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GAZA ‘A GRAVEYARD FOR CHILDREN,’ UNICEF OFFICIAL TELLS WEF PANEL

Kitty van der Heijden (C, R), deputy executive director of partnerships at the
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DAVOS: The humanitarian situation in Gaza, especially for children, is
“catastrophic,” a senior UNICEF official said during a panel at the World
Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

Kitty van der Heijden, deputy executive director of partnerships at the agency,
said nowhere was safe for those trapped in the middle of the battle between
Hamas and Israeli forces.

Children in Gaza were facing the threat of “three Ds,” she said: death from the
air, disease from dirty water and deprivation of basic necessities such as food.



“We need urgent, collective action to really address the situation for children
on the ground,” she said.

“As we have said before at UNICEF, Gaza is a graveyard for children.”

Palestinian businessman Samer Kouhry, who heads the main power company in
Palestine, said Gaza could not just rely on international aid support but that
the private sector in Palestine had also to step up.

Among several proposals to solve the humanitarian crisis, he said European
countries, after an agreement with the Israeli government, could run and staff
hospitals with volunteers in Gaza so that urgently needed treatment could be
delivered.

“Choose a hospital in the north and one in the south, (let in) European doctors
and nurses, and more importantly European medicines, let them run it,” he said.
“This way, the Israelis cannot claim it is a military operation.”

Khoury also said a UN task force should be assembled to work with Israeli and
Palestinian officials to ensure a consistent supply of water to Gaza, and if
allowed, Egypt could work with the Israelis and Palestinians to restore power to
the enclave.

WEF Managing Director Mirak Dusek, who chaired the panel, rejected claims that
the conference was not taking the Palestinian crisis seriously enough through
its selection of speakers and delegates, and pointed to a sizable Arab
contingent who were making the Gaza crisis their main priority in Davos.

“It is a very raw moment, I can assure you, that for us this (situation) is
extremely important,” he said.

“I am very happy that we have a lot of stakeholders among the Palestinians,
among the Israelis, that have engaged with us.”

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Bashar Assad on Saturday that his country’s security was key to the stability of
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WILL SHAKY CEASEFIRE HOLD IN LEBANON AS TENSIONS SIMMER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?


Updated 01 December 2024
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WILL SHAKY CEASEFIRE HOLD IN LEBANON AS TENSIONS SIMMER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?


 * Arab American Institute founder James Zogby and international law expert Brad
   Roth share their insights on the Ray Hanania Radio Show
 * Events in Syria suggest non-state actors taking advantage of weakness of Axis
   of Resistance alliance after setbacks in Gaza and Lebanon

Updated 01 December 2024
RAY HANANIA & GABRIELE MALVISI
November 30, 2024 22:16
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CHICAGO/LONDON: As a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon meant to stop the fighting
between Israel and Hezbollah enters its fifth day, experts have cast doubt on
its sustainability, the region’s future stability and the role of international
justice in holding leaders accountable for alleged war crimes.

To complicate matters, a surprise attack on Aleppo, a city in neighboring Syria,
by militant groups on Thursday breached a five-year-long truce, reigniting a
long-running civil war with an intensity not seen in years.

The most serious challenge to the government of President Bashar Assad in years,
the assault has raised questions about whether non-state actors are trying to
take advantage of weakness of the so-called Axis of Resistance alliance
resulting from setbacks suffered by Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Appearing on “The Ray Hanania Radio Show” this week, Arab American Institute
founder James Zogby and international law expert Brad Roth offered insights into
the Lebanon ceasefire agreement and its broader geopolitical implications.

Arab American Institute founder James Zogby and international law expert Brad
Roth. (Supplied photos)

The ceasefire, announced earlier this week, comes after months of intense
fighting in southern Lebanon and Gaza. While it has brought temporary relief,
the terms appear to favor Israel, with critics warning of its instability as the
two factions “remaining fully equipped” to strike.

Zogby described the deal as “one-sided,” noting that Israel retains significant
freedom to act unilaterally. “The US and France were pushing (for the
ceasefire), but the terms of the deal are Israel’s terms,” Zogby said.

The truce, brokered by the US and France, revisits the framework of UN
Resolution 1701, enacted 18 years ago. According to US President Joe Biden, the
agreement is intended to establish a “permanent cessation of hostilities.” It
calls for Israel to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon and limits armed
groups in the area to the Lebanese military and UN peacekeeping forces.

