rights taken away, then thrown in prisons without being charged with any crime.

Dead is dead no matter what is used to kill. Is that a difficult concept for you?
When do you think the number of Palesitnian children killed by bombs and bullets will equalize gas extermination?

Do you really believe nakedness is equivalent to killing all those innocent Palestinian children? Do you know the difference between shame and dead?
Most would opt shame over dead. Trust me on this one!

In several cultures, nakedness is not even shameful. Forced nakedness is less shameful.

Standard tactics, change the subject, talk about anything but what's happening in Gaza. Let's not allow ourselves to be diverted.

Your ignorance is endless! It shows that your bigotry knows no bounds.
The Japanese Americans who volunteered in the military service of the US during WWII were the most decorated battalion of any war the US has been involved in. They received seven presidential citations. And 21 of its members received the Medal of Honor.

No, a concerned human who believes all peoples should have freedom and equal rights. It's really a simple concept, once you understand its meaning.

No, a concerned human who believes all peoples should have freedom and equal rights. It's really a simple concept, once you understand its meaning.