wanted%20gen%20halutz_s.jpgEarlier this month, a government commission issued a scathing report that criticized his management of the war, in particular for misinforming Israel's political leadership about the military's capability. Luckily for Halutz, he was outside the country when the report was released, studying executive management at Harvard Business School. But even in that inner sanctum of Ivydom, the Lebanon war still haunts Halutz.

A group of students and staff organized War Criminals at Harvard to protest the arrival of Halutz and any other Israeli military officers who dare enroll at the university. The group, which according to news reports includes some Israelis and Jewish Americans, has begun a manhunt for Halutz, issuing a wanted poster that charged Halutz with ordering a bombing campaign that left over 1,000 Lebanese civilians dead.

While most Israelis probably don't agree that Halutz is a war criminal, the issue has left many wondering why the failed soldier is on a fancy Harvard program at taxpayers' expense. Perhaps Israel should give its generals management training BEFORE they go to war.

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The flyer posted by Harvard students says:

Wanted for Crimes of War: Gen. Dan Halutz Currently at large!

Dan Halutz ordered the indiscriminate bombing of Lebanon last summer, killing over 1,000 civilians. The jets he commanded bombed houses and hospitals, ambulances and airports, refineries and roads. The atrocities committed under his command were condemned worldwide as war crimes.

Halutz resigned as head of the Israeli military in January. Now he's hiding out and padding his resume in an executive education program at Harvard Business School.

If found, please contact The International Criminal Court.

Source: Time Middle East Blog


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