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Fact sheet: The case for a military embargo on Israel
Israel’s illegal use of military violenc
– Israel uses military force to maintain an unlawful regime of
occupation, colonialism and apartheid. This system is put in place in
order to control as much land with as few indigenous Palestinians on it
as possible, and to prevent the Palestinian people from exercising its
inalienable right to self-determination.
– Between 2000 and 2010 alone, Israeli armed forces injured tens of thousands and killed more than 7,000 Palestinians.
– Israel has a documented track record of breaching international
humanitarian and human rights law during its armed conflicts. This
includes during its military operations, invasions and occupations of
Palestinian and other Arab territory. Israel’s wars are acts of
aggression, rather than “self-defence”, and are therefore in violation
of international law. Israel’s military forces have officially adopted a
doctrine of disproportionate force,
otherwise known as the “Dahiya Doctrine”, which calls for severely
hurting civilians and civilian infrastructure as the most “effective”
means of stopping or undermining irregular resistance forces. The UN and
other bodies have repeatedly documented war crimes and crimes against
humanity.
– Israel’s ability to launch such devastating attacks with impunity
largely stems from the vast international military cooperation and trade
that it maintains with complicit governments across the world.
