Tag: Ethnic Cleansing

  • Ethnic cleansing in Masafer Yatta: a focus on Susiya

    Ethnic cleansing in Masafer Yatta: a focus on Susiya

    Susiya, Masafer Yatta   In 1986, Israeli Occupation Forces expropriated the land of the Palestinian village of Susiya and expelled the Palestinian residents under the pretext of archaeological remnants of a synagogue, and handed it over to the residents of the illegal Zionist settlement established 3 years previously (the settlement is named “Susya”).  In the remaining…

  • Occupation Forces Targeted Series of Strikes Kills 7 Aid Workers in Gaza

    Occupation Forces Targeted Series of Strikes Kills 7 Aid Workers in Gaza

    02 April 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | Deir al Balah, Gaza       Following the offloading of a desperately needed 100+ tons of humanitarian aid into a Deir al Balah aid storage warehouse, a seven-person, three-vehicle World Central Kitchen convoy was traveling a deconflicted coastal road when the first Israeli army targeted strike…

  • ICJ Day 2: Dismantling Israel’s Defense on Genocide Charge

    ICJ Day 2: Dismantling Israel’s Defense on Genocide Charge

    12 January 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | The Hague, Netherlands      One day after a chilling presentation by South Africa’s legal team, constructing a sweeping case against Israel for genocidal intent and acts amounting to genocide of the Palestinian population in Gaza, Israel took its place before the 15 judge panel to try…

  • “A Place of Death and Despair.”  South Africa Makes a Case for Genocide in the ICJ

    “A Place of Death and Despair.” South Africa Makes a Case for Genocide in the ICJ

    11 January 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | The Hague, Netherlands         It came through a series of damning statements.  A striking case for genocidal intent and acts tantamount to genocide by Israel against the totality of Gaza’s Palestinian population, was presented in a powerful, if gut wrenching, presentation by South Africa’s legal…

  • The Language of Genocide: Israel’s Extermination Rhetoric

    The Language of Genocide: Israel’s Extermination Rhetoric

     To whatever extent that rhetoric is a common tool of war, Israeli politicians and public figures have prolifically furnished the relentless and ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip with the language of genocide and ethnic cleansing.