Among nations participating in the ICJ proceedings on Israel’s occupation, only the U.S. and Fiji are urging the court not to issue an opinion that declares the nearly six-decade occupation of Palestinian territory illegal.
This year’s Munich Security Conference was predictably all about the imaginary danger that Russians intend to proceed westward into Europe as soon as they finish in Ukraine.
Antony Lerman says Israel’s response to the ICJ ruling continues a decades’ old ploy for neutralizing criticism of, and generating sympathy for, the Jewish state
The liberal Arab camp thinks the ICJ ruling will lead to a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian question, while the popular camp has lost faith in international organizations, including the ICJ.
Pretoria’s urgent request to the World Court on Tuesday calls for further action as Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed more than 100 Palestinian people across Rafah overnight Monday.
With compliance ordered within a week, the Dutch government plans to appeal the ruling, which came Monday as the country’s prime minister was visiting Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
The Daily Beast also obtained a copy of the Israeli dossier and —similar to Channel 4 — reported Tuesday that it “includes little evidence to back up” Israel’s allegations against UNRWA employees.
Israel saying the ICJ remained “silent during the Holocaust” when the court didn’t exist yet, shows Israel has no answers to the ICJ orders, writes Vijay Prashad.
With an eye on the World Court genocide case, the Northern California judge implored defendants to reconsider their support of Israel’s military siege against the Palestinians in Gaza.