.omplaint to Waldheim Charges
Syrians With Murder of POWs
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charges were not sent to the
UN chief executive because
of their "abhorrent nature."
According to the Israeli
envoy, "After the Syrian
forces that had penetrated
the region of the Golan
Heights had been driven
back, Israel Defense Forces
discovered proof that 28 Is-
raeli soldiers, who had been
taken prisoner by the Sy-
rians, had been murdered in
cold blood after their cap-
ture by the soldiers of the
rian army."
he Israeli diplomat pro-
vided the particulars of the
localities and of the number
of murdered Israeli POWs
found in them: the bodies of
11 Israeli soldiers were found
at the Hushneyah crossroads,
seven bodies were found at
Hushneyah village; three
bodies were found at Tel
Faris; and at least seven
Israeli POWs were murdered
by the Syrians at the Israel
Defense Forces strongpoint
on Mount Hermon.
"In light of the condition
in which the bodies were
found, it is clear that the Is-
raeli soldiers were murdered
systematically and in cold
blood after they had been
taken prisoner," Tekoah
stated in his report. "They
were blindfolded, their hands
were bound, and in certain
cases their legs also."
Tekoah specified the find-
ings as follows:
-
mony of Syrian officers and men
who were taken prisoner by the
Israeli Defense Forces, the last
5 of the 31 Israeli soldiers to
emerge from the strongpoint
when the garrison gave itself up
were shot dead while their hands
were raised and they were un-
armed. The testimony in question
affirms that the 5 Israeli prison-
ers who were shot were mur-
dered on the specific orders of
the officer commanding the Syr-
ian battalion on the spot. Two
other Israeli soldiers were mur-
dered as the line of prisoners
marched toward the neighbor-
ing Syrian strongpoint. Accord.
ing to the evidence of the Syrian
prisoners, orders were given to
the Syrian escort to kill every
Israeli prisoner who lagged be-
hind. Two of the prisoners had
difficulty in walking because
they were wounded, and they
were accordingly shot dead by
the Syrian soldiers.
Five photographs are attached
which show with horrifying clar-
ity what was seen by the Israeli
soldiers who found the bodies of
the murdered prisoners of war.
It is possible to distinguish
plainly that the prisoners were
concentrated in a single group
and then were shot dead at
point-blank range. It can also be
seen that all of them had been
blindfolded with bits of clothing
and rags, and that the hands of
every one of them had been
bound behind his back.
Tekoah stated: "The fact
that four separate groups of
bodies of Israeli prisoners
of war were fotind in differ-
ent places leads to the con-
clusion that in this war meth-
odical murder was perpe-
trated in accordance with
plans and orders emanating
from a high central author-
ity. The murder of prisoners
of war constitutes a violation
of Article 13 of the Geneva
Convention relative to the
treatment of prisoners of
war. Under Article 13, the
deliberate murder of a pris-
oner of war is a grave viola-
tion of the Convention. Need-
less to say, the murder of
prisoners of war constitutes
the most serious imaginable
infringement of the whole
basis of the Convention and
of the principles of humanity
accepted among civilized peo-
ples."
The Israeli envoy added:
"So as not to cause additional
anguish to the families of the
murdered men, the govern.
ment of Israel has refrained
until now from bringing these
dreadful facts, in all their
tragic detail, to the knowl-
edge of the general public.
Since, however, the story has
been widely reported in the
press, the government of Is-
rael regards it as its bounden
duty to bring the shocking
findings which have come to
light to the knowledge of the
International Committee of
the Red Cross. The govern.
ment of Syria bears unequiv-
ocal responsibility for these
methodical crimes.
"The government of Israel
calls upon the International
Committee of the Red Cross
to take, at once, the neces-
sary steps to condemn the
bar bar i c and disgusting
crimes that have been de-
scribed, and to ensure that
proper and full protection he
extended to Israeli prisoners
of war," Tekoah stated. "It
demands that every means
be taken immediately to
guarantee the health, wel-
fare and honor of the Israeli
prisoners of war held captive
in Syria."
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this region and not lift up
sword against one another,
Let this cease fire be the
beginning of a lasting peace.
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HUSHNEYAH CROSSROADS:—
The bodies were found in a wadi
concealed methodically but not
completely by stones and shrubs.
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bound behind their backs with
laces taken from their own boots,
were blindfolded
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Without people, Glassman Olds would be
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with rags or bits of clothing.
. just another vacant k)t.. And we'd be watching
Some of the bodies were found
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Arabs. Without peace, mu-
the prisoners were shot at '.ery
Which is why we try:to treat our
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riddled by a number of bullets.
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Considering that some of the writers, who create from the blood is spilt and all efforts
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People come first at Glassman Olds.
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HUSHNEYAH VILLAGE: The an untenable notion. Eretz the peoples are neglected,
murdered Israeli POWs were Israel is the cradle of the the work of upbuildtng and
no Glassimul Olds.
found all together in a field near-
the village, their hands bound, Infancy and the focus of cre- creativeness is interrupted
their eyes blindfolded. Of the ativeness of the Jewish j and the moral image is dis-
seven bodies, only three could be
identified by name. Five of the neople which at no time since torted.
bodies were found with their up- its inception down to the
Let us initiate a direct and
per parts bare. Two other bodies
were discovered dressed only in present day had severed its sincere dialogue accompanied
undershirts. All the bodies were physical and spiritual ties by a frank exchange of views
found, as said, together in one
spot. Besides the bodies were with this country. The state and an effort to understand
found shirts of the murdered of Israel is the fruit of the one another.
men. On examination, it was
seen that the shirts were intact efforts of long generations to
Let us do everything ,with-
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ty cartridges were found only a
meter away from the bodies. One cal homeland while main-
of the murdered men was found taining a peaceful coexist-
with his legs bound.
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TEL FARIS: Here the bodies
were found in a ditch, hands of within its boundaries.
all three of the murdered men
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