A top U.N. court opens hearings on genocide charges against Israel
A top U.N. court opens hearings on genocide charges against Israel
The United Nations' top court opens hearings Thursday into South Africa's allegation that Israel's war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel strongly denies.
I'd say "about time", but no matter how compelling the evidence, any resolution will be vetoed by the US as usual 🤬
Imma go ahead and put this edit at the top.
Edit: the following legal explanation does not absolve Israel from other war crimes they have definitely committed such as collective punishment. It's just explaining why "genocide" is not an appropriate claim.
Edit over, original post follows.
The problem with the genocide claim is actually laid out by a lawyer in the article. I'm sure this comment will get removed because every time I try to explain this someone reports me.
Genocide is the intentional murdering of a race or ethnic group. Hamas is not an ethnic group, that's the intended target as long as Israel warns or attempts to move civilian populations away from bombing targets it's going to be really hard to prove they are intentionally killing those civilians. Israel has done those measures the entire conflict.
The civilian casualty number could be much higher and not matter to the definition of genocide. Because genocide requires intent, regardless of the number.
For a modern day example of genocide look at Sudan, where people are going door to door shooting members of an ethnic group. That's genocide. The intentional killing of an ethnic group.
Your analysis is flawed.
Full genocide definition: https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
It needs 2 elements. Mental and physical.
Israel destroyed all but 5 hospitals in the whole region that housed 2.3 million people;
They are performing a total blockade that cuts off water, food, electricity, gas (also known as siege);
1.9 million people are displaced from their home;
They are intentionally bombing refugee camps they themselves declared "safe zones";There is plenty of evidence, half of which is provided by Israel or IDF themselves, to prove the mental intent of genocide. They just feel untouchable with blind US support and their universal defense of Holocaust, which they use as both sword and shield.
Out of 5 physical acts that qualify as genocide, Israel checks 4 of them.
- Killing members of the group; ✔
- Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;✔
- Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;✔
- Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;✔
- Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.❌
as long as Israel warns or attempts to move civilian populations away from bombing targets it’s going to be really hard to prove they are intentionally killing those civilians. Israel has done those measures the entire conflict.
Nope. We've had tons of cases of them moving people to "safe areas" and then bombing them.
Hamas is not an ethnic group
True, but they're only PART of the target group. The target group is all Palestinians, over half of whom are innocent women and children.
Israel warns or attempts to move civilian populations away from bombing targets
They don't. In fact, they order civiliansTO bombing sites
Israel has done those measures the entire conflict.
No they haven't. Stop lying.
Because genocide requires intent
The reason you're getting so much push back on this, is because People rightly recognize the limitations inherent within the legal framework. On top of qualified immunity, and the disastrous effects money and privilege have on the outcome of the system, you get this. Where we all are seeing openly, plainly, that isreal is murdering innocent civilians. broad daylight, recorded with context, murder.
We finally get some good news about Someone holding them accountable, and then here comes someone saying "TECHNICALLY, they're not doing anything wrong."
I know you're not saying they aren't doing wrong, but that's what it feels like. just another rug pulling moment where beleaguered, war and disaster weary people see a glimmer of justice, and have it snatched away in the same breath. It's infuriating. It's insulting. And it's everyday.