‘War crime’, ‘attempted genocide’: How some Jews around the world denounced Israel's Gaza bombardment
“war crimes" and attempting “genocide". This criticism comes even as world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, among others, have backed Israel's "right to self defence". “As a Jew, I do not accept that what Israel is doing to Gaza fits the category of self-defence.
Sure, Israel has 'the right to defend itself' but its actions, dehumanising language & disproportionate might (witness the joke of UK/US sending weapons) look like attempted genocide (sic)," London-based noted author Marina Benjamin posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Notably, Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant had said that their fight was against “human animals" while ordering a “complete siege" of Gaza on October 9. Track the latest updates on Israel-Hamas war Former US presidential aspirant Bernie Sanders, one of the most renowned Jewish politicians worldwide, also condemned Israel's action against Gaza even as he marked dismay over Hamas' militant attack.
“For many, it is no secret that Gaza has been an open-air prison, with millions of people struggling to secure basic necessities," Sanders, the Senator from Vermont, said in a statement issued on October 11. “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it. Israel’s blanket denial of food, water, and other necessities to Gaza is a serious violation of international law and will do nothing but harm innocent civilians.
The United States has rightly offered solidarity and support to Israel in responding to Hamas’ attack. But we must also insist on restraint from Israeli forces attacking Gaza and work to secure UN humanitarian access. Let us not forget that half of the two million people in Gaza are
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