Letter

In response to Globalisation of occupation: when genocide becomes an international project

Death or dishonour await!

The reality is that most, if not all, of these recruits, could well be subsequently classified by future decisions of the ICC or ICJ as mercenaries and thus will subject to international law relating to the treatment of mercenaries. Many of them may have been convinced by the honeyed words of Israeli recruiters that their cause is a just one, despite the already existing conclusions of both courts and the UN General Assembly, the association of Genocide scholars, all the major world human rights groups, the Special Rapporteur and the UN Commission into what is happening in Gaza and the population of the world at large that they are committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Their apparent enthusiasm to join the slaughter of civilians is clearly outweighing any judgement on the worth of their cause.

Whoever of them that are not killed by Hamas or Hezbollah will be likely to face a justice that has been delayed but not eliminated.

— Les Macdonald from Balmain NSW 2041