Analysis: Israel is breaking international law with its attacks on Lebanon just as it is in Palestine.

"Areas across Lebanon have come under the worst Israeli bombardment in decades, & legal experts are accusing Israel of violating international law.

"Here’s why":

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/9/24/has-israel-broken-international-law-with-its-attacks-on-lebanon

#IsraeliWarCrimes #Lebanon #Gaza #BDS .

Has Israel broken international law with its attacks on Lebanon?

Lebanon has come under the worst Israeli bombardment in decades and experts accuse Israel of violating international law

^{Al Jazeera}

Analysis: "Israel's Bloodbath in Lebanon: largest attack on Lebanon since 2006 invasion"

"The roads out of the south were jammed on Monday afternoon as people attempted to flee Israel’s bombs. The Associated Press called it the biggest exodus since 2006.”

"Schools and universities have closed throughout the country and Lebanese authorities are opening up educational facilities to shelter the displaced."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-bloodbath-lebanon-hezbollah

#Lebanon #Israel #BDS ..

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Omar Barghouti, the founder of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement writes about how the historic UN vote for sanctions on Israel could change reality for Palestinians.

"As Craig Mokhiber, a former senior UN human rights official, puts it, the international court of justice (ICJ) ruling makes BDS “not only a moral imperative and constitutional and human right, but also an international legal obligation”.

#BDS #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #UN #Sanctions

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/un-israel-gaza-palestinians-sanctions?CMP=GTUK_email

Will the historic UN vote for sanctions on Israel change reality for Palestinians?

Palestinians have never given up hope in our decades-old resistance to Israel’s ruthless regime of oppression

^{Omar Barghouti (The Guardian)}

Today, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Moreover, the resolution urged States to implement sanctions, such as travel bans and asset freezes, against individuals and entities involved in maintaining Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

BDS is now legal!

#Israel #Palestine #BDS

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154496

UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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