France24 Discovers West Bank Executions: Again
France 24 reports the Palestinian Authority's accusation of a 'war crime' after an alleged summary execution in the West Bank. This isn't a new development; it's a re-run. History repeats, only the cameras get better. According to B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, 114 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed by Israeli forces since October 7, 2023, excluding those killed in
Gaza. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) notes over 600 Palestinian homes destroyed and 3,345 Palestinians displaced in the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers since January 2023. One might wonder when these 'accusations' of war crimes become, simply, war crimes. How many times can a global community express 'concern' before they admit the pattern? The headlines
remain consistent; the accountability, however, is not. The international community's selective outrage thermometer seems perpetually stuck at 'mildly concerned' when it comes to the West Bank.