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ONSLAUGHT: Israel’s Attack of Gaza and the Rule of Law – National Lawyers Guild Gaza Delegation Report
During its 22 day offensive, Israeli forces killed more than 1400 Palestinians, including at least 288 children, and injured over 5300, of which at least 1606 were children. The majority of those killed were civilians. Two weeks after Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire, a National Lawyers Guild Delegation of seven attorneys and one law student […]
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Strong Indications of Violations of the Laws of War, U.S. Law, and War Crimes Found in the Gaza Strip: Guild Gaza Delegation Reports
We are a delegation of 8 American lawyers, members of the National Lawyers Guild in the United States, who have come here to the Gaza Strip to assess the effects of the recent attacks on the people, and to determine what, if any, violations of international law occurred and whether U.S. domestic law has been […]
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Wolf and Khalidi: Citizen Action Key to Change
Thomas Cincotta, NLG IC Staffperson Two Yale and Oxford-educated scholars, Rashid Khalidi* and Naomi Wolf**, addressed one hundred-fifty National Lawyers Guild (NLG) members and concerned citizens on January 23, 2009. Wolf and Khalidi shared their visions of how to restore the Constitution in the United States and achieve freedom for the Palestinian people. The event […]
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No Impunity for Israeli War Crimes: Guild issues leaflet on Israeli violations of international law
Israel’s invasion of Gaza represents a massive violation of international humanitarian law as defined in the Geneva Conventions, both in regard to the obligations of an Occupying Power and in the requirements of the laws of war and combat. DOWNLOAD THE NLG LEAFLET HERE: NLG Gaza Legal Leaflet – Front Page NLG Gaza Legal Leaflet […]
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Emergency delegation to Gaza: NLG to Lead Fact-Finding Legal Delegation to Gaza
Israel’s recent invasion of the Gaza Strip has killed over 1300 Gazans and wounded over 5000. Reports have emerged of Israeli forces bulldozing homes, firing on ambulances, and shelling United Nations sites in addition to mosques, schools and other civilian structures. The delegation will be in Gaza for approximately 7-9 days. Delegates should prepare to […]
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Anatomy of A War Crime: Single Deadliest Day in Gaza Since 1967
New York City Labor Against the War Israel launched air strikes on Gaza for a second day on Sunday, December 28, 2008, piling pressure on Hamas after killing more than 270 people in one of the bloodiest days in 60 years of conflict between the Palestinians and the Jewish state. “The Amount of Death and […]
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Israeli Navy Attacks Civilian Mercy Ship
The Dignity, a boat traveling with the Free Gaza Movement, is rammed by Israeli Navy The Dignity was been surrounded by at least half-a-dozen Israeli warships. They are firing live ammunition around the Dignity, and one of the warships has rammed the civilian craft causing an unknown amount of damage. Contrary to international maritime law, […]
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National Lawyers Guild Condemns Illegal Israeli Massacre of Over 300 Gazans: Calls for Ceasefire, and Urges Protests
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns Israel’s massive bombardment of the Gaza Strip which has left over 300 dead and 1,400 wounded, with the tolls mounting. The Israeli Air Force dropped more than 100 bombs in dozens of locations throughout the Gaza Strip as children left school on Saturday. The dead include men, women and […]
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Criminal Complaint at the Hague on Israel’s Blockade of Gaza
International Coalition Against Impunity Files Complaint On December 10, 2008, the Beirut based International Coalition Against Impunity filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court charging Israel and five of its leaders with egregious violations of international law and the Rome Statute stemming from Israel’s actions in the continuing blockage of Gaza. A copy of […]
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Fishermen and Internationals Kidnapped in Palestinian Waters by the Israeli Navy: NLG Calls for Immediate Release and Return of Hijacked Boats
The National Lawyers Guild urges Israel to release the fifteen Palestinian Fishermen and three international observers who were kidnapped in Palestinian waters by the Israeli Navy on November 18, 2008. Israel’s kidnapping of these individuals and hijacking of their fishing boats violates international law, the Oslo Accords, and the Law of the Seas. This capture […]
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