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A U.S. State Department spokesperson told reporters on Thursday that the United States disagrees with Amnesty International’s new report accusing Israel of carrying out genocide in the Gaza Strip.

“We disagree with the conclusions of such a report,” spokesperson Vedant Patel said a day after the human rights group released the document. “We have said previously and continue to find that the allegations of genocide are unfounded.”

In the 296-page report released Wednesday—titled, “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman”: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza—Amnesty International found through its research and legal analysis “sufficient basis to conclude that Israel committed, during the nine-month period under review, prohibited acts under Articles II (a), (b), and © of the Genocide Convention, namely killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction in whole or in part.”

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[–] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world 70 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This 296 page report is unfounded. No, we will not elaborate. Thank you

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 26 points 2 weeks ago

Unfounded is strong. More like it doesn't sync with our vibes today.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 55 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is the kind of banana-republic reality-denial kangaroo-court state department people expected under Trump.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I expected nothing from Democrats and I'm still let down.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

'I Disagree With Your Disagreement': Deceptichum Dismisses Routine Biden Administration Defense Of Genocide.

About as meaningful a statement, the US has zero credibility to throw around here.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 weeks ago

Said the most powerful country in the world, “nuh-uh! "

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago

They're not dumb. They know what they're doing. Their goal is genocide

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Of course we do, the US has been literally designed to be Israel's body guard. On the global stage, we are the equivalent to the big, dumb henchman who doesn't think or care about his own interests as long as his boss is protected

[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

..cause it's inconvenient.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This clown was funnier when he was on SNL.

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, Joe has a month. Couldn't just be like, yeah, it's a genocide.

Sheesh. Final deflating feeling I guess.

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well how else do you go about conducting a war?