Any party to the Genocide Convention can submit the matter to the World Court, which could make a finding of genocide, writes Marjorie Cohn. The General Assembly also has an option left.
Beyond the US Veto: UN Options to Protect Gaza
Category: War Crimes
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Bearing Witness
There are scores of Palestinian writers and photographers, many of whom have been killed, who are determined to make us see the horror of this genocide. They will vanquish the lies of the killers.
Caitlin Johnstone: Gaza Atrocities Are ‘Western Values’
What we see in Gaza is a much better representation of what Western civilization is really about than all the gibberish about freedom and democracy we learned in school.
Caitlin Johnstone: That Can’t Be True About Israel
Israel’s actions are so horrific and depraved I keep thinking I must be misinterpreting what I’m reading or disregarding a claim as over the top, only to find out it’s true, says Caitlin Johnstone.
Craig Murray: Murder
It is not that people are worried that a claim of genocide will not be successful at the International Court of Justice. It is that everybody is quite sure it will succeed.
A Master of Terror
Indonesian and Australian media are largely silent on Prabowo’s record in East Timor, writes Pat Walsh. This leaves voters in the dark about on an extended and revealing period of the likely next president of Indonesia.
Forcible Transfer of Gazans Is a Crime Against Humanity
The biased chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court condemns Hamas but ignores Israel’s atrocious crimes, writes Marjorie Cohn.
UN Honor, US Shame in Gaza
When Washington vetoed a ceasefire in Gaza Friday, it stood alone against international law as the U.K. — its tutor in imperial brutality — dutifully abstained, writes Jeffrey Sachs.
Craig Murray: Stopping Genocide
Almost the entire political Establishment of the West have outed themselves as enthusiastic proponents of a racial supremacism, prepared to give active assistance to a genocide of indigenous people.
WATCH: DC Belmarsh Tribunal for Assange
From the National Press Club in Washington D.C. watch the replay of CN‘s Live presentation on Saturday of the Belmarsh Tribunal for imprisoned journalist Julian Assange.