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March 19, 2015
Israeli Sanctions against Hamas Are Not Collective Punishment
One of many false accusations.
Among the many accusations hurled at Israel is that its blockade of Gaza constitutes “collective punishment,” whose use against residents of an area under military occupation is forbidden by international law. Not only, however, is the claim that Israel occupies Gaza dubious at best, writes Justus Reid Weiner, but Israel has more than fulfilled the legal requirements that a sanctioning state allow for the free passage of food, medical supplies, and other necessities. Furthermore, argues Weiner, Gaza is not suffering from the humanitarian crisis often invoked by the media:
March 19, 2015
Israeli Sanctions against Hamas Are Not Collective Punishment
One of many false accusations.
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