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A “False Flag” Operation to Justify The Israel-U.S. Genocide against the People of Palestine

The Criminalization of International Law, Part II

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research, February 09, 2024
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Theme: Crimes against Humanity, History, Intelligence, Media Disinformation
In-depth Report: PALESTINE

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The Criminalization of International Law. Part I

“Fake Justice” at The Hague: The ICJ “Appoints” Netanyahu to “Prevent” and
“Punish” Those Responsible for “Genocidal Acts”

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 04, 2024

Part II

The Criminalization of International Law

A “False Flag” Operation to Justify

The Israel-U.S. Genocide against the People of Palestine

Michel Chossudovsky

Introduction

From the outset on October 7, 2023, “A Tissue of Lies” has served to justify the
killings in the Gaza Strip of more than 30,000 civilians, of which 70% are women
and children. The atrocities committed against the People of Palestine are
beyond description. At the time of writing, at least 13,000 children have been
killed:

“That is one Palestinian child killed every 15 minutes… Thousands more are
missing under the rubble, most of them are presumed dead.”

MILITARY OPERATIONS ARE INVARIABLY PLANNED WELL IN ADVANCE.

Had Hamas’ “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” been a “surprise attack” as parroted by
the media, Netanyahu’s “State of Readiness For War” could not have been
spontaneously carried out (at short notice) on that same day, namely October 7,
2023. The “State of Readiness” etiquette (revealed on October 7) points to a
carefully prepared plan.

It is now well established that Israel’s Operation “State of Readiness for War”
which consisted in “Wiping Gaza Off the Map” was carefully coordinated with U.S.
military and intelligence. It is part of a broader joint Israel-U.S. military
agenda.

Washington not only supports the Genocide, it oversees the International Court
of Justice (ICJ).

Although South Africa’s legal initiative was directed against the State of
Israel, the conduct of the genocide is a joint Israel-U.S. project, with U.S.
military and intelligence operatives collaborating directly with their Israeli
counterparts.

This collaboration is also supported by an extensive flow of military aid.

The Criminalization of International Law

What is at stake is the criminalization of the international judicial process.
The ICJ not only refused to propose a “Cease Fire”, which was part of South
Africa’s demand, its January 26, 2024 Judgment failed to question the role of
the Netanyahu coalition government, which was largely responsible for the
planning prior to October 7 of a comprehensive military agenda directed against
Palestine, with the support of Washington.

Although the Republic of South Africa’s ICJ accusation was directed against the
State of Israel, it is now confirmed, amply documented that the Genocide against
the People of Palestine was a joint Israel-U.S. operation.

In this regard, the ICJ President Joan Donoghue — former Legal Advisor to

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the Obama administration– is in
conflict of interest. The latter indelibly raises the issue of her Recusal.
(See: Recusals of Arbitrators and Judges in International Courts and Tribunals,
Chiara Giorgetti).

While Article 2 of the ICJ Statute (p.212) “provides that the court should be
comprised of independent judges”, the practice of recusal of a judge,
specifically with regard to the President of the ICJ is almost impossible.
Nonetheless, the issue of “conflict of interest” must be raised. Judge Joan
Donoghue takes her instructions from Washington.

“Escalate the Genocide”

The ICJ has granted Israel –with the full endorsement of the Biden
Administration– with a de facto “green light” (carte blanche) to continue and
“escalate the genocide”.

The IDC’s January 26, 2024 Judgment has set in motion a new wave of atrocities
directed against the People of Palestine.

On that same day (January 26), Netanyahu confirmed that the genocide was ongoing
and would continue.

“We will not compromise on anything less than total victory. That means
eliminating Hamas, …”

While rhetorical condemnations against Israel prevail, what the peace movement
fails to acknowledge is that no legal obstruction or hindrance was formulated
by the World Court in its January 26, 2024 Judgment.

The Occupied West Bank, Jewish Settlements in Gaza

Criminal acts are now being committed in the occupied West Bank, coupled with an
increase in the deployment of IDF forces.

In Gaza, IDF commanders have ordered soldiers to “Setting fire to homes
belonging to non-combatant civilians, for the mere purpose of punishment”.

Moreover, barely a few days after the January 26, ICJ Judgment, plans were
announced to establish a cohesive network of Jewish settlements in Gaza.

