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US rejects HRW's genocide accusations against 'Israel' (english.almayadeen.net)

submitted 1 week ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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The United States on Thursday rejected an accusation by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that "Israel" was committing "acts of genocide" in Gaza by targeting water infrastructure. The claim was part of a report released by the New York-based organization earlier in the day.

"When it comes to a determination of something like genocide, the legal standard is just incredibly high, and so the finding in this scenario we just disagree with," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. "That does not take away from the fact that there is a dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza."

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

The US is a participant.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

It’s been an exceptionally awkward year for the imperial core’s human rights concern troll industrial complex.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

I will add my own accusations on top of HRW's

[–] CM400@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What is the incredibly high “legal standard” for genocide?

[–] theonlytruescotsman@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

It has to be committed by enemies of the US to be genocide, otherwise it's a humanitarian crisis no one can solve.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Scare quotes on Israel has the same energy as saying "Red China."

It's a real state, dude. They even have nukes.