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Israel and Palestine Politics Discussion
- The ICJ Ruling’s Hidden Diplomacywww.foreignaffairs.com The ICJ Ruling’s Hidden Diplomacy
How the court’s considered measures can help America restrain Israel.
>How the Court’s Considered Measures Can Help America Restrain Israel > >With one eye on the law and the other on its power, the International Court of Justice at The Hague has issued a preliminary ruling in favor of South Africa’s claim that Israel’s military assault on Gaza may plausibly be characterized as genocide. In a nearly unanimous vote, the court’s international panel of 17 judges ordered that Israel must do everything it can to prevent acts of genocide, clamp down on domestic incitement to genocide, and ensure immediate and effective humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. > >Some may read the ICJ’s order as a limited legal intervention that refuses South Africa’s principal request for a ruling that would end Israel’s devastating campaign. The judges even offered an olive branch to the Israeli government, pointedly emphasizing that all parties to the conflict in Gaza “are bound by international humanitarian law” and calling for the “immediate and unconditional release” of the more than 100 Israeli hostages that remain in the custody of Hamas and other groups in Gaza. > >But the court’s ruling also contains a hidden ambition: it challenges all states—and especially the United States—to take international law seriously at a time of increasing violence and conflict and decreasing respect for the authority of international legal institutions. Indeed, at a time when the Biden administration’s efforts to limit the war’s harm to civilians seem to be flailing, the court threw it a lifeline, a path to a new policy toward the conflict that is rooted in international norms. The White House should embrace the court’s ruling, deploying it as a new diplomatic tool to end Israel’s military operation and force Hamas to release the hostages it still cruelly and unconscionably holds in Gaza.
- Israel-Palestine live: Khan Younis hospitals besieged for eighth consecutive daywww.middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine live: Khan Younis hospitals besieged for eighth consecutive day
Israeli forces fire on anyone trying to leave the hospitals according to eyewitnesses, with three people killed while attempting to evacuate a body
- The Egyptians who have sent more than 130,000 digital cell phone cards to Gaza to defy blackoutsenglish.elpais.com The Egyptians who have sent more than 130,000 digital cell phone cards to Gaza to defy blackouts
A group of volunteers led by writer and influencer Mirna El Helbawi have received eSIM donations from all over the world to prevent a complete information void in the Strip and keep Palestinians in touch with loved ones
- Israeli Knesset member says ‘traitors from within’ might be behind Hamas attackwww.middleeastmonitor.com Israeli Knesset member says ‘traitors from within’ might be behind Hamas attack
A member of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) said Sunday that “traitors from within” might be behind the 7 October attack by Palestinian group Hamas, reports Anadolu Agency. “Something stinks, I...
- 12 ministers call to resettle Gaza, encourage Gazans to leave, at jubilant conferencewww.timesofisrael.com Cabinet members call to resettle Gaza, encourage Gazans to leave, at jubilant conference
11 ministers, 15 coalition MKs present amid dancing at right-wing confab attended by thousands; Likud minister appears to endorse coercive measures to promote Palestinian emigration
15 coalition MKs also take part, with many dancing at right-wing confab attended by thousands; Likud minister appears to endorse coercive measures to promote Palestinian emigration
- Genocide in Gaza as an Opportunity: What Ben-Gvir Wants in the West Bankwww.counterpunch.org Genocide in Gaza as an Opportunity: What Ben-Gvir Wants in the West Bank
If what is currently happening in the occupied Palestinian West Bank took place before October 7, our attention would have been completely fixated on that
> As of the time of writing of this article, since October 7, more than 360 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, while thousands have been wounded and thousands more arrested.
- Norman Finkelstein & Craig Mokhiber EXPLAIN ICJ Genocide Decision on Israelwww.youtube.com Norman Finkelstein & Craig Mokhiber EXPLAIN ICJ Genocide Decision on Israel
Political scientist Norman Finkelstein and Human Rights attorney Craig Mokhiber react to the International Court of Justice's ruling and explain what it real...
> Norman Finkelstein is a political scientist, prolific author, and son of Holocaust survivors. He received his PhD from the Princeton University Politics Department in 1987. He is the author of many books that have been translated into 60 foreign editions, including THE HOLOCAUST INDUSTRY: Reflections on the exploitation of Jewish suffering, and GAZA: An inquest into its martyrdom, I'LL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN I GET TO IT! Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom. In the year 2020, Norman Finkelstein was named the fifth most influential political scientist in the world.
> Craig Mokhiber is a longtime international human rights lawyer who served as director of the New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He has resigned after publicly accusing the U.N. of failing to address what he calls a "text-book case of genocide" unfolding in Gaza. His resignation letter has gone viral.
