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This workshop seeks to revisit the war crimes committed in Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009 during Israel's 22-day aerial and ground offensive, Operation Cast Lead. In the aftermath of the offensive, the National Lawyers Guild conducted a fact-finding mission that investigated Israel's alleged war crimes in the 140-square mile Territory against a 1.5 million person population already enduring 60 years of occupation and 18 months of a debilitating siege that had prohibited access to basic goods including clean water, flour, rice, and bread. This workshop will present in pictures and narratives, the war crimes committed by Israel, discuss the political context surrounding the offensive, explore the Goldstone Report and other international efforts to hold Israel to account, and strategize about ongoing campaigns for accountability and lifting the siege.
