Australian Government Urged to Inform Citizens of Legal Risks of Joining Israeli Army

Published on December 22, 2023

The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) has cautioned authorities saying it had a duty to inform the public of what legal ramifications were at stake if citizens picked up arms to fight in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Australian nationals’ engagement in the conflict is occurring in the context of decades of widespread, serious, documented violations of international law by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF),” said the ACIJ’s letter to Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, and Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw, reported AAP. “The Australian government has failed to provide any public statements advising of the risks involved, particularly the legal risks, including the risk of individual criminal liability, for those Australians participating in the conflict as members of the IDF.”...

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