Israel’s Plan: Mass Starvation

The Biden administration responding to Netanyahu has ordered to cut funding to
the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is indelibly slated to result in
famine and the total collapse of social services:

UNRWA provides food, shelter, health care, education … for the 5.7 million
UNRWA-registered Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza,
Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

The curtailment of UNRWA funding is an integral part of the Netanyahu
government’s carefully designed project to trigger mass starvation throughout
the Gaza Strip.

“Gaza is experiencing mass starvation like no other in recent history. Before
the outbreak of fighting in October, food security in Gaza was precarious, but
very few children – less than 1% – suffered severe acute malnutrition, the most
dangerous kind. Today, almost all Gazans, of any age, anywhere in the territory,
are at risk.

There is no instance since the second world war in which an entire population
has been reduced to extreme hunger and destitution with such speed. And there’s
no case in which the international obligation to stop it has been so clear.”

These facts underpinned South Africa’s recent case against Israel at the
international court of justice. The international genocide convention, article
2c, prohibits “deliberately inflicting [on a group] conditions of life
calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part”.
(Guardian)

Documentation of the Atrocities Committed against the People of Palestine

The atrocities are carefully documented in Sarah Abushaar’s courageous video
production entitled

More than 100 Days and 75 Years of Genocide.

Sarah Abushaar

Video

“How much persecution and human cruelty Palestinians have suffered for
generations — for the inalienable right to life.

Since israel’s establishment through the ethnic cleansing and massacre of
Palestinians from Palestine — persisting in its massacre, mass expulsion,
abduction, torture and terror of indigenous Palestinians.

The theft of land, life and human rights.

Israel’s unconscionable slaughter of 13,000 children, extermination of 30,000
civilians, destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system as it wounds 60,000 and mass
starvation of 2.3 million, part of what it’s been committing on Palestinian life
for decades – continuing its ongoing genocide now on hyperdrive.

Palestinians massacred and held hostage in the hundreds of thousands, terrorized
in the millions under illegal siege, violent occupation and vicious apartheid. A
person’s stance on Palestine says everything about their moral compass.

You are either for or against genocide. For or against ethnic cleansing. For or
against violent illegal occupation and vicious apartheid.

For or against systems of supremacy – the persecution of human life.. the denial
of millions of people their life, freedom, and fundamental human rights.

There is no middle ground. It’s not complicated. In the same way the Holocaust
is not complicated. Slavery or Apartheid are not complicated.

But they persisted because of those who didn’t see.

There’s a horrific persecution and oppression that has lasted for 8 decades.

An oppressor and an oppressed. It’s impossible for human beings of conscience or
morals to know the truth on Palestine and to uphold this for human life.

It goes against all law, morality and our very humanity.

What we condemn in history and in every other context, what’s been committed on
Palestinian life for decades…

As with all systems built on human persecution and oppression, this will not
survive. All the inhumanity in the world in this, Palestine is fighting for all
of our humanity and for all the world’s justice.”

“Secret Memorandum” to Commit Genocide

While earlier documents –which might reveal the detailed planning of Israel’s
genocidal attack on the Gaza Strip, including those negotiated with the U.S.–
remain classified, An official “secret” memorandum authored by Israel’s Ministry
of Intelligence was made public on October 13, 2023.

The authenticity and purpose of this report remain to be confirmed. It was
released a week after October 7, 2023. It nonetheless confirms the military
actions which are currently being implemented against the People of Palestine.
Was it intended to be in the public domain?

What the intelligence document recommends is:

“The forcible and permanent transfer of the Gaza Strip’s 2.2 million Palestinian
residents to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula”,

The 10-page document, dated Oct. 13, 2023 assesses three options regarding the
future of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip …

“It recommends a full population transfer as its preferred course of action. …”

The document has been translated into English in full here.

The Israel’s Intelligence Memorandum

“… assesses three options regarding the future of the Palestinians in the Gaza
Strip … It recommends a full population transfer as its preferred course of
action. …”

Click here to access complete document (10 pages).

Intelligence Memorandum: Selected Excerpts

(emphasis added)

“1. The State of Israel is required to bring about a significant change in the
civilian reality in the Gaza Strip in light of the Hamas crimes that led to the
“Iron Swords” war, therefore it must decide on a political objective regarding
the civilian population in Gaza, which should be pursued concurrently with the
overthrow of the Hamas regime.

