Eve is here. As your humble blogger pointed out, it is still important to oppose the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza whenever possible, even if it now seems like a failed cause. The Biden administration is clearly perturbed, trying to play both sides, and shouting loudly about how it continues to express disapproval of Israeli leadership without meaningfully restricting the flow of arms. Even the regime’s claim that it was halting arms shipments unless Israel attacked Rafah was entirely fake. The weapon in question was a super-heavy bomb, and it seems that all the US did was to reprimand rather than withhold it.
#we president @joe biden Despite the threats, they did not stop supplying only two types of bombs.usa supply #Israel They shipped 350 weapons and remain full partners in the genocide against the Palestinian people.https://t.co/fkid134en0
— Elijah J. Magnia🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai) May 13, 2024
That said, it is possible that global opposition influenced Operation Rafah. Israel’s objectives were not entirely clear, but early stories suggested that it intended to invade Egypt and secure the so-called Philadelphia Corridor, from which it would funnel Gazans to Egypt. Egypt said it would be an act of war (Stalin famously asked the Pope: How many divisions do they have?). However, despite continuing its attack on Rafah, Israel may not have conceded as much, though it withdrew from its most ambitious plans. But that’s not much consolation. Instead, Israel appears to be pursuing a well-established strategy of forcing Palestinians to move from one area of perceived safety to another, then killing them during the journey or upon arrival. And the possibility of a reduction in the Rafah plan means that Biden’s red line, which Israel has reluctantly agreed to honor, would be acceptable to continue on its current bloody course rather than drawing Egypt into the fray and escalating the conflict. It may simply mean that you can.
By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams staff writer. It was first published in common dreams
The University Human Rights Network report also emphasized that other countries have a legal obligation to “refrain from legitimizing Israel’s violations or from taking any action that might amount to complicity.”
The University Human Rights Network released a 105-page document on Wednesday, which it sent to the United Nations office. report this thing called “The most thorough legal analysis yet found”Israel “They are committing genocide against Palestinians.” Gaza strip.
The network partnered with the International Human Rights Clinic at Boston University School of Law, the International Human Rights Clinic at Cornell University School of Law, the Human Rights Center at the University of Pretoria, and the Lowenstein Human Rights Project at Yale Law School for the analysis. , based on “a variety of reliable sources” and the history of the area.
“Having considered the facts established by independent human rights monitors, journalists, and United Nations agencies, we conclude that Israel’s actions in and with respect to Gaza after October 7, 2023 violate the Genocide Convention.” the report states. “Israel has committed acts of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, a protected group that constitutes the majority of Palestinians, by killing them, inflicting serious harm on them, and inflicting them with living conditions calculated to cause physical destruction.” Ta.”
As of May 1, Israeli attacks had killed “more than 5% of Gaza’s population and killed or injured more than 2% of Gaza’s children,” the analysis said. In recent days, Israeli forces have stepped up attacks on Rafah, where more than a million people have been evacuated from other parts of the besieged enclave, and the death toll is rising. woke up According to Gaza health authorities, 35,233 people were injured, with an additional 79,141 Palestinians injured.
“Israeli military operations have destroyed up to 70% of homes in the Gaza Strip and destroyed civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, universities, United Nations facilities, and cultural and religious sites,” the document said, adding that “a staggering ” points out that there were several casualties. Forced movement. “Civilians in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger and poverty as Israel restricts and does not ensure adequate access to necessities such as food, water, medicine, and fuel. ing.”
The civilian casualties were devastating, with more children killed in the first four months than in any other conflict in the world in the past four years. Deadliest conflict ever recorded for journalists. The number of UN staff killed was “unprecedented”. . . history” (@antonioguterres).
— University Human Rights Network (@unitedforrights) May 15, 2024
“As evidenced in this report, Israel’s genocidal acts in Gaza are the result of statements by Israeli leaders, the nature of the state and its military actions towards and with respect to Palestinians in Gaza, and a direct relationship between motivated by necessary genocidal intent, as evidenced by both parties,” the publication continued, “of officials at all levels of the Israeli government, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” Comments are pointed out.
Israel has faced increasing allegations of genocide since it began retaliating for the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, including a South African-led attack pending at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This includes lawsuits. found In January, it announced that the country was “probably” committing genocide.
Reinforcing the ICJ’s conclusions, Wednesday’s report declared that “Israel’s violation of the international legal prohibition of genocide amounts to a serious violation of the peremptory norms of international law and must be stopped immediately.” are doing.
“These violations create an obligation for all other states not to recognize Israel’s violations as lawful or to take any action that might be complicit in these violations. And the Palestinians in Gaza “Take active steps to suppress, prevent and punish Israeli commissions that commit further acts of atrocities against the United States,” the document added.
The United States has provided billions of dollars in military aid and diplomatic support to Israel over the years, but that amount has been reduced since October 7, despite growing pressure on US President Joe Biden to cut off such aid. It increased rapidly. Democrats have stepped up their criticism of Israel’s attacks in recent weeks. Get angry Far-right leaders in both countries.
The new legal analysis was sent to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, and the Independent International Commission of Inquiry into the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. 20 human rights organizations came on the same day issued Joint statement.
Rights organizations (including: amnesty internationalMercy Corps and Oxfam called on world leaders to “act urgently to end and hold to account” Israel’s gross violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.
Both documents were released on Nakba Day, which commemorates the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948. There are also some experts and activists. fight The Nakba, which means disaster in Arabic, is still going on.