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Other Crises of Concern
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II. The Crisis in Gaza: An RtoP Situation? (December 2008-January 2009)
RtoP has been referred to, notably by
Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, but also by others who claim that crimes committed in Gaza have reached the threshold of RtoP crimes. The humanitarian crisis prompted various independent investigative committees that have reported the commission of mass atrocities by both Hamas and the Israeli government.
Most recently, the UN Fact Finding mission in Gaza found evidence of serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed by Israel during the Gaza conflict, which amounted to war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity. There remain questions as to the extent to which these crimes were widespread and systematic, arguably a determining factor for whether the RtoP threshold for an international response was met. In addition, questions remained as to whether invoking RtoP could bring the desired changes to protect civilians in this deeply politicized situation.
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