IndustryStandard comments on [Video] People unfurl pro-Palestine banner at Bernie Sanders rally. Get Booed and removed by security.

[+] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world [S] -6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-fight-oligarchy-rallies

Pro-Palestine attendees of the Idaho rally were quickly removed by security after unfurling a Palestinian flag. This prompted Sanders—who has been criticized by Palestine defenders for his early refusal to endorse a cease-fire in Gaza as Israel launched its genocidal assault there and, later, by Israel backers for introducing legislation to ban U.S arms sales to the key ally—to declare that Israel "has the right to defend itself".

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[–] Awkwardly_Frank@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

to declare that Israel "has the right to defend itself" but "does not have the right to wage all-out war against the Palestinian people."

FTFY

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[+] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world [S] -8 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Did you misspell the word genocide? Or is that "my job is to keep the left pro-Israel" Sanders doing it?

No, Israel Does Not Have the Right to Self-Defense In International Law Against Occupied Palestinian Territory

Occupation Law prohibits an occupying power from initiating armed force against its occupied territory. By mere virtue of the existence of military occupation, an armed attack, including one consistent with the UN Charter, has already occurred and been concluded. Therefore the right of self-defense in international law is, by definition since 1967, not available to Israel with respect to its dealings with real or perceived threats emanating from the West Bank and Gaza Strip population.

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