Middle East Conflict

[Luddite_Blue]

Long and informative interview with Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu on the ICJ ruling on Israel’s occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank:

‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’

Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel's military regime, and the lessons of turning international law into action.

www.972mag.com

 

[Luddite_Blue]

Below article says:

"Out of nearly 600 incidents in Gaza from the past 10 years that raised suspicions of law violations and whose outcomes are known, only three investigations — one per military offensive — resulted in indictments."

and that there "is an inherent conflict of interest within the law enforcement system. The Attorney General and the Military Advocate General, tasked with investigating and prosecuting suspected breaches of international law, also serve as legal advisors for approving Israel’s lethal policies in Gaza."

How Israel plans to whitewash its war crimes in Gaza

The Israeli army uses the veneer of internal accountability to fend off external criticism. But its record reveals how few perpetrators are punished.

www.972mag.com

 

[Luddite_Blue]

Labour Friends of Apartheid are not happy Starmer follows international law.

The General Staff Whitewashing Mechanism - The Israeli law enforcement system and breaches of international law and war crimes in Gaza - Yesh Din

Israel’s war in Gaza has led to unprecedented civilian casualties and destruction and is considered one of the most devastating military offensives in the world in the 21st century. Israeli decision makers inside the government and the military, who are directly responsible for Israel’s use of...

www.yesh-din.org

Yesh Din’s analysis of the Israeli law enforcement system’s work, and in particular that of the General Staff Mechanism for Fact-Finding Assessments shows that Israel responds to suspicions of war crimes in this way:

Refrains from investigating high-ranking decision makers and policy makers The top ranks in government, military and Office of the Attorney General, who are responsible for setting Israel’s use of force policy, are not subject to any review by the law enforcement system'

This appears to contradict the Labour Friends of Israel statement that "Israel's courts have previously tried and jailed the country's most senior leaders. They are already investigating allegations of serious misconduct relating to the war. It is right that these are investigated and that there is no reason to believe that Israel could not or would not investigate in this case"

 

[TinFoilHat]

I wonder if Starmer's family are influencing his stance?

 

[remember arthur mann]

I wonder if Starmer's family are influencing his stance?

Possibly.

 

[Postman Pep]

I wonder if Starmer's family are influencing his stance?

Political expediency..... otherwise known as seeing which way the wind is blowing.

 

[Bigga]

Political expediency..... otherwise known as seeing which way the wind is blowing.

Actually, it's his one creative skillset!

I can't knock how often he goes to that well if the MSM don't call him out on it. So why the fuck not...?!

 

[Vic]

Any take on the attack on Majdal Shams? It's a Druze village in Israeli-occupied territory. (Israel's occupying the Golan Heights made sense in 1967 to prevent artillery attacks on Israel). The inhabitants don't want to be Israeli. So the questions are (1) why would Hezbollah attack a Druze village and (2) why would Israel treat it as an excuse for retaliation?

(I first assumed when the news broke that it was another Israeli settlement on occupied territory.)

 

[BayernMan]

 

[bluethrunthru]

as more and more countries condemn Israel and Netanyahu looks to open fights on several fronts to save his own arse if it gets bad for Israel they may turn around and find their backs are not as covered as they hoped