The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times July 2014 | Page 4

United States of America Supplying Israel Illegal Weapons

While the debate rages as to whether
Israel bombing homes and hospitals
is legal, another legally questionable
event is occurring during Operation
Protective Edge. According to doctors
in Gaza, Israel is using an
experimental weapon named Dense
Inert Metal Explosives (DIME) on the
population of Gaza. A weapon that
could have negative health effects
beyond the death and destruction it is
causing now.
The DIME weapons Israel is using
are claimed to be made with tungsten
which can cause cancer at certain
doses. Whether the doses the
Palestinians in Gaza are receiving are
sufficient enough is unknown. What
is known is that Israel is using the
Palestinians in Gaza as human test
subjects to further their arms
industry research.
Addressing reporters at a press
conference on Sunday, Youssef Abul
Resh, undersecretary of the health

ministry in Gaza, said, “Medical
teams have registered injuries
consistent with those caused by
DIME [dense inert metal explosives]
and other banned weapons.”
He added, “Israel has mercilessly
targeted Palestinian civilians, leaving
many of them with life-threatening
injuries and future handicaps.”
Clearly Israel will dispute the charge
of targeting civilians, but what about
the use of DIME and banned
weapons?
Currently DIME weapons are not
banned, though given that the US
mindlessly vetoes any resolution
against Israel at the UN it matters
little. In theory, DIME weapons are
supposed to minimize collateral
damage by limiting the blast radius,
but the continual wide-ranging
bombardment currently happening in
Gaza makes that aspect of the
weapons moot.