The World Court on Friday ordered that Israel immediately halt its assault on the city of Rafah in Gaza after a request from South Africa, which brought genocide charges against Israel, reports Joe Lauria.
ICJ Orders Israel Stop Rafah Attack
Category: War Crimes
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Netanyahu says any comparison between Israel’s war crimes and those of Hamas is “absurd and false,” writes Jonathan Cook. He’s correct and here’s why.
Chris Hedges: The Slow-Motion Execution of Assange
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Now, ICC Must Investigate British Ministers Too
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ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu
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Craig Murray: Active Participants in Genocide
In obedience to Israel, the Western political and media class is isolating itself from public opinion on Gaza in ways hard to believe. But here are a few examples.
South Africa Urges ICJ to Halt Israeli Assault on Rafah
On Thursday, South African representatives urged the World Court to see that Israel has not followed its order to prevent genocidal acts by its military forces.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Heroism of David McBride
By 2014 McBride had compiled a dossier into profound command failings that saw examples of potential war crimes in Afghanistan overlooked and other soldiers wrongly accused. On Tuesday he was sentenced to nearly six years in jail.
Israel’s Doomed-to-Fail Strategy
Jeffrey Sachs on why the General Assembly speech of Israel’s U.N. ambassador advanced the Palestinian cause.