Israel is commiting war crimes

Prominent lawyers in the UK have stated that Israel's actions in Gaza are war crimes, and not self-defence. I hope that people in postion of power in North America will catch on with this mass murder carried out by the Israeli Government.

Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence - it’s a war crime
January 11, 2009
Sunday Times

ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an act of "self-defence" as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention.

The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas deplorable as they are, do not, in terms of scale and effect amount to an armed attack entitling Israel to rely on self-defence. Under international law self-defence is an act of last resort and is subject to the customary rules of proportionality and necessity.

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