Classified U.S. report finds backlog of ‘hundreds’ of possible Israeli human rights violations (Washington Post, 2025-10-30)
https://archive.li/2025.10.30-201925/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/30/state-department-report-israel-gaza-human-rights-violations/
cf. https://mastodon.neometropolis.net/@QudsNen/115465194803187218
>> The findings ... 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.
>> U.S. officials, ..., said the watchdog findings raised doubts about the prospects for accountability for Israel’s actions given the large backlog of incidents and the nature of the review process, which is deferential to the Israel Defense Forces.
>> “... that accountability will be forgotten now that the noise of the conflict is dying down,” said Charles Blaha, a former State Department official in charge ...
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