Seems too open to mixed legal interpretation, which usually leads to lack of urgent action, often prolonged lawfare debate, and kicking cans down the road:
Warmakers stop making war when they run out of resources, not when "treaties" and "laws" change words. As long as Israel and Ukraine and other areas are receiving billions of dollars and thousands of weapons from US, they have no reason to change their behavior.
I just wish it had been stronger. Here is how Richard Medhurst characterized the decision:
Richard Medhurst
@richimedhurst
It's my job to translate politician to English so let me explain what the ICJ just ruled:
Israel can keep slaughtering Palestinians. Take your time and stop announcing the genocide when you speak Hebrew. Also give Palestinians some food before you shoot them. Back in a few years
Pretty significant that the ICJ stood up to intense pressure from US/UK/EU to do the right thing. Israel now stands accused, in the court of world--and European--opinion as a rogue gangster state, which it is. The United States, or at least our criminal elite class, is next up on the dock. Sea change? We'll see. Historically ironic that South Africa's leading the charge.
Do you think all those Jews are faking their SAT scores to get into those Ivey league colleges? Maybe there is a high incident of Jews in Ivy League because they, um, study?
I'm not weighing in on Israel/Palestine. Israel is a country with a government as corrupt as all governments. Including, and most especially, my government of the United States of America.
I refuse to lump people of Jewish origin, whatever that means exactly, in with the corrupt Israeli leaders.
So it's only the libs that did crazy shit like this?
Ever hear of Iran Contra, and the support of bloody dictators in South America during Reagan? Remember the old days of United fruit company killing dissenters?
Remember company towns where even the government ignored murder of striking workers?
All of that authoritarian shit was done by capitalists, not commies.
Im not saying communism hasn't done that too, but why the hell do people ignore the horrible shit we have done over and over?
Both sides serve the same masters, the banks and military industrial complex.
It's not communism, it's called FASCISM, where the state and corporate power work hand in hand.
As for South Africa, I have friends from there that are glad apartheid is over. Both of them are white.
Maybe one day the court will have the ability to enforce this.
It's just a piece of paper for now.
Try and stop them, or try and arrest other war criminals like Clinton, Bush, and Obama.
Doesn't matter what the courts say if there's no way to enact it.
WW2 wasn't prevented or stopped until the bigger bully beat the crap out of the smaller bully.
Maybe I'm missing something here about how the system works but this is how I understand it for now.
They didn't order a ceasefire. To me, that's not a victory. Netanyahu doesn't seem too disturbed by the decision, from what I read.
They actually expect Israel to "punish" soldiers who are following their orders to genocide....? 🤔
Seems too open to mixed legal interpretation, which usually leads to lack of urgent action, often prolonged lawfare debate, and kicking cans down the road:
https://husseini.substack.com/p/world-court-orders-israel-to-abide?publication_id=201840&post_id=141072129&isFreemail=true&r=102on
Yes, and as long as Bibi says he's following "international law" he'll keep genociding. Urgent action is needed NOW....
And, mommys, and daddys,
and grampas, and grammas, and, and, and............
It’s a start.
Even a surprise???
A vindication.
Thanks for the rare good news, sister.
Yes, everyone
Thank you for this. I pray for the right thing to be done.
A huge THANKS to the people of Madiba! Free Palestine, indeed.
Warmakers stop making war when they run out of resources, not when "treaties" and "laws" change words. As long as Israel and Ukraine and other areas are receiving billions of dollars and thousands of weapons from US, they have no reason to change their behavior.
I just wish it had been stronger. Here is how Richard Medhurst characterized the decision:
Richard Medhurst
@richimedhurst
It's my job to translate politician to English so let me explain what the ICJ just ruled:
Israel can keep slaughtering Palestinians. Take your time and stop announcing the genocide when you speak Hebrew. Also give Palestinians some food before you shoot them. Back in a few years
https://twitter.com/richimedhurst/status/1750867913228140612
Yes, of course it was not perfect, but it does show that international disgust with Israel is growing.
It's a start (as someone else just said)--we'll see what happens. In any event, some good news finally!
Pretty significant that the ICJ stood up to intense pressure from US/UK/EU to do the right thing. Israel now stands accused, in the court of world--and European--opinion as a rogue gangster state, which it is. The United States, or at least our criminal elite class, is next up on the dock. Sea change? We'll see. Historically ironic that South Africa's leading the charge.
The immortal Nelson Mandela delivers another strike against Apartheid!
It’s a start but will Israel take any notice I doubt it
The cheerleaders for yesterday’s Alabama gas guzzling were the what would Jesus do gang, if the reporting I saw was accurate.
Calling someone "antisemitic" these days is like calling them a big MEANIE...😂
Do you think all those Jews are faking their SAT scores to get into those Ivey league colleges? Maybe there is a high incident of Jews in Ivy League because they, um, study?
I'm not weighing in on Israel/Palestine. Israel is a country with a government as corrupt as all governments. Including, and most especially, my government of the United States of America.
I refuse to lump people of Jewish origin, whatever that means exactly, in with the corrupt Israeli leaders.
So it's only the libs that did crazy shit like this?
Ever hear of Iran Contra, and the support of bloody dictators in South America during Reagan? Remember the old days of United fruit company killing dissenters?
Remember company towns where even the government ignored murder of striking workers?
All of that authoritarian shit was done by capitalists, not commies.
Im not saying communism hasn't done that too, but why the hell do people ignore the horrible shit we have done over and over?
Both sides serve the same masters, the banks and military industrial complex.
It's not communism, it's called FASCISM, where the state and corporate power work hand in hand.
As for South Africa, I have friends from there that are glad apartheid is over. Both of them are white.