- Israel’s “Economic Warfare” on Gaza and the West Bankwww.democracynow.org Israel’s “Economic Warfare” on Gaza and the West Bank
Among the consequences of Israel’s war on Gaza is the destruction of the local economy. Even before the latest Israeli assault, daily life and commerce in Gaza were crumbling as a result of a 15-year siege on the territory enforced by Israel and Egypt. Meanwhile, Israel is withholding millions in ta...
- UN Court Demands End to Israeli Genocide – Tikun Olam תיקון עולם إصلاح العالمwww.richardsilverstein.com UN Court Demands End to Israeli Genocide – Tikun Olam תיקון עולם إصلاح العالم
Exposing secrets of the Israeli national security state
- Israel informs Egypt it will send troops to Gaza's Rafah - reportwww.jpost.com Israel informs Egypt it will send troops to Gaza's Rafah - report
This comes amid reports that the tense relationship between Israel and Egypt is on the verge of collapse following weeks of a 'deepening chill' amid the IDF's war on Hamas.
- No one is listening to Gaza’s pleas — including our leaderswww.972mag.com No one is listening to Gaza’s pleas — including our leaders
Israel has brought a violent earthquake upon the civilians of Gaza. But we also need a Palestinian leadership that protects our lives.
We in Gaza are literally dying every day, every minute, every second. Our lives have been turned upside down since October 7, and now only revolve around our most basic needs. Where can we find water? Is there any aid coming in? Where do we go to collect it? Do we get flour today from Salah al-Din Street or Al-Rashid Street? Have the tanks withdrawn from this area or are they still there? Can I go to my house to inspect it? Is it safe to gather my children’s clothes from their rooms?
The fear that dominates me now is the fear of becoming normalized to this reality. That fear extends to the continued and shameful silence of foreign governments to our suffering. But it’s not only them: the absence of the Palestinian government — or perhaps two different governments — and the Palestinian parties is deafening.
I do not know anymore, or perhaps I cannot know, who is to blame for our suffering. Certainly, the main cause is the Israeli government. But we are beginning to wonder: Has the world agreed with Israel to eliminate us? Is Hamas cooperating with Israel? Where is the Palestinian Authority? Why have Israel and Hamas not yet reached any kind of solution? Are American, Qatari, and Egyptian mediations not enough?
Does the Hamas government or the Palestinian Authority have answers to our daily questions? Do they know how we can meet our basic needs? Our dignity and our lives are being violated daily, and no one is providing us with help — do they know, but just don’t care?
- Israel's Victory in Gaza turns Pyrrhic as a Majority of Youths and Democrats brand it Genocidalwww.juancole.com Israel's Victory in Gaza turns Pyrrhic as a Majority of Youths and Democrats brand it Genocidal
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Israel is losing its campaign against Gaza not so much on the battlefield -- though …
- 'Quite evident': Young Americans support genocide charges against Israelwww.trtworld.com 'Quite evident': Young Americans support genocide charges against Israel
Polls show Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 are more likely to agree that Israel is committing genocide in besieged Gaza than other age groups in the country.
- ICJ Ruling on Israel Crimes "Poses the Greatest Political Dilemma for the Biden Presidency"inthesetimes.com ICJ Ruling on Israel Crimes "Poses the Greatest Political Dilemma for the Biden Presidency"
“I only hope that Biden will, on this occasion, stand up for justice.”
> The ICJ decision gave new strength to South Africa’s groundbreaking accomplishment — demolishing the taboo against holding Israel accountable for its crimes. As South Africa’s foreign ministry put it, “Today marks a decisive victory for the international rule of law and a significant milestone in the search for justice for the Palestinian people.”
- Israeli press review: Female recruits detained after refusing to servewww.middleeasteye.net Israeli press review: Female recruits detained after refusing to serve
Meanwhile, the Israeli chief of staff freezes investigations into 7 October attack and Qatar accuses Netanyahu of putting his political career before mediation efforts
> Halt to investigation into 7 October
> The Israeli chief of staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, has decided to freeze external committees which he had originally planned to establish in order to investigate the 7 October attack on Israel, until the Israeli army completed its internal investigations, according to Yediot Ahronoth and Ynet News.
> The chief of staff reportedly contacted the state comptroller, Matanyahu Engelman, and warned him that his request to investigate the attack could harm the functioning of the army operating in Gaza
- People in southern Gaza run out of healthcare options
> Jerusalem – Amid ongoing heavy fighting and bombing in Khan Younis, south Gaza, Palestine/OPT, vital medical services have collapsed at Nasser hospital, currently the largest functioning health facility in the enclave. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) deplores a situation in which people have been left with no options to go for treatment in case of a large influx of war wounded.
