The United Nations’ highest court issued an advisory opinion arguing that Israel’s large-scale expansion of settlements amounts to annexation, a crime under international law. By Jake Johnson Jul 19, 2024 The International Court of Justice said Friday that Israel’s decades long occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is unlawful and must […]
On the question of whether Israel’s war in Gaza is genocide, that will still take more time, but today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering Israel to cease its violations of Genocide Convention is a victory for Palestine rights movement, and will have significant political repercussions for both Israel and its primary arms […]
The International Court of Justice may be all that stands between the Palestinians in Gaza and genocide. By CHRIS HEDGES Jan 12, 2024 The exhaustive 84-page brief submitted by South Africa to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) charging Israel with genocide is hard to refute. Israel’s campaign of indiscriminate killing, wholesale destruction […]