La principal asociación mundial de estudiosos del genocidio ha aprobado una resolución en la que afirma que se cumplen los criterios legales para determinar que Israel está cometiendo genocidio en Gaza, según declaró su presidente el lunes 1 de septiembre.

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The International Association of Genocide Scholars has declared that Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal criteria for genocide as defined by the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. The resolution was supported by 86% of the association's 500 members, citing deliberate attacks on civilians, deprivation of humanitarian aid, and forced displacement among the listed acts.

Israel has not responded to the resolution but has previously denied accusations of genocide, maintaining its actions are in self-defence. The association's president, Melanie O'Brien, stated that international law requires proportionality and military necessity, which she said are no longer demonstrated by Israel's actions. The resolution also notes that the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel constituted international crimes.

Israel comete genocidio en Gaza, según una asociación de estudiosos

Israel está cometiendo un genocidio en Gaza, según la Asociación de Estudiosos del Genocidio más importante del mundo. Ha aprobado una resolución en la que afirma que se cumplen los criterios legales que definen el genocidio, establecidos en la Convención de la ONU sobre el Genocidio de 1948. Fue respaldada por el 86% de los 500 miembros de la Asociación Internacional de Estudiosos del Genocidio. No hubo respuesta inmediata del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores israelí. En el pasado, Israel ha negado rotundamente que sus acciones en Gaza constituyan un genocidio, y dice que están justificadas como defensa propia. Esta fue la presidenta de la asociación, Melanie O'Brien. Todavía tenemos que aplicar aspectos del derecho internacional. No existe un derecho general a la autodefensa. Así que la legítima defensa debe llevarse a cabo de forma proporcionada, y también tiene que demostrarse que se lleva a cabo por necesidad militar, ninguna de las cuales se demuestra ya por las acciones de Israel sobre el terreno en Gaza. Israel está luchando contra un caso en la Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya que le acusa de genocidio. Definido en la convención de 1948, adoptada tras el Holocausto, como crímenes cometidos, cito, con la intención de destruir, total o parcialmente, a un grupo nacional, étnico, racial o religioso como tal. La Convención exige a todos los países que actúen para prevenir y detener el genocidio. Varios grupos de derechos internacionales e israelíes han hecho la misma acusación. Israel lanzó su asalto a la Franja de Gaza después del 7 de octubre de 2023, cuando combatientes de Hamás atacaron comunidades israelíes, matando a 1.200 personas y capturando a más de 250 rehenes, según los recuentos israelíes. Desde entonces, su acción militar ha matado a 63.000 palestinos, dañado o destruido la mayoría de los edificios del enclave, y obligó a casi todos sus residentes a abandonar sus hogares. Israel ha restringido severamente la ayuda, y la hambruna ha sido declarada en partes de Gaza por un monitor mundial del hambre, una acusación que Israel también niega. Como experto en derecho internacional, puedo decir definitivamente que no hay justificación para la comisión de crímenes de guerra, crímenes contra la humanidad o genocidio, ni siquiera la legítima defensa. Y creo que en esta situación, si estuviéramos hablando el 8 de octubre, ciertamente se podría hablar de que el concepto de legítima defensa es válido. Pero ahora que estamos casi dos años más allá de eso, que la justificación ha ido realmente por la ventana. Los actos genocidas de Israel enumerados en la resolución incluyen ataques deliberados y matanza de civiles, incluidos niños, hambruna, privación de ayuda humanitaria, agua, combustible y otros elementos esenciales para la supervivencia, violencia sexual y reproductiva, y desplazamiento forzado de la población. La resolución también establece que el ataque de 2023 de Hamás contra Israel constituyó crímenes internacionales. Desde su fundación en 1994, la Asociación de Estudiosos del Genocidio ha aprobado nueve resoluciones reconociendo episodios históricos o en curso como genocidios.

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Israel comete genocidio en Gaza, según una asociación de estudiosos

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