Adalah says total impunity for Israeli war crimes necessitate immediate international response
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel has welcomed the “inevitable and vital” conclusions of the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry, that urgent action by international bodies is “imperative” in order to address the permanent nature of Israel’s occupation and its de-facto annexation policies.
On Thursday, the three-member UN-appointed Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory published its first report, concluding that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is unlawful under international law due to its permanence and the Israeli government’s de facto annexation policies.
In a statement, Adalah welcomed the Commission of Inquiry’s report and said it “embraces the historical perspective provided by the commission by acknowledging that Israel has been enforcing military rule on Palestinians since its establishment in 1948.”
The statement added, “Decades of extreme violations of Palestinian human rights, and total impunity for war crimes committed by Israel necessitate an immediate international response.”
“We hope that the report will be adopted by the UN General Assembly and that it will lead to a swift response by the International Court of Justice and by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.”
