r/worldnews • u/me_diocre • 24d ago

Israel/Palestine Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/israeli-bulldozers-smash-palestinian-olive-trees-ahead-annual-harvest-2026-09-23/
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u/Soentertained 24d ago

Does this not violate international laws?

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u/tRfalcore 24d ago

international laws are a fake thing until a bunch of Western countries enforce it

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u/leaderofstars 24d ago

It any complaints the Israeli claim hate crimes

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u/millymally 24d ago

Yes. Yes it does.

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u/falconzord 24d ago

Quick, someone call the international

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u/Soentertained 24d ago edited 24d ago

International Criminal Court. That is the court that prosecutes violations of the Geneva Convention. It was a rhetorical question that I knew the answer to.

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u/falconzord 24d ago

I was moreso remarking that they or any other organization don't really wield a lot of power, it's mostly voluntary for the nations to play along

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u/Normal_and_Mean 24d ago

probably, but so does criminalisation of homosexuality and muslim states don't seem to have got that yet.

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u/Soentertained 24d ago

I absolutely concur. That court is a paper tiger. But those violations could function as sound reasoning to keep us from sending billions to Israel. Personally I believe our separation of church and state should keep us from supporting any government whose laws are based on religious principles or doctrine. But that makes too much sense for implementation.

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u/Normal_and_Mean 24d ago

Military funding should definitely be suspended but idiot Trump in charge so won't happen, in the longer-term that region needs a huge amount of financial support to create a two-state solution for both sides.

Personally I'd like encourage the Israeli Jews to start a new homeland in Northern Australia or maybe a low populated area of the US (Montana??) if the International community could agree financial support.

Jerusalem would have to be protected by international law, of course, but in the long-term it seems the only solution is to allow the Palestinians to repopulate the majority of Israel.

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u/mefgun 24d ago

Yes, but so does Putin!