Both Israel and the Palestinians are under a duty to negotiate a solution under international law, but neither is giving peace a chance.
, which killed so many children. Whether it came from an incompetently fired Hamas rocket or a malign Israeli attack is not of immediate concern because it was indubitably a crime against humanity in a war that will continue to kill children unless and until there is a ceasefire.
Moreover, making total war on the citizens of Gaza has the effect of multiplying support for Hamas and increasing hostility to Israel internationally, as evidenced by the crowds at protests inover the weekend, and the increasing criticism by international politicians who were initially inclined to denounce only the Palestinian side.
Of course, Israel has the right to defend itself against the obscene attacks on civilians that started this phase of the war over Gaza which has proved intractable ever since it was captured by Israel in 1967. Indeed, under the Geneva Conventions, Israel has a duty to hunt down the perpetrators of these sadistic war crimes so as to free their hostages and put them on trial.
With the Security Council unfit for purpose, it devolves upon powerful allies of combatants to persuade or pressure them to abide by international humanitarian law, which applies to armed conflict.The name itself is something of a bad joke since no war is “humanitarian”, and the only way to stop civilian casualties is to stop the war by a ceasefire or some form of armistice.
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