> Most of the hospital’s staff, along with thousands of displaced people who had sought shelter in the hospital, fled in the days leading up to the evacuation order of the surrounding areas by Israeli forces. The hospital’s surgical capacity is now almost non-existent, and the handful of medical staff remaining in the hospital must contend with very low supplies that are insufficient to handle mass casualty events – large influxes of wounded people.
- ICJ ruling increases pressure on Israel to prevent civilian deaths in Gazawww.theguardian.com ICJ ruling increases pressure on Israel to prevent civilian deaths in Gaza
Court in The Hague tells Israel it must ‘take all measures within its power’ but stops short of ordering a ceasefire
- Live blog: Hamas said to be back in parts of Gaza vacated by Israelwww.trtworld.com Live blog: Hamas said to be back in parts of Gaza vacated by Israel
Israel's brutal war on Gaza — now in its 113th day — has killed at least 26,083 Palestinians and wounded 64,487, authorities say, as ICJ keeps genocide case against Israel alive.
> Michigan's Arab American leaders shun Biden campaign, ahead of president's visit
> A group of Arab American leaders in Dearborn, Michigan has skipped a meeting with President Joe Biden's campaign manager that was organised ahead of a possible visit to the battleground state by Biden on February 1, two participants and two sources said.
- What now, Genocide Justin? - Dimitri Lascaris: Activist Journalist Lawyerdimitrilascaris.org What now, Genocide Justin? - Dimitri Lascaris: Activist Journalist Lawyer
Dimitri Lascaris explains why Justin Trudeau's government now has a duty to prevent genocide in Gaza
> All judges from Western states found it to be plausible that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention. Those judges come from the United States, France, Germany, Australia, Slovakia and Japan.
> Because those judges come from Israel’s staunchest defenders on the world stage, Israel’s apologists have no basis on which to dismiss the ICJ’s decision as a product of ‘anti-Israel bias’.
- It May be Genocide, But it Won’t Be Stoppedchrishedges.substack.com It May be Genocide, But it Won’t Be Stopped
The ruling by the International Court of Justice was a legal victory for South Africa and the Palestinians, but it will not halt the slaughter.
> The court called on Israel “to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide.” It demanded Israel “take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance.” It ordered Israel to protect Palestinian civilians. It called on Israel to protect the some 50,000 women giving birth in Gaza. It ordered Israel to take “effective measures to prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence related to allegations of acts within the scope of Article II and Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide against members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip.”
- Israeli Intelligence Has Deemed Hamas-Run Health Ministry's Death Toll Figures Generally Accuratewww.vice.com Israeli Intelligence Has Deemed Hamas-Run Health Ministry's Death Toll Figures Generally Accurate
Senior Israel officials are using the Gaza Health Ministry's death numbers internally, months after both Israel and the U.S. claimed those figures should not be trusted.
> “The numbers are heavily relied up for official briefings on civilian casualties because with the exception of strikes on high-value targets, where senior officials are briefed on collateral damage, no civilian casualty figures or estimates are collected,” said the Israeli official, who cannot be identified in the media. “A lot of targets have been hit without prior analysis or estimates and there’s never any follow up collection.”
- Live blog: Houthis strike UK oil tanker as ICJ keeps genocide case alivewww.trtworld.com Live blog: Houthis strike UK oil tanker as ICJ keeps genocide case alive
Israel's brutal war on Gaza — now in its 112th day — has killed at least 26,083 Palestinians and wounded 64,487, authorities say, as Israel carries out new massacres in the besieged enclave.
- Saudi, Chinese vessels undeterred by Yemen Red Sea opsthecradle.co Saudi, Chinese vessels undeterred by Yemen Red Sea ops
Though western shipping firms have largely halted travel through the Red Sea due to Ansarallah attacks, Chinese and Saudi vessels continue passage through the strategic strait
- ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza and allow in aidwww.middleeasteye.net ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza and allow in aid
The Hague-based court gives an interim ruling on provisional measures put forward by South Africa in the genocide case against Israel
- How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of committing itapnews.com How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of committing it
In response to Israel’s devastating military offensive in Gaza, South Africa has gone to the International Court of Justice and accused Israel of genocide. Here's how genocide officially became a crime.
- International Court Says Israel May Have Committed Acts of Genocidewww.rollingstone.com International Court Says Israel May Have Committed Acts of Genocide
The International Court of Justice ruled that there is evidence suggesting Israel may have committed acts of genocide in Gaza.
> The court found that “at least some of the acts and omissions alleged by South Africa to have been committed by Isreal in Gaza, appear to be capable of falling within the provisions of the [Genocide] convention. In light of the following, the court concludes that — prima fascia —- it has jurisdiction … to entertain the case,” and, “cannot accede to Israel’s request that the case be removed from the [court’s] general list.”
