Author: Amanda Taub
Published on: 05/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Forcing Palestinians to leave would be a severe violation of international law, experts say. Forced deportation or transfer of a civilian population is a violation of humanitarian law, a war crime and a crime against humanity. The prohibition against forced deportations of civilians has been a part of the law of war since the Lieber Code. It would be a further, severe violation for the United States to permanently take over the territory of Gaza. The specifics of that violation would depend partly on whether Palestine is considered a state. It is rare for states to violate that rule, and when they have, the response has been widespread global condemnation. The International Court of Justice has ruled twice that the Palestinian people are entitled to that right within Gaza. Mr. Trump seemed unconcerned with how his proposal might be viewed by institutions that underpin the international legal system. He signed an executive order calling for a review of U.S. Funding for and involvement in the United Nations. U.S.A.I.D.: Nearly the entire global work force of the main American aid agency will be put on leave, according to an official memo posted online. Unions representing federal workers sued the Treasury Department and its head, Scott Bessent, in an effort to block Musk and his team from accessing the federal payment system. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed during a visit to the southwestern border to use thousands of troops to stem migrant crossings.
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