The UN has long legitimised Israel’s dehumanisation of Palestinians
Ramona Wadi- The collective punishment of Palestinians plays into the UN’s humanitarian agenda, which has been in place since the establishment of UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in December 1949.
Collective punishment is a war crime under international humanitarian law, as per Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. When Palestinians are punished in this way, the international community is cautious enough to avoid the subject and focus instead on Israel’s “security” narrative and purported “right to defend itself”. As an occupying power, it has no such right to claim self-defence against the people living under occupation.
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