- Airstrikes in central Gaza kill 15 overnight while fighting intensifies in the enclave's southapnews.com US pauses funding to UN agency for Palestinians after claims staffers were involved in Hamas attack
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees terminated a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants on southern Israel.
> The intense fighting came as the United Nations’ top court on Friday stopped short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza, as sought by South Africa, which has accused Israel of genocide in its military offensive. Instead the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, demanded that Israel try to contain death and damage. The court also rejected a request by Israel, which rejects the genocide accusation, that the case be thrown out
- Red Sea crisis on shipping costs, rates 'dramatic': UNwww.aa.com.tr Red Sea crisis on shipping costs, rates 'dramatic': UN
'We see global impact of crisis as ships are seeking alternative routes, avoiding Suez and Panama Canal,' official says - Anadolu Ajansı
- How Yemen’s 'asabiyya' is reshaping geopoliticsnew.thecradle.co How Yemen’s 'asabiyya' is reshaping geopolitics
The Arabic word Asabiyya, or 'social solidarity,' is a soundbite in the west, but taken very seriously by the globe's new contenders China, Russia, and Iran. It is Yemen, however, that is mainstreaming the idea, by sacrificing everything for the world's collective morality in a bid to end the genoci...
- Palestinian Resistance Rejects “Ceasefire” Terms; Iraqi Resistance Launches Stage 2 of Operations
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/7926620
> Palestinian Resistance Rejects “Ceasefire” Terms; Iraqi Resistance Launches Stage 2 of Operations > > > The Palestinian Hamas Resistance movement rejected the statements of US National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby who said that the future of Gaza, after the Zionist aggression against it, cannot include Hamas. > > > > Hamas declared today in a statement, “The American statement and other positions similar to those belonging to the administration of President Biden are blatant interference in the affairs of the Palestinian people and a continuation of the custodianship approach it uses to maintain its control over the decisions and choices of the people.” > > > > The movement stressed that it is “an authentic component of the Palestinian people who are steadfast in the face of the occupation and Nazism supported by the American administration, and we will not allow them or anyone else to impose tutelage over the free people of Palestine, who have the final say in choosing their leadership and determining their fate.” > > > > Yesterday, Kirby said in a press conference at the White House that his country “also rejects any role for Hamas and its leaders in any form of governance in Gaza after the war.” > > > > Hamas has also reportedly rejected a Zionist proposal for a two-month ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of all remaining Zionist detainees held be the Resistance. > > > > Reports state the the occupation entity had proposed a pause in fighting to allow for the more than 130 Zionist prisoners to be freed, in return for the release of Palestinians held in barbaric captivity by the Zionist regime. > > > > Top Hamas leaders in Gaza would also be forced to leave the Gaza Strip according to the “proposal.” > > > > Of course the Resistance rejected the proposal, insisting the conditions for a ceasefire are the removal of all occupation forces from the Strip and total end of the offensive.
- Why does CRA allow tax deductions for help killing Palestinians? - Yves Engleryvesengler.com Why does CRA allow tax deductions for help killing Palestinians? - Yves Engler
Israeli universities are assisting a military slaughtering Palestinians and all Canadians are subsidizing them. We must end this huge financial contribution that should run afoul of charity rules. In Israel the alliance between the military and academia has grown significantly in recent months. To e...
- New Film Examines American Jews’ Growing Rejection of Israel’s Occupationyt.artemislena.eu New Film Examines American Jews’ Growing Rejection of Israel’s Occupation
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/give The new documentary Israelism examines the growing generational divide among Jewish Americans on the question of Palestine, with many younger Jews increasingly critical of Israel and less supportive of Zionism. Simone Zimmerman, one of the protagonist...
- Top UN court to rule on Israel-Gaza genocide case on Fridaywww.scmp.com Top UN court to rule on Israel-Gaza genocide case on Friday
The International Court of Justice could potentially order Israel to stop its military campaign in the region, which was sparked by the October 7 Hamas attack.
- More than one-third of Americans believe Israel is committing genocide, poll showswww.theguardian.com More than one-third of Americans believe Israel is committing genocide, poll shows
Poll released Wednesday shows divisions by age and political lines, with 35% overall saying campaign against Palestinians is genocide
- Int’l intervention needed to prevent displacement of Khan Yunis residents, PA sayswww.middleeastmonitor.com Int’l intervention needed to prevent displacement of Khan Yunis residents, PA says
The Palestinian presidency yesterday called for international intervention to prevent the displacement of residents of Khan Yunis to the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement...
- Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei on Israel, Gaza & Censorshipwww.democracynow.org Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei on Israel, Gaza & Censorship
We speak with acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who recently had an exhibition in London canceled after he publicly criticized Israel’s assault on Gaza. “We are gradually losing the ground of democracy or personal freedom,” says Ai, whose show in London was indefinitely postponed after he posted a...