Israel Set to Displace over 1000 Palestinians from Masafer Yatta Dear Friend, Less than a week after Israel’s most far-right extremist government has come to power, Palestinians in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank are under immediate threat of home demolitions and displacement from their land by Israel. The previous Israeli government had already been demolishing their homes and schools, laying the groundwork for what would be the largest forced displacement of Palestinians since 1967. Over the last few days, Israeli soldiers have acted on these threats, demolishing over half a dozen homes and structures in Masafer Yatta in a deeply disturbing escalation against Palestinian residents there. AJP Action once again calls on Congress to act immediately to halt these displacements, and to demand that the State Department rebuke Israel for any escalation of its crimes against Palestinian civilians living under illegal Israeli occupation.  It is high time for the US to condition its military funding to Israel with respect to human rights and international law. Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes and businesses constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law, specifically the Fourth Geneva Convention which cites “extensive destruction and appropriation of property” and “unlawful deportation or transfer” as grave breaches of international law. Israel’s actions are subject to criminal liability, and the legal concept of universal jurisdiction obligates State Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to arrest and prosecute those responsible for grave breaches of the Convention. |
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