Natasha Hausdorff discusses latest UN report alleging Israel deliberately targeted Gaza children

A new report by the UNHRC's "Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel", which accuses Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian children since 7 October 2023. In this interview, UKLFI Charitable Trust Legal Director, Natasha Hausdorff, examines the report's methodology, evidential standards and legal conclusions. The discussion explores why critics believe the report is an updated form of historic blood libels, its failure to address the context of Hamas and its tactics, the reliability of the evidence on which it is based, its misstatement of the law of armed conflict, and the potential consequences for international courts, the UN and the international legal order. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Why critics compare report to ancient blood libel 05:27 Can report's evidence support allegations? 07:50 Does report rewrite Law of Armed Conflict? 10:03 Has Hamas been written out of report? 14:41 What does this mean for international law and UN? About Natasha Hausdorff: Natasha Hausdorff is a barrister specialising in international law and the Legal Director of UKLFI Charitable Trust. She regularly lectures and writes on international law, human rights, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the law of armed conflict and the misuse of international legal frameworks in relation to Israel. References: A Briefing Note on Genocide https://www.uklfi.com/a-briefing-note... Briefing Notes on Armed Conflicts https://uklficharity.com/home/briefin... UN Watch Rebuttal to the Pillay Commission report https://unwatch.org/wp-content/upload... UN Guidance and Practice for Commissions of Inquiry and Fact-Finding Missions on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/f... Report by Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/f... More about UKLFI Charitable Trust https://uklficharity.com/ #Israel #InternationalLaw #Gaza #UnitedNations #NatashaHausdorff #HumanRights #LawOfArmedConflict #Hamas #UKLFI