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Tag Archives: war crimes
April Fools
Today, 1st April, is April Fools day when people love to play pranks and jokes on each other. The Middle East is certainly celebrating in earnest, with Israel and the West being the butt of the jokes. Today the Palestinians … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, International relations, Mideast news
Tagged ICC, Iran, Israel, Lausanne, nuclear deal, nuclear talks, P5+1, PA, Palestinians, settlements, war crimes
11 Comments
William Schabas resigns from UN’s anti-Israel Gaza inquiry
Finally! Some great news from the UN – William Schabas, the head of the kangaroo court known as the Schabas Commission, the commission of inquiry established by the Human Rights Wrongs Council to investigate Israel’s war crimes in Gaza during … Continue reading
The Legal Israeli Settlements
Originally posted on FirstOneThrough:
Many people have argued that it is illegal for Israelis to live beyond the 1949 Armistice Lines (east of the Green Line, EGL/Judea and Samaria/West Bank). The question of “legitimacy” (not legality) has been repeated often by…
Posted in Israel news, Lawfare and Delegitimization, Mideast news
Tagged Geneva Convention, ICC, Israel, Judea and Samaria, Palestinians, settlements, war crimes, West Bank
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The UN – the source of the legal pogrom against Israel
As we look about the Middle East in horror at the barbarity committed by Islamists of all stripes, we can but gape in astonishment at the focus of the UN on Israel’s alleged war crimes – which, even if they … Continue reading
Those Gaza casualty figures and Hamas’ use and abuse of civilian human shields
Regular readers of this blog will be well-used to reports of Hamas using human shields in order to cause maximum Palestinian physical casualties and maximum damage to Israel’s reputation. Here are several links which help to illustrate this war crime … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, Terrorism
Tagged civilians, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, human shields, IDF, Israel, rockets, war crimes
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The disproportionate focus on Israel’s proportionality
One of the favourite weapons of Israel’s opponents (when they aren’t using rockets, missiles and bombs) is to accuse it in the court of public opinion of using “disproportionate force” in its response to the attacks on it. Besides the … Continue reading