UN Commission Concludes Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza

An self-reliant UN commission has concluded that Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

A new report from the International Commission of Inquiry, established by the UN’s Human Rights Council to investigate alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, found Israeli authorities and security forces committed four of the five genocidal acts as defined by the 1948 Genocide convention.

These acts include: killing; causing serious bodily or mental harm; deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of the Palestinians in whole or in part; and imposing measures intended to prevent births,according to the report.

The report concluded that statements by Israeli civilian and military authorities,combined with the “pattern of conduct” of Israeli security forces,indicated that “genocidal acts” were committed with “intent to destroy” Palestinians in Gaza as a group.

“The Commission finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of genocide in Gaza,” stated Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and current Chair of the Commission.

“It is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention.

“The duty for these atrocity crimes lies with Israeli authorities at the highest echelons who have orchestrated a genocidal campaign for almost two years now with the specific intent to destroy the Palestinian group in Gaza,” Ms. Pillay said.

“The Commission also finds that israel has failed to prevent and punish the commission of genocide, through failure to investigate genocidal acts and to prosecute alleged perpetrators,” she added.

Key Takeaways

• The UN Commission of Inquiry has steadfast that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
• The commission identified four of the five genocidal acts outlined in the 1948 Genocide Convention.
• Statements from Israeli officials and the actions of security forces suggest a deliberate intent to destroy the Palestinian population in Gaza.
• the commission accuses israel of failing to prevent and punish genocidal acts.

Commission established ‘genocidal acts’