| For British journalist , Israel crafted the concept of indirect responsibility so as to make its involvement and responsibility seem smaller | The Israeli advance over West Beirut in the wake of the PLO withdrawal, which enabled the Phalangist raid, was considered a violation of the ceasefire agreement between the various forces |
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| Robert Maroun Hatem, Elie Hobeika's bodyguard, stated in his book From Israel to Damascus that Hobeika ordered the massacre of civilians in defiance of Israeli instructions to behave like a "dignified" army | Draper then warned them: Sure, the I |
A deputy tank commander some 180 metres 200 yd away, Lieutenant Grabowski, saw two Phalangistists beating two young men, who were then taken back into the camp, after which shots rang out, and the soldiers left.
17| Hassan, Maher 24 January 2010 | In the afternoon, before 16:00, Lieutenant Grabowski had one of his men ask a Phalangist why they were killing civilians, and was told that pregnant women will give birth to children who will grow up to be terrorists |
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| Two days later the Israeli Premier met Gemayel in and strongly urged him to sign a peace treaty with Israel | Prior to his assassination, Elie Hobeika had stated "I am very interested that the [Belgian] trial starts because my innocence is a core issue |
Yaron then had a five-minute conversation, in English, with Hobeika.