"The impossible choice for my family in Gaza: stay and be killed together, or move and risk dying apart" (www.theguardian.com)

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"The UK and US governments claim they are upholding international law by attacking the Houthis in Yemen. But they are not doing enough to uphold international law in Gaza," writes Ghada Ageel, a third-generation Palestinian refugee who is currently visiting professor at the department of political science at the University of Alberta, Canada.

"Israel claims that a new phase of the conflict has begun, yet the indiscriminate bombing of families and civilians continues. Without an immediate ceasefire, the people of Gaza will continue to bear the brunt of the world’s failure to act."

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[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago

"uphold international law"

There's no requirement for other countries step in to prevent other countries from doing things in international law.

If that was the case, the US would have been required to invade China, India, Most of Africa, and even itself...

Why do people think International law is some sort of policing of other nations?

[-] retronautickz@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

You say this as if the US weren't behind most atrocities in the world. Of course they won't do anything.

[-] Scirocco@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Doing something about International Law on international waters is a totally different matter than within the the borders of a sovereign nation.

[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

This article wants the UK and US governments to uphold international law in Gaza.

That's what I was pointing out is not a real thing.

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

"International law"... is what countries claim to defend when it suits their interests.

For better or for worse, there is no entity capable of enforcing any laws on a global scale. Maybe in some years the Global AI Consensus manages to pull something like that... but some say it won't happen, so who knows.

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