Over 21 months of conflict in Gaza have revealed a breakdown of international law, with Israel brazenly declaring policies that constitute war crimes. Israel's defense minister announced plans to forcibly relocate Palestinians to a camp in Rafah, akin to a concentration camp. Reports indicate widespread civilian casualties as people attempt to access basic necessities. The historical context stretches back to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, where Palestinians faced dispossession. Long-standing violations and the ongoing Israeli actions have led to widespread despair regarding the effectiveness of institutions to hold perpetrators accountable.
Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, has shared plans to forcibly move Palestinians into a camp in the ruins of Rafah, effectively a concentration camp where they cannot leave.
Michael Sfard, an Israeli human rights lawyer, stated that Katz laid out an operational plan for a crime against humanity, as hundreds are killed and thousands wounded while attempting to obtain food.
The seed of our dehumanisation was planted during the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 when Palestinians were violently deprived of their land and belongings, leading to the Nakba.
Decades of systematic degradation and dispossession of Palestinians by Israel foster a despair regarding the accountability of institutions to prevent the ongoing horrors in Gaza.
Collection
[
|
...
]