The ICJ ruled that Israel’s military shall not commit acts forbidden by Article 2 of Genocide Convention but stopped short of ordering Israel to cease its military operation in Gaza.
ICJ Stops Short of Ordering Gaza Ceasefire to Stop Genocide
Category: Legal
Legal Bullying Aims to Silence Campus Critics of Israel
Title VI was designed to end discrimination and harassment on campus, but the law can also be misused, as partisans of Israel have done, writes Michael Schwalbe.
ICJ to Rule Friday on South Africa v Israel Genocide Case
The International Court of Justice said it would reveal its decision on provisional measures in the case of South Africa accusing Israel of genocide on Friday at 1pm, 7 am EST.
JOHN PILGER: Justice for Assange Is Justice for All
John Pilger, whose funeral was in London on Tuesday, wrote this account of the extradition trial of his friend Julian Assange in November 2021.
US Supreme Court Defends Free Speech on Palestine
The dismissal marks the third consecutive time a federal court has dismissed the Jewish National Fund’s case against the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
John Pilger: Assange Arrest a Warning From History
Consortium News this month pays tribute to the life and work of John Pilger, an all-time great journalist who died Dec. 30. Today we republish his essay from April 2019 just after Julian Assange’s arrest.
Patrick Lawrence: The End of Global Leadership
This president’s signature project — America will lead democratic nations in a crusade against the world’s authoritarians — is virtually nowhere taken seriously.
Technicality Could Sink Genocide Case v Israel
South Africa may have given the World Court a way out of ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide and must halt its attacks, writes Joe Lauria.
Chris Hedges: The Case for Genocide
The International Court of Justice may be all that stands between the Palestinians in Gaza and genocide.
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