UN peacekeepers patrol in the southern Lebanese city of Marjayoun, near the
border with Israel, on November 29, 2024. (AFP)

However, the updated terms grant Israel extensive leeway. A “reformulated and
enhanced” mechanism, chaired by the US, allows Israel to strike Hezbollah arms
shipments, a clause that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as
ensuring “full freedom of military action” with Washington’s backing.

Meanwhile, the US has pledged to rearm Israel, restoring its military capacity
to pre-war levels.

“I don’t think we have a ceasefire in the real sense of a ceasefire. It’s not
two teams agreeing to stop. There’s one team saying: ‘we gotta stop.’ That’s
Lebanon. The other team is saying: ‘We’re going to continue if we need to and
the way we want to’,” Zogby said, suggesting that Israel’s insistence on the
ceasefire was partly driven by internal challenges.

“I think there’s another reason why Israel wanted this now, and that is that
their troops are exhausted,” he said. “They’ve been fighting new fronts.
Israel’s never fought a war this long. They’re already experiencing suicides and
other forms of post-traumatic shock syndrome.”

Israeli tanks are seen near the border with Lebanon on November 28, 2024. James
Zogby believes Israel has agreed to a ceasefire with the Hezbollajh largely
because its troops are exhausted, (AFP)

Yet, Zogby warned that Israel’s military dominance remains unchecked. “The US
has created a monster which has incredible offensive capability and no
restraint. None. I used to compare Israel and the Palestinians to the spoiled
child and the abused child. Israel’s the spoiled child with unlimited
destructive capability, and that’s dangerous.”

In his Tuesday night announcement of the ceasefire, Netanyahu described Israel’s
military campaign as “victorious” on all seven fronts — Gaza, the West Bank,
Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Iran — claiming it aimed to weaken adversaries
and reshape the region. However, experts view his push to expand the war as a
strategy to bolster his hold on power amid a corruption trial in which he is set
to testify on Dec. 10, and to obscure the true focus of the conflict: Gaza.

“Lebanon never was the main arena. It’s always been about the conquest of the
land of Palestine for them,” Zogby said, criticizing US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken’s remarks on Hezbollah’s role in Gaza, who claimed the war in
Gaza lasted so long because “Hamas was counting on Hezbollah’s cavalry.

Lebanese army soldiers manning a checkpoint use a military vehicle to block a
road in southern Lebanon's Marjayoun area on November 28, 2024, a day after a
ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (AFP)

“And I thought, ‘how dumb, how blindsided, how short-sighted, rather, can he be
that he thinks that what’s going on in Gaza is Hamas holding out for Hezbollah
to rescue them. This has always been about Israel destroying Hamas and the US
supporting them in that. There’s never been a desire for a ceasefire or a peace
agreement,” he said.

Zogby also highlighted Lebanon’s internal struggles following the conflict. With
more than 1.2 million Lebanese displaced, primarily Shiite Muslims, tensions
have escalated as they relocate to areas dominated by other sectarian groups.
“The country, after all, has been on the brink for a long time,” Zogby said,
pointing to the ceasefire’s terms, which critics say works in Israel’s favor.

Hezbollah’s decision to open a southern front in support of Gaza had drawn
significant criticism within Lebanon. Many argued it exacerbated the nation’s
economic and political crises, deepening divisions and compounding the
devastation. While the ceasefire has provided a fleeting sense of relief,
displaced Shiite residents, unable to return to their ruined homes, question
what, if anything, was gained from the war.

Mourners carry the coffins of Hezbollah fighters killed in the fighting against
Israeli troops as they pass by a destroyed building in Maarakeh village,
southern Lebanon, on Nov. 29, 2024.(AP)

For Hezbollah, this raises existential challenges. Critics contend that its
ability to mobilize support — long reliant on weapons, financial sway and
promises of deterrence — has been severely weakened, leaving its future
influence in the region uncertain.

The ceasefire coincides with the International Criminal Court’s move to issue
arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant and
Hamas commander Mohammed Deif, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against
humanity. However, the likelihood of these leaders facing justice remains slim,
given Israel’s refusal to recognize the ICC’s jurisdiction.

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• 3,900+ People killed in Lebanon in Israeli strikes since October 2023.

• 76+ Israeli soldiers killed in war with Hezbollah over same period.

• 44,000+ Estimated Palestinian deaths in Gaza during the same period.

Brad Roth, a professor of law at Wayne State University and an expert on
international justice, outlined the challenges confronting the ICC. “In
principle, if US forces commit war crimes or plausibly alleged to commit war
crimes within the territory of a state that is either party to the ICC statute
or has conferred specialty jurisdiction over the situation, then US forces can
be subject to the jurisdiction of the ICC,” he said.

