Will the Israeli government be investigated for war crimes?

That's an unpleasant new word for my vocabulary.

This

“Domicide” is the word for the purposeful destruction of homes, and there is another for the deliberate destruction of cities: urbicide. The term, which, unlike genocide, has not been codified as a crime in international law, gained traction after the Bosnian conflict of 1992–95, in particular following the sieges of Mostar and Sarajevo.
Targeting cities ensures people have nowhere to return to. “It’s about clearing spaces of those you think are different. And it’s about consolidating your control of those spaces,” says Martin Coward, a professor at Queen Mary, University of London, and author of the 2009 book Urbicide: the Politics of Urban Destruction.”

Gaza is a special case because it is such a concentrated area, meaning the damage has been great. And its people have not been able to leave.
In academia, “There is a debate about the relationship between deliberate destruction of cities and genocide,” says Coward. “I think they are distinct, but they go hand in hand.” (A government minister’s celebration of Gaza being “flattened” was cited by South Africa as evidence in its International Court of Justice case.)

A truly horrible story about the IDF using civilians to explore dangerous tunnels

Brutality and arson by settlers

Two more dreadful headlines about Israel ,Gaza and the West Bank

Whitewavemark2

1500 buildings in Gaza have been blown up - just since the ceasefire.

Ethnic cleansing continues apace.

Of course it does. And nothing is said about it because Israel got their hostages back so as far as Israel and the US is concerned that’s a job done and to hell with Gaza.

1500 buildings in Gaza have been blown up - just since the ceasefire.

Ethnic cleansing continues apace.

I just wonder. At the last election it was revealed many US citizens are unaware that Israel gets more funding than all other countries combined. If more of them became aware of this I am pretty sure they would robustly protest that this money is better spent on domestic issues.

Yep....now I've been finding out rather more about the whole situation and it does look like "the buck stops with America". Given the huge financial problems America is currently having = I wonder if we can hope that America will have to "draw its horns in" and stop stirring it like that (though - given that it's Trumps son-in-law that has his own greedy little eyes on profit for himself personally from their plans for Gaza = let's keep fingers crossed that I'm not hoping in vain).

It's incredible to think that a few peoples personal greed (eg that son-in-law) can negatively impact on so many others.

And it is this hall pass that allows Israel to put two fingers up to the rest of the international community. Nothing will change whilst the US funds Israeli killing sprees.

AGAA4

I have just watched the programme on the IDF. It's good to know that some have a conscience and know what they are told to do is wrong.

Those who have constantly supported the IDF and said they don't kill civilians need to watch this.

Won't change their minds. They won't believe it's genuine. Israel has developed an incredibly convincing propoganda machine over the years.
As happens when you have a "hall pass" from the USA for far too long.

Maremia

First reading of a Bill in their Parliament to allow the death penalty for 'terrorism'.

Well, yes, I mean they have given the death penalty to the whole of Gaza, why enshrine this in law when they have so little regard for laws of any kind.

First reading of a Bill in their Parliament to allow the death penalty for 'terrorism'.

I think Israel will just get away with genocide, its who you know what matters.

I have just watched the programme on the IDF. It's good to know that some have a conscience and know what they are told to do is wrong.

Those who have constantly supported the IDF and said they don't kill civilians need to watch this.

It will be the tip of the iceberg WW, but it’s a start and I agree history will not be kind to Israel.

Frankly I suspect that what you saw in that programme is only the tip of the iceberg.

There are horrendous footage of what is taking place in Israel and West Bank by the Israelis against the palestinians.

History will not be kind to Israel.

I missed that but will see if it's on itvx. Thanks Maremia.

I stayed up late to see this programme and salute the courage of those Israeli soldiers with a conscience, talking so openly about the unnecessary violence meted out to innocent Palestinians, by them and their fellows.
Much of this was recorded on their phones, despite Israeli government forbidding this. Easy to see why they would not want this to be widely shared.
I have said before that these young soldiers will almost certainly suffer the cost of this behaviour in future.

This programme is not on the BBC.
It is on ITV.

Maremia

Think it's on at 10.45 tonight. Might be a difficult watch.

Will try to watch it.
Thanks

Think it's on at 10.45 tonight. Might be a difficult watch.

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On ITV

'Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War'