UN: Israel is the blockade Crimes Humanity

According to Richard Falk, Israel violates the Geneva Convention.

Jerusalem - The United Nations (UN) to declare Gaza blockade Israel who is now in progress to crimes against humanity. Confiscation of the goods to Gaza humanitarian aid is also considered as a step that violates the law.

Such a step''is part of the barbaric Israeli blockade of the entire Palestinian people in Gaza. This also violates the Geneva Convention,''said Richard Falk, UN Special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories, Israel as quoted daily, Haaretz. Friday (3 / 7).

Tuesday, the Israeli flag that a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and carry 21 pro-Palestinian activists. The Government of Israel states that ships can not be allowed entry into Gaza because of the security risks and still diberlakukannya blockade.

According to Falk, the convention prohibits collective punishment against diberlakukannya population in the area occupation. According to international law experts, the descendants of Jews, the Israeli blockade for two years to restrict the entry of Gaza supply vital materials such as food and medicines.

Falk add blockade also prevents the entrance of fuel and other essential materials that are required of Gaza. Based on the statement of the International Red Cross (ICRC), Israel also did not allow the entry of materials to Gaza.

Pattern''blockade such that up to now continue to be a serious violation of the Geneva Convention can be said berlanjutnya and crimes against humanity,''Falk said in a statement in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ago in the March report, Falk also says that the Israeli attack against Gaza on 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009 ago was a war crime. This attack caused about 1400 people died and 900 people including civilians.

Dubes Israel but to the UN in Geneva, Aharon Leshno-Yaar, rejected the statement Falk. He stated that Falk is known for this with the statement of bias and anti-Israel. He added that Israel allow the aid into Gaza.

During this time, clearly Yaar, assistance into Gaza through coordination between Israel, Egypt, Palestine and the government. He cited Reuters, said the ship would go to Gaza on Tuesday, clearly want to create propaganda against Israel.

The Free Gaza activist based in the U.S., said that the nobel prize winner of Irish origin, Mairead Maguire and former member of U.S. Congress, Cynthia McKinney, in a ship that is not allowed to enter in Gaza.