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Karen Ulvang's avatar

Netanyahu is a war criminal and is rewarded with Imperialsm backing. We told you so. This was never about the hostages

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John Sutton's avatar

Regarding Trump's statement on Palestinians in Gaza

THE FORCIBLE TRANSFER OF POPULATIONS IS A WAR CRIME under international law. This is established in multiple legal frameworks:

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court classifies "deportation or forcible transfer of population" as a crime against humanity when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against civilians. It's defined as forced displacement of people from an area where they are lawfully present without grounds permitted under international law.

The Geneva Conventions, specifically the Fourth Geneva Convention, prohibit individual or mass forcible transfers and deportations of protected persons from occupied territory. The only exceptions are if evacuation is necessary for civilian security or imperative military reasons.

The statutes of various international criminal tribunals, including those for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, have also recognized forcible transfer as a crime against humanity and war crime. For a forcible transfer to be considered a war crime, several elements need to be present:

1. The transfer must be forcible in nature.

2. It must involve protected persons under international law.

3. The perpetrator must act without legitimate grounds under international law.

4. There must be a connection to armed conflict.

Palestinians qualify as protected persons under international humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, which specifically protects civilian populations in occupied territories. This status has been repeatedly affirmed by the United Nations and International Court of Justice rulings regarding the occupied Palestinian territories.

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