IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
ICJ Asks Israel to Prevent Genocide, Doesn’t Order End To Gaza War: Rina Bassist and Tovah Lazaroff, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 26, 2024 — The International Court of Justice in the Hague (ICJ) issued Friday a provisional order that Israel must refrain from acts that could possibly lead to genocide but fell short of demanding that it stops the war.
PM: World Court’s Handling of False Genocide Claims Shows Holocaust Lessons Not Learned: TOI Staff, Times of Israel, Jan. 27, 2024 — At a televised press conference Saturday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the International Court of Justice’s readiness to hear “ridiculous” allegations of genocide against Israel “proves that many in the world have not learned a thing from the Holocaust,” while arguing the court case was serving the interests of Hamas, “the new Nazis.”
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ICJ Ruling Was the Least Undesirable Decision: Ido Rosenzweig, Times of Israel, Jan. 27, 2024
World Court Rejects Demand for Gaza Cease-Fire: Jess Bravin, WSJ, Jan. 26, 2024
The International Court of Justice on Trial: Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics, Jan. 25, 2024
The ICJ’s Genocide Travesty: Melanie Phillips, Substack, Jan. 12, 2024
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
Kafka at the International Court of Justice: Ruth R. Wisse, Tablet, Jan. 25, 2024 –– “Are you reminded of Kafka’s The Trial?” a reporter asks me, echoing cries of “insane” and “Kafkaesque” that I’ve been hearing from many of my fellow Jews about proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) where South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide for defending itself against the explicitly genocidal attacks of Hamas.
The World’s View: Reactions To South Africa Vs Israel – Opinion: Neville Teller, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 22, 2024 — On January 14, Euronews – the multi-lingual European TV and online news network – published a wide-ranging survey of where many of the world’s sovereign states stood regarding the accusation of genocide brought by South Africa against Israel.
Israel Tries to Rebut Genocide Charge by Declassifying Cabinet Decisions: DNYUZ, Jan. 25, 2024 — Israel has declassified more than 30 secret orders made by government and military leaders, which it says rebut the charge that it committed genocide in Gaza, and instead show Israeli efforts to diminish deaths among Palestinian civilians.
UN Fires Workers for Hamas Terrorism as Court Rules Against Israel: What A Corrupt Joke!: Post Editorial Board, NY Post, Jan. 26, 2024 — Even as the UN accuses Israel of genocide with its absurd initial ruling against Israel from the UN’s International Court of Justice in a case brought by South Africa, the world body is revealed as itself complicit in genocide.
After Days of Confusion, Trudeau Government Says It Will Abide by ICJ on Genocide Case Against Israel: Evan Dyer, CBC News, Jan. 17, 2024 — Canada will abide by all rulings arising from South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), officials at Global Affairs Canada have told CBC News.
