Between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, which includes both Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), which is composed of the West Bank, which includes East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, there are now about 6.8 million Jewish Israelis and 6.8 million Palestinians living there. In the majority of this territory, Israel is the only state; in the remaining areas, it coexists with restricted Palestinian autonomy as the dominant force. Israeli authorities deliberately discriminate against Palestinians and give preference to Jewish Israelis in these and other spheres of life.
Recognizing the Crisis
Leading Israeli officials have stated as much in laws, ordinances, and other comments indicating the goal of preserving Jewish Israeli dominance over land, political power, and demography has long shaped government policy. Authorities have, to differing degrees of severity, detained, imprisoned, isolated, and oppressed Palestinians due to their identity in order to achieve this aim. As this paper explains, in certain places these injustices are so extreme that they qualify as crimes against humanity on par with persecution and apartheid. The reality of Israel’s entrenched discriminatory rule over Palestinians has been obscured by a number of widely held beliefs, including that the occupation is temporary, that the “peace process” will soon put an end to Israeli abuses, that Palestinians have meaningful control over their lives in the West Bank and Gaza, and that Israel is an egalitarian democracy within its borders.
Condemning Genocide and Human Rights Violations
Throughout its seventy-three-year existence, Israel has ruled over a segment of the Palestinian people by military means. Between 1948 and 1966, it did so for the great majority of Palestinians living in Israel. It has imposed military rule on Palestinians in the OPT with the exception of East Jerusalem from 1967 till the present. In contrast, under its more rights-respecting civil code, it has regulated all Jewish Israelis since its creation, including settlers in the OPT since the start of the occupation in 1967. Although the US has continuously worked to uphold human rights in far-flung nations like China, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Uganda, and Iran, to name a few, its Middle East policies and unwavering support for Israel in its conflict with Palestine are stoking the possibility of an unprecedented genocide.
Upholding Moral Responsibility
Based on its finding that Israel’s conduct in Gaza is conceivably genocidal, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has recommended interim remedies. A US court’s ruling that Israel’s campaign in Gaza “plausibly” amounted to genocide was extensively covered by the media. Nonetheless, a measure denouncing South Africa as an ally of Hamas, Iran, China, and Russia and a danger to US interests was introduced in Congress by two US Congressmen, Republican John James and Democrat Jared Moskowitz. Regarding the positions taken on matters pertaining to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Palestine, there is no disagreement on South Africa. Regarding Israel and Palestine, South Africa’s stance is widely shared, and the two rulings mentioned in this article support its demands that other nations observe international law. Talks on the situation between Russia and Ukraine have been repeatedly called for by South Africa.
Leveraging Diplomacy And International Pressure
The John James and Jared Moskowitz Congress Bill, which poses grave coercive threats to South Africa, is an attempt to bring the country before the US Congress for discussion and potential penalties. The argument that the US and the West as a whole act as hypocritical bullies and big brothers when it comes to advancing their own interests, even if doing so means flagrantly violating the same standards and values that we are all expected to uphold and be accountable for, is supported by this stance. The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act was passed by Washington with the intention of safeguarding the human rights of the Muslim minorities residing in Xinjiang, China. However, in Gaza, the US is aiding in the extermination of the entire Palestinian community, with over 25,000 individuals including women and children murdered in less than four months.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Beijing, which denied the accusations of mistreatment, talked of achievements in securing the socioeconomic rights of its people by pulling out nearly 100 million people from poverty and promoting human rights development that is in line with contemporary trends and suitable for China’s unique circumstances, such as maintaining “democratic elections,” defending freedom of religion, stability, and law and order. A country, an ethnic group, and humankind are in danger of extinction as Gaza burns. Their houses, cities, hospitals, schools, and places of worship are all destroyed.