imperative

It’s imperative that L.A. city and county officials and civic leaders use that money efficiently and transparently to get people the help and housing they need.

Under the laws of war, the forced displacement of any civilians inside an occupied territory is prohibited, unless it is necessary for their security or for an imperative military reason.

HRW’s report - based on interviews with displaced Palestinians, analysis of Israeli evacuation orders, satellite imagery showing destruction of buildings, and videos and photos of strikes - concludes that there is no plausible imperative military reason to justify the displacement of nearly all of Gaza’s population and that the other conditions for it be lawful have also not been met.

“When I read the script, it was an education in how necessary, how imperative Rita was to Bob’s journey,” Lynch says.

“We’ve been here before — and we’re here to double down on our conservation work, which is more imperative than ever.”