Prospect of Israel facing war crimes charges has moved closer after UN condemnation of Gaza aid restrictions

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The accusation by the UN and other humanitarians that Israel may be committing a war crime by deliberately starving Gaza’s population is likely to significantly increase the prospect of legal culpability for the country, including at the international court of justice.

Amid reports that the Israel Defense Forces are hiring dozens of lawyers to defend against anticipated cases and legal challenges, the charge that Israel has triggered a “man-made famine” by deliberately obstructing the entry of aid into Gaza is backed by an increasing body of evidence.

Already facing a complaint of genocide from South Africa at the ICJ, the UN’s top court – including an allegation that senior Israeli political officials have incited genocide in public statements – Israel is also the subject of a provisional emergency ruling by the court ordering it to admit life-saving aid to Gaza.

On Wednesday, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, underlined the growing sense of crisis as he warned that all of Gaza’s 2 million people were experiencing “severe levels of acute food insecurity” – the first time an entire population of Gaza has been so classified.

Unlike other issues related to Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas in Gaza, which has claimed more than 30,000 lives and displaced more than 85% of the population amid widespread destruction, the human-made famine occurring in the Palestinian territory appears more straightforward.

  • bleistift2@feddit.deEnglish
    321·
    7 months ago

    As a German I wish that our government’s lesson from the Nazi regime wasn’t “No more hate against Jews”, but rather “No more exterminations of minorities”. It’s sad how timid our politicians are in condemning Israels actions. “The war against Hamas” stopped being “Self-defence” when Israel cut of gas, water power and food supplies to the whole population—which was well before the armed invasion.

    • cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
      19·
      7 months ago

      Stop conflating Jews with Israel. I’m Jewish. Half of my family was murdered by nazis. I condemn entirely what Israel is doing. Fuck Israel.

      • madeinthebackseat@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 months ago

        Often difficult to do when the Israeli government intentionally conflates Jews with Israel. That’s on top of making Scientology looks like child’s play when it comes to handling dissent.

  • ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.world
    111·
    7 months ago

    How’s about we all abandon any support for Israel at this point. For those who had it, for those who never did. I think we can agree that they’re the baddies in this situation and everyone, everywhere should do whatever they can to end their desires for a complete and total takeover of the Palestinian state. In fact a “two state solution” should be fully accepted by Israel or they should be sanctioned and occupied until they understand that occupation isn’t okay and they should just give up

  • Yamainwitch@lemmy.world
    10·
    7 months ago

    This isn’t a “man-made famine” it’s literally an ethnic cleansing, the zionists want to wipe the Palestinians off the planet. The ones they don’t kill with their guns they want to starve to death. This is a colonist genocide, I am so tired of the media finding all these ridiculous descriptions. It’s a genocide. They need to be asking why the hell aren’t we stopping these monsters?

  • Thrillhouse@lemmy.world
    6·
    7 months ago

    I love how the media slow walks this so hard and gives Israel every damn chance to back off.

    CNN was interviewing a group of Israelis who want to colonize Palestine and I swear to god the host said “That sounds like ethnic cleansing” with a puzzled look on her face, waiting for some cogent response.

    If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck….