🧵 2008!
> There was much concern over Hamas’ ability to attack Israel and to smuggle weapons into Gaza via tunnels and other means. But there was no one within the establishment prepared to argue that the #GazaPalestinians also possess a right to defend them- selves or that other states bear a “‘responsibility to protect’ a civilian population being collectively punished by policies that amount to a Crime Against Humanity” (UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories #RichardFalk). 🧵