“The US has always objected to that, but they have never had very good grounds
for objecting to it. And, of course, Israel as well is not a party and denies
that Palestine is a state and, therefore, denies that Palestine has the legal
capacity to confer jurisdiction over these territories to the ICC.”

He added that most legal experts agree Palestine satisfies the criteria for ICC
jurisdiction.

Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, which it launched in response to the deadly
Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, has killed at least 44,382 Palestinians as of
Nov. 30, 2024, and wounded over 105,000, according to various agencies. Of those
killed, more than 11,000 were children. (AFP photos)

The ICC, established through the Rome Statute in the late 1990s and operational
since 2002, was designed to prosecute individuals for crimes such as genocide,
war crimes and crimes against humanity. However, its jurisdiction excludes major
powers like the US, Israel, Russia and China, creating significant gaps in its
authority. “It’s a sort of Swiss cheese here in terms of what it covers,” Roth
said.

He highlighted that ICC member states are legally obligated to enforce arrest
warrants, though enforcement often hinges on domestic politics rather than legal
principles. “Then the question of whether the problem is that a state may be
bound by the treaty to engage in the arrest and may be bound by customary
international law to not engage in the arrest. And those domestic courts would
have to deal with that question, and how that would come out is anyone’s guess,”
he said.

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war
crimes, but there are doubts if they would ever be arrested because of continued
US support for the genocidal Israeli regime. (AFP)

Adding to the complexity, French officials reportedly agreed to oversee the
ceasefire’s implementation only after securing assurances that ICC warrants
against Israeli leaders would not be enforced. Roth attributed this to the ICC’s
reliance on US funding and support, which complicates its willingness to pursue
cases against US allies.

“For that, you can draw your own conclusions about why it is that a body, so
heavily dependent on US support and funding and assistance with investigation
and so forth, might be reluctant to take action against the US,” he said.

Protesters attend a national demonstration in central London on November 30,
2024, demanding a halt to Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians. (AFP)

The US role in shielding Israel from international accountability has drawn
criticism, particularly during the Gaza war. While the Biden administration has
framed its unwavering support for Israel as essential for regional security,
critics argue this stance exacerbates instability.

Zogby cautioned that continued backing of Israel’s military campaigns risks
undermining long-term peace efforts, as evidenced by the resurgence of fighting
in Syria.

According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor, the
militants, mainly from the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, took control of “more than half
of Aleppo” within hours on Friday without encountering any resistance from
Syrian government forces. The official Syrian media challenged this narrative
and claimed to have captured groups of “terrorists.”

Syrian militants patrol in central Aleppo on Nov. 30, 2024, as they pressed a
lightning offensive against government forces. (AFP)

While the ceasefire has brought a temporary halt to the violence in Lebanon, the
road ahead remains uncertain, particularly on issues related to justice and
accountability.

To Roth, the ICC’s efforts to hold Israeli leaders accountable may exemplify the
broader difficulties of navigating international law amid powerful political
interests. A lasting resolution, he suggested, requires a robust international
response addressing the root causes of the conflict.

“The Ray Hanania Radio Show” is broadcast every Thursday in Michigan on WNZK AM
690 Radio at 5 p.m. on the US Arab Radio Network and is sponsored by Arab News.
To watch the full episodes and past shows, visit ArabNews.com/RayRadioShow.
 



 

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EX-MINISTER YAALON ACCUSES ISRAEL OF ‘ETHNIC CLEANSING’ IN GAZA


Updated 30 November 2024
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JERUSALEM: Israel’s former defense minister Moshe Yaalon on Saturday accused the
Israeli army of “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip, sparking an outcry in the
country.
“The road we are being led down is conquest, annexation and ethnic cleansing,”
Yaalon said in an interview on the private DemocratTV channel.
Pressed on the “ethnic cleansing” appraisal, he continued: “What is happening
there? There is no more Beit Lahia, no more Beit Hanoun, the army intervenes in
Jabalia and in reality the land is being cleared of Arabs.”
The north of the Gaza Strip, which includes the areas Yaalon mentioned, has been
the target of an Israeli offensive since October 6 aimed at preventing the
Palestinian militant group Hamas from regrouping.
Yaalon, 74, was the head of the Israeli army between 2002 and 2005, just before
Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza.
He served as defense minister and deputy premier before resigning in 2016 over
disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
There was immediate anger in Israel at his comments.
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said it was a “shame” for
Israel to “have had such a figure as army chief and defense minister.”
Netanyahu’s Likud party, to which Yaalon once belonged, slammed his “empty and
dishonest remarks,” calling them “a gift to the ICC and to the camp of Israel’s
enemies.”
The statement was a reference to the International Criminal Court, which has
issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and his ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant
on suspicion of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza.
The war in the Palestinian territory erupted after Hamas’s October 7, 2023
attack on Israel, which resulted in 1,207 deaths, mostly civilians, according to
an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
Israel’s retaliatory campaign has killed 44,382 people in Gaza, according to
figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry that the UN considers
reliable.
Earlier this month, a UN special committee pointed to “mass civilian casualties
and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians.”
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of genocide,” the committee said, in the first use of the word by the UN in the
context of the current war in Gaza.
Israel has rejected the United Nations assessment as “anti-Israel fabrications.”
 

