Molly Charles-Reflections

  United States as the mediator between Israel and Hamas, brings to question what is the role of the mediator, and the basic norms to be adhered to when being the mediator. According to United Nations, International law and US law there are certain common basic elements for being a mediator, it may be useful to briefly address the same. Basic definition is stated to be “Mediation in a voluntary, binding process in which an impartial and neutral mediator facilitates disputing parties in reaching a settlement.” Basic requirements: According to United Nations Guidance for Effective Mediation, Impartiality is the corner stone of mediation, a mediator should be able to run a balanced process that treats all actors fairly and “Should not have a material interest in the outcome”. While UN document does indicate impartiality does not mean neutrality, as a UN mediator he/she is mandated to uphold certain universal principles and values and may need to make them explicitly known to the ...

  The definition of democracy has changed, for Israel and US Genocide is an option within democracy to obliterate the Palestinian as Israel occupies them. Yes, US would prefer not to use the word Genocide but the actions of Israel that lead to the conclusion Genocide, is very rarely even questioned by US. Now, Israel asserts it has right over Philadelphi crossing, thought legally it has none. It is demanding the right of occupation all over again. Would any other democracy think making such outlandish assertion and would others even lend an ear, No! But US is not just providing political cover for Israel in UN it is also ensuring its illegal and criminal demands are brought up for debate. Why, Israel you need time to test jet F 15 or some tank for further action research. It is time the Countries in the area came together and assert "Law matters and Genocide is unacceptable, through their action". Israel's and America's need for tech based military equipment testing...

  War or Conflict is not just about resource control, identity supremacy or even land control it can also be carrying on business in the evolving tech based military industry; or it can be multiple factors acting in combination based on actors involved. The onslaught of Israel on Gaza is linked to desire to depopulate the place and ensure Greater Israel and in the process achieve also the goal of annihilation of an ethnic religious group, Israelis have an inherent hatred towards and for which they believe they have religious justifications which even sanctifies war crimes or genocide carried out against Palestinians. It is an issue about Israeli society as a whole, how it evolved and what it assumed its existential goal is – to recreate past called Greater Israel. The skewed mentality of assuming Israelis have the right to depopulate Palestine, is not linked to one party or a few individuals it is the raison d’etre of almost entire population. There is one question to the great vi...