Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Israel/Palestine

Smilo

(1,983 posts)

10. At the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva (ICRC)

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 07:44 PM

Tuesday

.... the words "Even Wars Have Rules" are emblazoned in huge letters on a glass rotunda.

You have to conduct a war according to law, and I'm a firm believer that the only way that you ever create peace is by behaving in just ways, and justice is fundamental to all of this.

British barrister Helena Kennedy KC

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

'Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza,' UK government concludes [View all] Mosby Tuesday OP

So, that means that Palestinians are voluntarily starving themselves to death and/or no_hypocrisy Tuesday #1

The Hamas death cult sees every Palestinian death comradebillyboy Tuesday #3

Genocide requires the specific intent to destroy an ethnic group as such. lapucelle Tuesday #2

So what do you call what is happening in Gaza? Smilo Tuesday #5

It's called a war, and it's a war Hamas started. lapucelle Tuesday #6

At the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva (ICRC) Smilo Tuesday #10

Thank you for the concession that the war in Gaza is neither "ethnic cleansing", nor "extermination", lapucelle Tuesday #11

The Labour Government is rank as hell Easterncedar Tuesday #4

They weren't "peace protestors". They were rallying in support of the proscribed terrorist group Palestinian Action. lapucelle Tuesday #7

GOV.UK: Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations lapucelle Tuesday #8

Take a guess who owns Starmer. AloeVera Tuesday #9

Who exactly do you think "owns" Keir Starmer and "toppled" unrepentant anti-Semite Jeremy Corbyn? lapucelle Tuesday #12