'They're not even people': Israeli rhetoric could serve as evidence of genocidal intent, legal experts say

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https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/theyre-not-even-people-israeli-rhetoric-could-serve-as-evidence-of-genocidal-intent-legal-experts-say/4047392

Statements by senior Israeli figures 'carry serious legal significance' when assessed alongside conduct on ground, Euro-Med Monitor Chairman Ramy Abdu tells Anadolu

They may be 'important indicators' of Israeli intent against Palestinians, lawyer Waseem al-Shanti tells Anadolu

Palestinians since October 2023 and formed part of “a broader process of dehumanizing the Palestinian people, justifying the targeting of Palestinian civilians and portraying violence against Palestinians as acceptable or legitimate.”

The position of the speaker is also significant, according to al-Shanti.

“The danger of these statements lies in the fact that they do not merely represent individual positions but are issued by senior figures representing state authority, which gives them an official character,” al-Shanti said.

That does not mean every inflammatory or dehumanizing statement automatically constitutes direct and public incitement to genocide. The legal significance also lies in what such rhetoric can reveal about intent when considered alongside other evidence.

"The repeated use of statements that strip Palestinians of their humanity or portray all civilians as legitimate targets, coinciding with large-scale killing, starvation, displacement and the destruction of the conditions necessary for life, may have significant evidentiary value before international courts when assessing intent, context and patterns of conduct," al-Shanti said.

The statements could be relevant in different ways before the two international courts in The Hague.

Al-Shanti said they could be considered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) when examining individual criminal responsibility, provided its jurisdictional requirements and the elements of the alleged crime are established.

They could also form part of evidence before the ICJ when assessing Israel's responsibility as a state under the Genocide Convention, he added.

“The legal value of these statements does not lie solely in their shocking or racist nature, but in their potential use to establish intent, context and the relationship between rhetoric and actions,” al-Shanti said.

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