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"In the war launched by Hamas and Gazans against Israel on October 7, only one side has publicly and repeatedly promised genocidal extinction to the other. The International Court of Justice has, predictably, decided that the target of that genocidal ambition has to answer for its self-defense.
The United Nations’ top court has told Israel it must take measures to prevent its forces from committing acts of genocide against Palestinians — but stopped short of using its power to order a full cease-fire in the Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
The ICJ also said Israel must allow humanitarian aid to the Palestinians and not destroy any evidence related to the case. These “provisional measures” are different than the main ask requested by South Africa, which is bringing the case and wanted a total and immediate cease-fire.
"The ICJ judge called this order “provisional” while the court mulls over the argument from Hamas ally South Africa of an Israeli genocide taking place in Gaza. A better word for this would be inversion.
"In the first place, Hamas and Gaza invaded southern Israel on October 7th in violation of an existing cease-fire. That in itself is perfidy as well as a legitimate cassus belli. Israel formally declared war at that point and has been operating under the rules of war since that time. Hamas has taken every opportunity to violate those rules by engaging in offensive operations out of uniform, hiding military assets and operations within civilian structures, and deliberately targeting unarmed civilians for both murder and widespread rape and pillaging. The ICJ barely notices these crimes, and has nothing to say at all about promises by Hamas to keep repeating the October 7 massacres until Israel is destroyed." . . .
Israel on Trial in Kangaroo Court One of two posts on Kangaroo courts.
"Israel is the victim of legal apartheid where there is a singular standard applied only to the Jewish state. I discuss the situation in relation to the show trial at the Hague with Prof. Avi Bell in the context of the show trial Israel is no being subjected to at the “International Court of Justice” at the Hague. Don’t miss this episode!"
The Court must have learned from the same sources as student rioters.
Seeking an Israeli surrender: Biden pushes a bad deal to end war with Hamas - Washington Times "President Biden and his closest advisers — Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his top adviser on the Middle East, Brett McGurk — have all been trying to pressure the Israelis into a bad deal. Their purpose — joining Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and other Arab nations — is to end the war between Israel and the terrorists of Hamas before Israel can destroy Hamas.
"The deal — which Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has so far rejected — promises several things. First, the Saudis would recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Israel, which Israel has always refused because of their support for the Palestinians. Second, the Israelis would help form a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Third, the Israelis would withdraw their troops from Gaza and, in return, Hamas would supposedly release the remaining Israeli hostages they hold, who number about 136 men, women and children.
"The European Union, always seeking relevance, is also involved. It has met with several Arab leaders and said it wants to impose consequences on Israel for refusing the two-state solution. The Israelis apparently aren’t taking the EU effort seriously. Not that they should." . . .
