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Michaelia Cash disputes UN body findings and says genocide not ‘simply about loss of life in war’
Michaelia Cash, the shadow foreign affairs minister, has discounted findings from a UN commission this week that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying genocide was not “simply about loss of life in war”.
Well, genocide, Sally, as you know, and I’m a lawyer, has a very specific meaning in international law.
It’s not simply about loss of life in war, however, tragic. It requires a deliberate intent to destroy a people in whole or in part. Now, Israel has made it very clear that its actions are about defending its citizens from Hamas terrorism, not about destroying the Palestinian people. …
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/18/australia-news-live-santos-takeover-2035-emissions-target-chris-bowen-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-environment-climate-crisis-ntwnfb
Author : Nick Visser
Publish date : 2025-09-17 22:44:00
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