Holding Israel to account for destruction of housing in Gaza | The Bottom Line

Published 2024-07-21
If it’s a war crime to destroy one house with no military justification, what’s the legal response to Israel’s industrial-scale destruction of homes and neighbourhoods in Gaza? This is the question posed by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Balakrishnan Rajagopal.

Rajagopal, an associate professor at MIT, tells host Steve Clemons that Israel’s destruction of Gaza is unprecedented, both in the percentage of homes destroyed in a short span, and in the fact that Palestinians cannot flee the confined space of the Gaza Strip.

Besides being a war crime, domicide should be considered a crime against humanity, Rajagopal argues.

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All Comments (21)
  • @Amro85-kx5ki
    Israel has committed every type of “cide” in Gaza
  • @adammsa5303
    Virginia Tilley, an American Professor of Political Science wrote a book “Beyond Occupation Apartheid, Colonialism and International Law in the Occupied Palestinian”
  • @yoliewalker4582
    UNITED NATIONS MUST NOT ACCEPT DOUBLE STANDARDS or VETOS WHEN IT COMES TO JUSTICE for PEACE Thank you 🌹
  • According to the ICJ (19.07.2024), Israel is obliged to make repairs.
  • @naymatunc-rc6vs
    76 years of occupation and apartheid still resisting for freedom 🤲🤲🇵🇸
  • 😢🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥Does anyone else find it interesting that you cannot spell Israel without the letters L-I-A-R-S 🤔 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
  • @adammsa5303
    is deleting houses part of hannibal directive because less houses more risk that their opponent hold any alive hostages.
  • @adammsa5303
    The Jewish journalist Antony Loewenstein wrote well documented book “The Palestine Laboratory “. A good resource to learn more about the conflict related to Palestine land
  • @adammsa5303
    The Israeli journalist Ben White wrote the book “Israeli Apartheid A Beginner's Guide
  • @yoliewalker4582
    The WORLD is with YOU PALESTINIANS NOW and FOREVER Thank you 🌹
  • Its war and the loser pays for the damages. Its shameful that the losers start crying victim.
  • @user-us4uu1vm8h
    They built an open air prison, and proceeded to destroy everything in it
  • @mikecorbeil
    I agree with all of this. Unfortunately while the ICJ has come to an acceptable ruling, it has no means for enforce it, and this is a serious weakness of the UN.
  • @Pou1gie1
    @20:00 It is interesting to have an Indian man talk in such plain terms about the Palestine-Israel situation. Most Indians from India, or even outside of India, support Israel over Palestine. Indians, more than most groups, should understand colonialism on a deeper level but they began to identify with their colonizers, so they often struggle to talk about these issues in on a deeper level.
  • @yoliewalker4582
    BRING PEACE make it a TWO STATE NOW UNITED NATIONS STAND UP and BRING JUSTICE for PEACE Thank you 🌹