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Letter regarding Israel's attack on Gaza and international law
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR169.htm
Date Written: 19/01/2009
Year Published: 2009
Resource Type: Article
Israel's attack on Gaza constitutes a war crime in that it is disproportionate to the threat posed and violates international humanitarian law on at least grounds: Collective punishment, Targeting Civilians, Disproportionate military response.
Abstract: Dear Prime Minister Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister Cannon:
We the undersigned academics and educators express our condemnation of Israel's attack on Gaza. With over 600 dead, including 100 children, we call on the Canadian government to demand an immediate cessation of Israeli hostilities. As per the position of UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestine, Richard Falk, the attack constitutes a war crime in that it is completely disproportionate to the threat posed, and violates i...
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