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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwo hospitals in Gaza are under attack
Nearly 100 Palestinians were slaughtered today
Is it genocide yet? Are these war crimes yet?
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enid602
(8,762 posts)Im quite sure the good Israelis will be protesting these atrocities en masse in the streets of Tel Aviv. Yeah, any moment now . . .
sarisataka
(19,503 posts)NickB79
(19,355 posts)And firing rockets from them, in violation of rules of war?
Just like Nelson Mandela?
H2O Man
(74,011 posts)It's terrible. All good people should know that this is evil. Yet some will try to justify it. They have lost their humanity.
AloeVera
(1,286 posts)Just what you said.
Thank you.
malaise
(270,809 posts)I want no part of them
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(434 posts)In one the more compelling arguments made by Goldberg, the Israeli professor states that the common denominator in most genocides is the perpetrators claim that the genocidal acts are motivated by self-defence. Historically, self-defence is not incompatible with genocide, but is usually one of its main causes, if not the main one, said Goldberg
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240430-yes-it-is-genocide-in-gaza-says-israeli-professor-of-holocaust-studies/
ForgedCrank
(1,829 posts)secondary explosions were there when they hit it?
Passages
(434 posts)J STREET CALLS EUROPEAN RECOGNITION OF PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD IMPORTANT STEP TO LONG-TERM CONFLICT RESOLUTION; URGES US LEADERSHIP
Todays recognition of the State of Palestine by three European nations Norway, Spain and Ireland is an important step on the road to meaningful conflict resolution. The successful development of a peaceful, secure and prosperous Palestinian state next to Israel is the surest route to promoting Israels own long-term security and its acceptance and recognition regionally and globally.
https://jstreet.org/press-releases/j-street-calls-european-recognition-of-palestinian-statehood-important-step-to-long-term-conflict-resolution-urges-us-leadership/
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(434 posts)J Street@jstreetdotorg
We urge Congressional leaders not to look to score political points by attacking the Court and its legitimate place in the international legal order. Calls to penalize or intimidate ICC officials do not serve U.S. interests in a stable world order rooted in the rule of law.
Financial Times@FT
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May 21
Biden administration signals it will support bipartisan push to sanction ICC https://on.ft.com/3ywPydl
Link to tweet