Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Guy Poran urges international community to demand Israeli govt end settler violence in West Bank

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Guy Poran, former Israeli Air Force Pilot, human rights activist and volunteer for Israeli peace activist group Mistaclim. According to Poran, the situation in the West Bank has entered a dangerous phase, following wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. He says the Israeli army is encouraging the escalating attacks by Israeli settlers, both passively and actively. To foster meaningful change, Poran is calling on the international community "to raise hell" and demand the Israeli government end the violence.

 

Greater Israel: is Lebanon the first destination?

For more than a million people in Lebanon now sleeping in cars, shelters, refugee camps and the streets, their homes bombed to rubble, the difference between words may feel immaterial.

But under international law, the difference is monumental.

Under the Geneva Convention armies are obliged to give advance warning of attacks that may affect civilian populations. But they are strictly prohibited from forcibly displacing civilians– unless it is for their own security. Even in this case, they must ensure there is satisfactory shelter, and allow civilians to return as soon as possible.

In other words, an evacuation is a legal requirement– but forced displacement is a war crime.