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[Adrian II]

The plain, shocking truth.

Yes, it is. Except for the term genocide, which was adopted by the General Assembly but not by the Security Council. Israel has committed war crimes more than once, including during the invasion of Lebanon, and the relevant 1982 SC Resolution (521) condemns 'the massacre of Palestinian civilians in Beirut', a phrase that comes perilously close to the definition of war crime.

The real issue is: what do we do if all sides in a war or civil conflict intentionally commit atrocities? Do we condemn only one party and not the other(s)? And is such condemnation conducive to a peaceful arrangement that prevents further atrocities - an arrangement that ideally should have a higher priority than the establishment of past crimes?