Expulsion and Occupation: Israel’s Proposed Gaza Plan

Photograph Source: Jaber Jehad Badwan – CC BY-SA 4.0

Killing civilians wholesale, starving them to convince those unaffected to change course, and shepherding whole populations like livestock into conditions of further misery would all qualify as heinous crimes in international law.  When it comes to Israel’s war in Gaza, this approach is seen as necessary politics, unalloyed by the restraints of humanitarianism.  When confronted with these harsh realities on the ground, unequivocal denials follow...