Response to Claim 34: Israel massacred the Palestinians in Gaza in May 2021
Contrary to what many within the UN have suggested, the fact that 256 Gazans were killed in the May 2021 military confrontation between Hamas and
October 25, 2022
Contrary to what many within the UN have suggested, the fact that 256 Gazans were killed in the May 2021 military confrontation between Hamas and
This accusation reflects a distortion of the concept of proportionality in International Humanitarian Law (IHL). As military law expert Prof. Geoffrey Corn has explained, the
The opposite is the case. Actually, it is the Hamas rocket attacks that are indiscriminate. Hamas rockets cannot be precisely aimed at any specific target
There is no basis for the assertion that Israel was the aggressor in Gaza in May 2021. Israel’s actions in Gaza constituted a lawful military
These accusations turn the truth on its head. In reality, it is the Hamas terror organization, not Israel, that commits war crimes and crimes against
The false charge that Israel is conducting excavations and activities that threaten the very foundations of the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been deployed on many occasions
The accusation that peace agreements between Israel and Arab states diminish the prospects for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ignores reality. For many years,
Just like any other sovereign nation, Israel has the right to determine its own capital. Jerusalem has been Israel’s capital and seat of government since
As noted in our response to Claim 6, while Israel has maintained a naval blockade on the Gaza Strip and restrictions on land crossings due
This claim repeats the slander by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and two UN experts,[1] among others, alleging that Israel’s world-leading COVID-19 vaccine drive is
These accusations are part of a concerted campaign led by a number of NGOs, including Amnesty International[1] and Human Rights Watch,[2] to delegitimize Israel as
Israel is not committing aggression in Syria and Lebanon, but it does routinely respond to threats and attacks from both countries, in most cases stemming