The radical group, Gush Shalom, sent letters to 15 senior officers advising them that imposing collective punishments or making hostages of civilians violated the Geneva Convention. It said the officers had been identified by their own statements to the media.
Sharon was reportedly enraged by the letters and spent much of a Cabinet meeting on Sunday discussing it.
The attorney general was ordered to see if there were legal grounds for taking action against Gush Shalom. Its letters warn officers that evidence ”has been compiled and put in a file … which is likely to be submitted as evidence in an Israeli court or to an international war crimes tribunal”.
The peace group has also organised petitions in which reservists pledge not to serve in the West Bank or Gaza. — Â