Nearly 150 legal scholars and experts on international humanitarian law have signed a joint resolution calling for an immediate end to the “collective punishment” of the Palestinian people living in Gaza who have now faced more than three weeks of bombardment by Israeli military forces under the guise of “self defense.”
The resolution—made public on Monday and still accepting signatories—asks the “international community” to intervene on behalf of those living in Gaza and directly challenges the Israeli government’s continued assertion that its attack on Gaza—often referred to as the world’s largest “open air prison”—is justified under international law.
The opening paragraph of the document states:
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