 

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 * The family of hostage soldier Edan Alexander, 20, declined to comment but
   permitted the 3-1/2 minute video to be published
 * The video shows a pale-looking Alexander sitting in a dark space against a
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JERUSALEM: Palestinian militant group Hamas published a video of an
Israeli-American hostage on Saturday, in which he pleads for US President-elect
Donald Trump to secure his release from captivity.
The family of hostage soldier Edan Alexander, 20, declined to comment but
permitted the 3-1/2 minute video to be published. Alexander was abducted to Gaza
during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on southern Israel.
The video shows a pale-looking Alexander sitting in a dark space against a wall,
identifying himself, addressing his family, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and Trump. It is unclear whether his statement was scripted by his
captors.
Netanyahu said in a statement that the video was cruel psychological warfare and
that he had told Alexander’s family in a phone call that Israel was working
tirelessly to bring the hostages home.
Around half of the 101 foreign and Israeli hostages still held incommunicado in
Gaza are believed to still be alive.
Hamas leaders were expected to arrive in Cairo on Saturday for ceasefire talks
with Egyptian officials to explore ways to reach a deal that could secure the
release of hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners.
The fresh bid comes after Washington said this week it was reviving efforts
toward that goal.
The Hostages Families Forum urged the administrations of both outgoing US
President Joe Biden and Trump — who takes office in January — to step up efforts
in order to secure a hostage release.
“The hostages’ lives hang by a thread,” it said.

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 * WCK in a statement said it “had no knowledge that any individual in the
   vehicle had alleged ties to the October 7 Hamas attack“
 * “All three men worked for WCK and they were hit while driving in a WCK jeep
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GAZA: US charity World Central Kitchen said Saturday it was “pausing operations
in Gaza at this time” after an Israeli air strike hit a vehicle carrying its
workers.
The Israeli military confirmed that a Palestinian employee of WCK was killed in
a strike, accusing the worker of being a “terrorist” who “infiltrated Israel and
took part in the murderous October 7 massacre” last year.
WCK in a statement said it “had no knowledge that any individual in the vehicle
had alleged ties to the October 7 Hamas attack,” and did not confirm any deaths.
Earlier Saturday, Gaza civil defense agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP
that five people were killed, including “three employees of World Central
Kitchen,” in the strike in the main southern city of Khan Yunis.



“All three men worked for WCK and they were hit while driving in a WCK jeep in
Khan Yunis,” Bassal said, adding that the vehicle had been “marked with its logo
clearly visible.”
WCK confirmed a strike had hit its workers, but added: “At this time, we are
working with incomplete information and are urgently seeking more details.”
The Israeli army statement said representatives from the unit responsible for
overseeing humanitarian needs in Gaza had “demanded senior officials from the
international community and the WCK administration to clarify the issue and
order an urgent examination regarding the hiring of workers who took part in the
October 7 massacre.”
It also said its strike in Khan Yunis had hit “a civilian unmarked vehicle and
its movement on the route was not coordinated for transporting of aid.”
In April, an Israeli strike killed seven WCK staff — an Australian, three
Britons, a North American, a Palestinian and a Pole.
Israel said it had been targeting a “Hamas gunman” in that strike, but the
military admitted a series of “grave mistakes” and violations of its own rules
of engagement.
The UN said last week that 333 aid workers had been killed since the start of
the war in October of last year, 243 of them employees of the UN agency for
Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
Palestinian militants’ October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel resulted in the
deaths of 1,207 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally of
Israeli official figures.
Israel’s retaliatory military offensive has killed 44,382 people in Gaza,
according to figures from the territory’s health ministry which the United
Nations considers reliable.

 

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