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29 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 903 (1996)
Killing Egyptian Prisoners of War: Does the Phrase Lest We Forget Apply to Israeli War Criminals

handle is hein.journals/vantl29 and id is 915 raw text is: VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW VOLUME 29 NOVEMBER 1996 NUMBER 5 Killing Egyptian Prisoners of War: Does the Phrase Lest We Forget Apply to Israeli War Criminals? Scott R. Morris* ABSTRACT This Article offers an analysis of Israel's response, or lack thereof, to the 1995 admission by Israeli war hero General Ayre Biro that he participated In the slaughter of forty-nine unarmed Egyptian prisoners of war in 1956 during Israel's struggle for independence. While in the past Israel has actively pursued the prosecution of war criminals who committed atrocities against its own people under the battle cry lest we forget, the country has recently shown a strong reluctance to take action against General Biro for his execution of Egyptian prisoners of war. Specifically, Israel reasons that its statute of limitations for murder precludes the prosecution of General Biro in Israel. In this Article, the author argues that General Biro's actions as well as Israel's protective stance toward General Biro constitute violations of International law. Therefore, he asserts, Israel has three legal options: (1) turn over General Biro (voluntarily or through an extradition request) to a mutually agreeable nation *Major, U.S. Army; Professor, International and Operational Law Department, The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army; B.S. 1982 (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), J.D. 1985 (Temple University), M.B.A. 1986 (Temple University), LL.M. 1995 (The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army). The opinions and conclusions reflected in this article are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Judge Advocate General's Corps or any governmental agency.

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