“Israel can no more protect all Palestinian Arab citizens or civilians in Gaza than it can protect its own hostages in Gaza. Hamas is hiding behind them also, and some hostages have died, accidentally killed during the Israeli military response. And I’m sure no one would think that Israel is committing genocide against Jews.”
Israel is not alone in its legal obligation to ensure that Hamas’s genocidal aspirations do not reach fruition.
“Every country that signed the Genocide Convention, which is the vast majority of the countries of the world and that has the capability to act, has a treaty obligation that is an obligation under international law,” said Rosenbaum.
“To quote the International Court of Justice, if they’re aware or should normally have been aware of the serious danger that acts of genocide would be committed, those countries are obligated to employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent genocide within the limits permitted by international law.
( from former director, USJDO of Special Investigations)