2. The objective defined by the government requires intensive action to harness
the United States and other countries to support this goal.

3. Fundamental guidelines for every policy [A, B, C]:

a. Overthrow of Hamas’ rule.

b. Evacuation of the population outside of the combat zone for the benefit of
the citizens of the Gaza Strip.

c. It is necessary to plan for and channel international aid to reach the area
in accordance with the chosen policy.

d. In every policy, it is necessary to carry out a deep process of implementing
an ideological change (de-Nazification).

e. The selected policy will support the state’s political goal regarding the
future of the Gaza Strip and the final picture of the war.

In this document, three possible options [A, B, and C] will be presented as a
policy of the political echelon in Israel regarding the future of the civilian
population in the Gaza Strip.

[Option C below is the recommended and chosen Option of the Memorandum which is
currently being implemented.]

The Memorandum’s “Option C”: The Evacuation of the Civilian Population from Gaza
to Sinai.

“Option C – The option that will yield positive, long-term strategic outcomes
for Israel, and is an executable option.

It requires determination from the political echelon in the face of
international pressure, with an emphasis on harnessing the support of the United
States and additional pro-Israeli countries for the endeavor.

At first glance, this option, involving significant population displacement, may
present challenges in terms of international legitimacy.

Operational

1. A call for the evacuation of the non-combatant population from the combat
zone of the Hamas attack.

2. In the first stage, operations from the air with a focus on the north of Gaza
to allow a ground invasion in an area that is already evacuated and does not
require fighting in a densely populated civilian area.

3. In the second stage, a gradual ground invasion of the territory in the north
and along the border until the occupation of the entire Strip and cleansing of
the underground bunkers of Hamas fighters.

4. The ground invasion stage will be less time-consuming compared to options A
and B and therefore will reduce the exposure time to opening the northern front
simultaneously with the fighting in Gaza.

5. It is important to leave the travel routes to the south open to enable the
evacuation of the civilian population toward Rafah.

International/legal legitimacy

In our assessment, post-evacuation combat is likely to result in fewer
casualties among the civilian population compared to the expected casualties if
the population remains (as presented in options A and B).

a. This is a defensive war against a terrorist organization that conducted a
military invasion into Israel. [false flag justification]

b. The demand for the evacuation of the non-combatant population from the area
is a widely accepted method that saves lives, and it was the approach used by
the Americans in Iraq in 2003.

c. Egypt has an obligation under international law to allow the passage of the
population.

6. Israel must act to promote a broad diplomatic initiative aimed at countries
that will support assisting the displaced population and agree to absorb them as
refugees.

7. A list of countries that are suitable for this initiative can be found in
Appendix A to this document.

8. In the long run, this option will gain broader legitimacy because it involves
a population that will be integrated within a state framework with
citizenship.” (emphasis added)

Video: “Wiping Gaza Off the Map”

This Interview was produced on October 16, 2023

Was It A False Flag Operation?

“As a former intelligence officer, I find it impossible to believe that Israel
did not have multiple informants inside Gaza as well as electronic listening
devices all along the border wall which would have picked up movements of groups
and vehicles.

In other words, the whole thing might be a tissue of lies as is often the case.
(Philip Giraldi, October 2023)

U.S. intelligence say they weren’t aware of an impending Hamas attack.

“One would have to be almost hopelessly naïve to buy the corporate state media
line that the Hamas invasion was an Israeli “intelligence failure”. Mossad is
one of, if not the, most powerful intelligence agencies on the planet.”

Israel’s plan to wage an all out war against Palestine had been envisaged prior
to the launching by Hamas of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm”.

This was not a failure of Israeli Intelligence, as conveyed by the media. Quite
the opposite.

Did Netanyahu and his vast military and intelligence apparatus (Mossad et al)
have foreknowledge of the Al Aqsa Hamas attack.

Revealed by the New York Times:

“Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack
more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews … The
approximately 40-page document, which the Israeli authorities code-named
“Jericho Wall,” outlined, point by point, exactly the kind of devastating
invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people. (emphasis added)

Screen Shot: New York Times