Palestinians queue to receive a food ration outside a distribution center, west of Gaza City, Nov. 25, 2024. (Credit: Omar al-Qatta/AFP)
The latest report by the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has caused a stir. According to data collected by the human rights organization and published on Nov. 14, Israel’s actions in Gaza appear to “meet the definition of ethnic cleansing.” This conclusion is based notably on evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in the Palestinian coastal enclave, which have led to forced displacements of populations — acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under international law.Justified by Israeli command as necessary actions to dismantle Hamas, the forced displacements, which have been intensifying for over a year, have profoundly reshaped the enclave’s demographics. Read more After the ICC arrest warrant, Netanyahu faces internal embarrassment over ‘BibiLeaks’ ‘Erasing a population’Commonly used in everyday...
The latest report by the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has caused a stir. According to data collected by the human rights organization and published on Nov. 14, Israel’s actions in Gaza appear to “meet the definition of ethnic cleansing.” This conclusion is based notably on evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in the Palestinian coastal enclave, which have led to forced displacements of populations — acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under international law.Justified by Israeli command as necessary actions to dismantle Hamas, the forced displacements, which have been intensifying for over a year, have profoundly reshaped the enclave’s demographics. Read more After the ICC arrest warrant, Netanyahu faces internal embarrassment over ‘BibiLeaks’ ‘Erasing a population’Commonly used...