Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations [View all]
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"A classified report by a U.S. government watchdog has found that Israeli military units committed “many hundreds” of potential violations of U.S. human rights law in the Gaza Strip that would take the State Department “multiple years” to review, according to two U.S. officials who relayed the details to The Washington Post.
The findings by the State Department’s Office of Inspector General mark the first time a U.S. government report has acknowledged the scale of Israeli actions in Gaza that fall under the purview of Leahy Laws, the landmark legislation that bars U.S. security assistance to foreign military units credibly accused of gross human rights abuses.
... The U.S. provides at least $3.8 billion in aid to Israel every year — and in recent years tens of billions of dollars more — making the country the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. aid in the world.
... The protocol, known as the Israel Leahy Vetting Forum, involves higher-level U.S. officials and a lengthier process than reviews for other countries, the report says."
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