What’s more, the broader policy of collective punishment towards Palestinians has been a feature of Israel’s occupation since it began in 1967. The Gaza Strip provides perhaps the clearest evidence of this, whose entire population has experienced routine bombardment and a strict blockade for the past seven years. The reality of the operation reveals that its broader intention is to quell dissent and send a message. Collective punishment is specifically banned under the fourth Geneva Convention, where it is defined as punishment for an “offense he or she has not personally committed” and considered a measure of “intimidation or of terrorism.” The reality of the operation reveals that its broader intention is to quell dissent and send a message. It is unclear why, for instance, that while on the hunt for the missing teenagers, Israeli forces have been raiding college campuses and confiscating computers and personal property. Or why, after Israel narrowed the hunt to the Hebron region in the south of the West Bank, the northern cities of Nablus and Jenin have been regularly raided.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 08:26:05 +0000
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