As part of its war on international law – the safeguards put in place to stop a repeat of the Nazi Holocaust – Israel is trying to dismantle the ICC war crimes court and the UN refugee agency UNRWA.
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As part of its war on international law – the safeguards put in place to stop a repeat of the Nazi Holocaust – Israel is trying to dismantle the ICC war crimes court and the UN refugee agency UNRWA.
But behind the scenes, it's doing more. It has also denied the Red Cross any right since October 7 2023 to visit Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.
Those prisoners are effectively hostages – many held without trial or charge – that human rights bodies and the Israeli media warn are being systematically tortured and raped. The Red Cross would confirm those abuses were it allowed to visit.
Now news emerges that Israel is preparing with US backing to stop Red Cross visits to Palestinian detainees permanently. Instead a retired Israeli judge would visit along with two foreign observers (presumably US officials).
That is the same Israeli legal system that has done nothing significant to stop the torture and rape of Palestinian prisoners, not just since October 7 2023 but for decades before that.
posted by Satish Sharma at
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