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By: Jake Smith, Daily Caller News Foundation The Biden administration accused five Israel Defense Force (IDF) units of “gross violations of human rights” on Monday. The incidents the IDF units are accused of committing happened outside of Gaza before the war between Israel and Hamas started on Oct. 7, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said
All the incidents took place before the 7 October Hamas attack and were not in Gaza.
The State Department said Monday that it determined five units of Israel’s security forces were responsible for “gross human rights violations” against Palestinians in the West Bank, but the finding won’t impact US military aid to Israel. “After a careful process, we found five Israeli units responsible for individual incidents of gross violations of human … Continue reading "US Says Five Israeli Units Guilty of ‘Gross Human Rights Violations,’ But Won’t Cut Off Military Aid"
The State Department announced the findings Monday about five Israeli units, including four determined to have 'remediated' problems. The violations came before the Oct. 7 attack.
Lord Cameron called on Israeli authorities to clamp down on alleged human rights abuses by settlers in the West Bank.
The Middle East will not be the same in the wake of 7 October 2023. More was breached on that day than the prison wall that Palestinian fighters burst through. The fantasy Israel has staged-managed, and the United States has parroted, for over seven decades has finally seen the light of day. The global community can no More
Biden Holds Off On Sanctioning IDF Unit In Apparent Reversal Via The Cradle The government of US President Joe Biden has decided against imposing sanctions on Israeli army units responsible for human rights violations against Palestinians, despite initial plans to do so. ABC News reported on Friday that a government assessment determined that three battalions in the Israeli army committed “gross human rights violations” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank “but will...
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Oxford and Cambridge University students have established pro-Palestinian encampments on campus lawns. They were initiated outside King’s College in Cambridge and the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. The “liberated zone encampment” at Oxford University comprises tents erected on damp ground, with numerous protestors wading through mud for teachings on Palestine and “well-being circles.”. “Come rain […]
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But all five units remain eligible for US military aid after Israel took action, the state department says.