Israel Accused of War Crimes by Expert Panel
September 24th, 2010“International law is that law which the wicked do not obey and the righteous do not enforce.”
—Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat and politician
All of Israel’s atrocities are funded by the United States. So, sit back and watch as absolutely nothing results from this.
Via: Sydney Morning Herald:
A United Nations panel of human rights experts has accused Israel of war crimes through wilful killing, unnecessary brutality and torture in its ”clearly unlawful” assault on a ship attempting to break the blockade of Gaza in May, in which nine Turkish activists died.
The report by three experts appointed by the UN’s Human Rights Council described the seizure of MV Mavi Marmara, a Turkish vessel, by Israeli commandos as illegal under international law. Israel swiftly dismissed the accusations as ”politicised and extremist”.
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The report further condemned the treatment of the passengers and crew as brutal and disproportionate. It said that the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian enclave was illegal because of the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
”There is clear evidence to support prosecutions of the following crimes within the terms of article 147 of the fourth Geneva convention: wilful killing; torture or inhuman treatment; wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health,” the report said.
”A series of violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, were committed by the Israeli forces during the interception of the flotilla and during the detention of passengers in Israel prior to deportation.”
As disgusting as Israel’s atrocities towards the Palestinians are, I would like to know which nation-state has moral standing to criticize Israel. I would argue that they’re all blood-stained in one way or another. People who try to hold up a Switzerland (a nation founded by the latter-day version of Blackwater) just haven’t dug deep enough. It should certainly be obvious that the nations that sit on the UN Security council are among the worst offenders, and all the other countries are mere satellites to them.