US EditionTwo leading Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
ISRAEL, JUL 29 – Israeli groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel report nearly 60,000 deaths and systematic destruction in Gaza, meeting United Nations genocide criteria amid ongoing conflict.
- Two prominent Israeli human rights groups, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza during nearly 22 months of conflict following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.
- These organizations supported their accusations with substantial evidence showing an intentional and organized effort to destroy Gaza's healthcare system and other critical infrastructure necessary for the population's survival, while Israel rejects genocide allegations and maintains that its military actions are acts of self-defense.
- B'Tselem's 79-page report detailed mass killings, widespread destruction, forced displacement, and senior Israeli officials' statements endorsing total destruction and displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as intentional policies.
- B'Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak expressed the profound distress of recognizing participation in a society engaged in genocide, while the UN’s highest judicial body found credible grounds to believe that Israel’s actions could be considered genocidal.
- These accusations heightened international pressure on Israel, led to calls for urgent action, and challenged both Israeli citizens and global leaders to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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So far, the Commission has been reluctant to take action against Israel because of the situation in Gaza, and now it has a clear assessment of human rights violations.
When Israelis Call It Out: Finding Genocide in Gaza
It’s been almost an article of faith among Israeli officials: the state they represent is incapable of genocide, their actions always spurred by the noblest, necessary motivations of self-defence against satanic enemies who wish genocide upon Jews. Over time, as Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov writes, “Ethical concerns and moral qualms were brushed aside as either marginal or distracting in the face of the ultimate cataclysm that is the genocide o…
“Our Genocide”: Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Destroying Palestinian Society in Gaza
For the first time, two leading Israeli human rights groups — B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel — have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. B’Tselem’s report, “Our Genocide,” says, “Israel is taking coordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip.” We speak with B’Tselem’s outreach director, Sarit Michaeli, in Tel Aviv, who says Israel’s actions in Gaza are “the textbook definition of geno
The two Israeli organizations, which issued a communiqué on Monday, 28 July, corroborating the genocidal accusations against the Israeli power, criticize the actions of their country in the occupied territory for several decades.
In a first, leading Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of Gaza genocide - West Hawaii Today
JERUSALEM — Two of the best-known Israeli human rights groups said Monday that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, adding fuel to a passionately fought international debate over whether the death and destruction there have crossed a moral red line.
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