Israel has killed almost 800 Palestinians in the past twenty-one days in the Gaza Strip alone; its onslaught continues. The UN estimates that more than 74 percent of those killed are civilians. That is to be expected in a population of 1.8 million where the number of Hamas members is approximately 15,000. Israel does not deny that it killed those Palestinians using modern aerial technology and precise weaponry courtesy of the world’s only superpower. In fact, it does not even deny that they are civilians.
Israel’s propaganda machine, however, insists that these Palestinians wanted to die (“culture of martyrdom”), staged their own death (“telegenically dead”) or were the tragic victims of Hamas’s use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes (“human shielding”). In all instances, the military power is blaming the victims for their own deaths, accusing them of devaluing life and attributing this disregard to cultural bankruptcy. In effect, Israel—along with uncritical mainstream media that unquestionably accept this discourse—dehumanizes Palestinians, deprives them even of their victimhood and legitimizes egregious human rights and legal violations.
Full Article by Noura Erakat
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/18674/five-israeli-talking-points-on-gaza-debunked
An Open Letter from Al-Haq to the Media on “Operation Protective Edge”
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/829-an-open-letter-from-al-haq-to-the-media-on-operation-protective-edge
Briefing Note I: Destruction of water and sewage infrastructure under international humanitarian law
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/833-al-haq-briefing-note-special-series-legal-analysis-of-israels-attacks-against-the-occupied-gaza-strip
Briefing Note II: The Illegality of Israel’s use of DIME weapons
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/835-briefing-note-ii-the-illegality-of-israels-use-of-dime-weapons
Briefing Note III: Forcible Transfer & Evacuation of Palestinians
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/838-briefing-note-iii-forcible-transfer-and-evacuation-of-palestinians
Briefing Note IV: Unlawful Targeting of Journalists and Media Buildings
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/841-briefing-note-iv-unlawful-targeting-of-journalists-and-media-buildings
Briefing Note V: An Unprecedented Mandate for Accountability - UNHRC Commission of Inquiry
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/842-briefing-note-v-an-unprecedented-mandate-for-accountability-the-unhrc-commission-of-inquiry-into-violations-of-international-law-committed-since-13-june-2014
Briefing Note VI: Unlawful Attacks against Paramedics & Ambulances/Delays in Delivery of Aid
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/844-briefing-note-vi-unlawful-attacks-against-paramedics-and-ambulances-and-delays-in-the-delivery-of-aid
Al Haq: Targeting of Health Facilities in the Gaza Strip May Amount to War Crimes
http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/831-targeting-of-health-facilities-in-the-gaza-strip-may-amount-to-war-crimes
U.N. Report Accuses Israel of Using Palestinian Children as Human Shields, Abusing Children
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/un-report-accuses-israeli-forces-of-using-palestinian-children-as-human-shields-abusing-children-in-custody/
Statistics: Victims of the Israeli Offensive on Gaza since 08 July 2014
http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10491:statistics-victims-of-the-israeli-offensive-on-gaza-since-08-july-2014&catid=145:in-focus
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