The International Court of Justice just handed down a momentous ruling about Israeli occupation and Palestinian rights. Here are the highlights, some helpful analysis, and reactions from key players.
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Gaza: Civil ICC case against Ursula von der Leyen raises stakes on genocide complicity
Experts are urging the ICC to investigate the European Commission president over her alleged support for Israel’s genocidal assault on the Palestinian people.
‘Our children are dying from hunger’ – Day 62
Gaza on ‘brink of full-blown collapse’; Israeli troops strip, kidnap dozens of Gazan civilians; State Dept. officials fear Netanyahu will drag US into wider war; network of wealthy investors, tech executives, & Israeli officials work to promote Israel in US…
UN approves resolution to commemorate 75th Nakba anniversary
The UN overwhelmingly supports a 75th anniversary commemoration of the Nakba, the catastrophe in which Palestinians were ethnically cleansed from their homeland for the creation of Israel.
UN OCHA update on situation in Gaza following Israel’s attack
Following Israel’s three-day attack on the population of Gaza – and the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire – the United Nations offers this update on the situation and humanitarian needs left in the wake of the Israeli violence.
No, the UN did not create Israel – its war of ethnic cleansing did it
The common representation of Israel’s birth is that the UN created Israel, that the world was in favor of this move, and that the US governmental establishment supported it. All these assumptions are demonstrably incorrect…
Israeli diplomat’s show-and-tell: a Palestinian “terror rock”
In Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan’s hand, a brick is so much more than a brick – but not in the way he thinks.
Republican platform panders to Israel zealots
The Republican National Committee platform of 2016, resurrected for 2020, will once again genuflect before Israel – ignoring the realities of human rights, international law, and logic.
Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians illegal and an affront to justice: UN expert
UN expert says Israel’s strategy to control the Palestinian population violates a foundational rule of virtually every modern legal system: Only the guilty can be punished for their acts, and only after a fair process. The innocent can never be made to be punished for the deeds of others.
UN publishes list of companies with ties to Israeli settlements
The UN has published a list of 112 companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories (which are illegal under international law), including Expedia, TripAdvisor, Airbnb, Booking.com, and Motorola Solutions. See the list…