September 22
publication of the report UN Fact-Finding on the conflict in Gaza is an important step, provided that it is followed. It is important first for the international public safety: during the two decades of dominance of neo-conservatives in the U.S., we have witnessed the joint efforts of the White House and Israel to undermine the norms of international law. We can remember the stupid comment of George W. Bush: he, in the framework of the global war on terrorism, said it was essential to undo the restrictions imposed by the Convention to combatants Ginevra.E Israel in the early '70s decided that the Fourth Geneva Convention was not applicable in the Occupied Territories. The report, and before This advisory opinion of International Court on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, reminds the world that the lessons of the Nazi era has not been forgotten and that the world is a jungle dominated by strength, but a civilized community that strives to act according to international laws that protect fundamental rights of human beings. And for those who argue, correctly, that these international standards are violated daily by the majority of countries around the world, we must respond that it is better that there are rules and laws that protect the weak, even though they are generally respected, that living in a society without laws allowing the stronger to do what Israeli leaders vuole.Le responses were predictable: "biased report" one-sided approach ", and" we have always known that Goldstone is anti-Semitic. ... or a self-hating Jew. "At the head of this campaign is, and could not be otherwise, Ehud Barak, who said, "This relationship not only rewards terrorism, but even encourages it." Barak added that the Minister of Defense will provide legal advice to those officers against whom proceedings were initiated legali.In according to the rules of international law assumes that the report's findings will now be discussed in the Council for Human Rights and then the Board Security, which could then transfer to the Hague International Court or a special international court, so that those suspected of having committed war crimes can be prosecuted if found guilty and sentenced to be behind bars for many years. Anyway, that same international law provides privileges to the great powers, namely the power of Israeli diplomacy veto.La immediately focus its efforts in convincing some of these powers to veto and Israel off the hook. And most will Bianca.Così pressure on house came the real test for Barack Obama: no declaration on "peace within two years" and "the right of Palestinians to a state," but when a deal with concrete policies that contradict the values \u200b\u200bthat he supports and with clear calls to refer the matter to the streets legali.Barack decide whether the system of international law will be allowed to do what is expected of them. To my regret, I bet that he will stand with Israel, namely, that the United States will use the power of veto in the Security Council Unite.Comunque Nations, the American veto will not end the story: many countries around the world have adopted laws allow them to judge those accused of war crimes against humanity.'s up to us, men and women in Israel and abroad, fearing for the safety of international public and international law, the task to join forces to bring these war criminals to the dilemma: to risk being prosecuted if they are found in countries where the law permits it, or remain closed Israel, abandoning the idea of \u200b\u200btourism in Spain or a sabbatical in United Unito.Come happened to the former commander of the Israeli Air Force who was forced to stay inside the plane to London when she learned of the order of detention awaiting him if he set foot in the United Bretagna.La creation "Observatory on Israeli war crimes" may be one of the contributions of civil society to act on the report of the 'United Nations, in addition to the collection of relevant materials and testimony Israel's military actions in Gaza, and for monitoring the movements of those suspected of war crimes.
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