Monday, August 4, 2014

2014-08-04 ISRAEL: The killing of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin and the "Hannibal protocol"


Hannibal
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OccupyTLV, August 4 - regarding the killing of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin and the 'Hannibal protocol', Haaretz daily published this morning the article, linked below. [1] It should be considered vague and ambiguous.
In comparison, one could read the Wikipedia item, which should be considered edited by IDF, the i24News report, and Richard Silverstein on the same subject. [2-4]
Of particular interest is the claim that reporting on this subject was the reason for the IDF censorship of a NYT reporter in Israel last week. [4] The incident was reported, but without details, what was the subject of the censorship.
There is no doubt that the issue of 'Hannibal protocol' is a sensitive issue in Israel today. However, it is difficult to figure out what are the rules of conduct that the Israeli governmet is trying to enforce in this matter. It appears that it is permitted to talk about the subject, including on radio and TV, but it should not be detailed in writing in Israel, unless in English... 
Sounds confusing...
One thing is clear: With the passage of time, the Hannibal protocol is going to be one of the main issues that would be permanently linked to the current round of violence in Gaza.
LINKS
[1] 2014-08-04 Dozens of innocents killed in IDF's 'Hannibal' protocol_Haaretz
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.608715
[2] Hannibal Directive_Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Directive
[3] 2014-08-04 Israeli army employed 'Hannibal Protocol' to prevent officer's abduction_i24News
http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/39129-140804-israeli-army-employed-hannibal-protocol-to-prevent-officer-s-abduction
[4] 2014-08-02 IDF Censor Tells NY Times It Must Censor Future Reports on Killing of Lt. Hadar Goldin_ RICHARD SILVERSTEIN
http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2014/08/02/idf-censor-tells-ny-times-it-cannot-report-it-killed-2nd-lt-hadar-goldin/
[5] 2011-10-31 IDF Discusses ‘Hannibal Protocol,’ Designed To Prevent Soldier Abduction
http://matzav.com/idf-discusses-hannibal-protocol-designed-to-prevent-soldier-abduction
[6] 2014-08-01 Report: IDF implemented Hannibal Protocol right after kidnapping
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.co.il/2014/08/report-idf-implemented-hannibal-protocol.html
[7] 2014-08-01 Hadar Goldin and 'Hannibal Directive': Israel's Nightmare Dilemma to Stop Soldier Becoming Hamas Pawn
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hadar-goldin-hannibal-directive-israels-nightmare-dilemma-stop-soldier-becoming-hamas-1459367

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