How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

How the UN can act decisively to end genocide in Gaza

Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly can take decisive action to end the genocide in Gaza, by authorizing a UN-backed arms embargo, economic boycott and divestment campaign against Israel, or even a military protection force for Gaza.

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

( Code Pink ) – One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions, for a strong resolution that not only “demanded” an end to the occupation within a year, but called on all countries to refrain from trade involving Israeli settlements and from transfers of weapons “where there are reasonable g…

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies - How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza - Brave New Europe

The world can come together to confront the holocaust of our time in Gaza Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace Nicolas J. S. Davies is an independent journalist and a researcher with CODEPINK.  Cross-posted from Other News This photo is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the P…

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza - Other News - Voices against the tide

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* – CounterPunch One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions, for a strong resolution that not only “demanded” an end to the occupation within a year, but called on all countries to refrain from trade involving Israeli settlements and from transfe…