| Jeremy Bowen's piece this morning is particularly clear, I think. 10:04 - Jun 8 with 1060 views | NthQldITFC |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r1xl5wgnko
'If one side has suffered a brutal surprise attack that killed hundreds of civilians, as Israel did on 7 October 2023, it does not get an exemption from the law. The protection of civilians is a legal requirement in a battle plan.
That, at least, is the theory behind the Geneva Conventions. The latest version, the fourth, was formulated and adopted after World War Two to stop such slaughter and cruelty to civilians from ever happening again.'
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'It is clear that Israel wants it to be that way. A few days into the war I was part of a convoy of journalists escorted by the army into the border communities that Hamas had attacked, while rescue workers were recovering the bodies of Israelis from smoking ruins of their homes, and Israeli paratroopers were still clearing buildings with bursts of gunfire.
Israel wanted us to see what Hamas had done. The conclusion has to be that it does not want foreign reporters to see what it is doing in Gaza.'
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'In Europe there is also now a widely held belief, as in Israel, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war not to safeguard Israelis, but to preserve the ultra-nationalist coalition that keeps him in power.
As prime minister he can prevent a national inquiry into his role in security failures that gave Hamas its opportunity before 7 October and slow down his long-running trial on serious corruption charges that could land him in jail.'
Obviously nothing new that we or, more importantly, our supposedly humane and responsible governments haven't known for a year or more, of course.
I can't understand how the world is letting this happen. |  |
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| Jeremy Bowen's piece this morning is particularly clear, I think. on 10:37 - Jun 8 with 922 views | EddyJ |
I suppose the obvious question is: What can the world do?
1) Condem what is going on. The UK are already doing this. It's toothless, but recognises we don't agree with Israel's actions.
2) Trade sanctions. We've seen with Russia, that these are not particularly effective unless everyone does them. The US will not sanction Israel.
3) Military intervention. Israel is probably a nuclear power, with significant military capability. They are allied with the US. There is also a delicate balance of power in the Middle East and doing anything to destabilize that could be disasterous. [Post edited 8 Jun 10:38]
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| Jeremy Bowen's piece this morning is particularly clear, I think. on 13:28 - Jun 8 with 686 views | NthQldITFC |
| Jeremy Bowen's piece this morning is particularly clear, I think. on 10:37 - Jun 8 by EddyJ |
I suppose the obvious question is: What can the world do?
1) Condem what is going on. The UK are already doing this. It's toothless, but recognises we don't agree with Israel's actions.
2) Trade sanctions. We've seen with Russia, that these are not particularly effective unless everyone does them. The US will not sanction Israel.
3) Military intervention. Israel is probably a nuclear power, with significant military capability. They are allied with the US. There is also a delicate balance of power in the Middle East and doing anything to destabilize that could be disasterous. [Post edited 8 Jun 10:38]
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Concerted big trade sanctions, sporting sanctions, legal sanctions, personal travel bans and lots of very direct, unequivocal and audible condemnation, with no words minced. | |
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| Jeremy Bowen's piece this morning is particularly clear, I think. on 14:39 - Jun 8 with 557 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Jeremy Bowen's piece this morning is particularly clear, I think. on 13:28 - Jun 8 by NthQldITFC |
Concerted big trade sanctions, sporting sanctions, legal sanctions, personal travel bans and lots of very direct, unequivocal and audible condemnation, with no words minced. |
It might help to stop arming Israel too (presumably covered under trade sanctions, but I think it’s worth specifically calling out our government’s disgusting ramping up of military support to Israel. We are complicit). |  |
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