In an interview with Press TV on Saturday, James Thring said Israel labels the Palestinian movement, Hamas, as terrorist while the regime itself was founded on terrorism.
“They (Hamas) are labeled as terrorists, but then let’s face it ... Israel was founded on terrorism – all three of the first prime ministers were terrorist members of Irgun, Haganah (Zionist paramilitary organizations) and other terrorist organizations,” Thring said.
Commenting on Israel’s settlement activities, the analyst said Tel Aviv’s expansionism is “illegal” under the Geneva Convention, adding that it also constitutes an act of war crime against Palestinians.
“It is actually defined as a war crime to move the occupier’s population into the occupied land. So, Israel is committing war crimes every day by moving people of their ilk into Palestinian territory,” Thring said.
He noted that the international community should take “punitive action” against the Israelis to bring them into line with international law.
On Thursday, Israel ordered the construction of 3,300 more settler units in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds.
More than half a million Israelis live in over 120 illegal settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967.
The Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law. However, defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the settlement construction is part of Tel Aviv’s policy and will not stop.
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