Daily Archives: 30. Dezember 2023
Tens of thousands flee central Gaza as Israel‘s offensive expands
Israel‘s unprecedented air and ground offensive against Hamas has displaced some 85% of the Gaza Strip‘s 2.3 million residents, sending swells of people seeking shelter in Israeli-designated safe areas that the military has nevertheless also bombed. That has left Palestinians with a harrowing sense that nowhere is safe in the tiny enclave.
Expulsion is a war crime, not ‘the solution’ – opinion
The “day after” conversation is a hard one, not least due to radicalization in Palestinian society. But the way to de-radicalize Gaza is not to radicalize ourselves. And while a free society is obliged to hear out even extremist points of view, it is under no obligation to take those views seriously– especially when they are presented in such a fatuous, flippant, and feckless manner as the one proposed here.
Congress, not the White House, is the legislative body of the United States. The Biden administration’s abuse of emergency authority to sell weapons to Israel—or any foreign country—is unrepresentative, irresponsible, and unethical.
Where did Blinken get the authority to approve foreign aid packages? Where are the checks and balances? Why is Congress sitting idly by? This total mob rule.
The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel
“Given the urgency of Israel’s defensive needs, the secretary notified Congress that he had exercised his delegated authority to determine an emergency existed necessitating the immediate approval of the transfer,” the department said.
Gaza death toll reaches 21,672
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that the death toll in Gaza since the start of the war has now reached 21,672.
They added that an additional 56,165 have been wounded.
Around 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli army bombings in the central region of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, according to a health official.
International Villain of the Year: Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammed Deif
Israel‘s Prime Minister and the commander of the military arm of Hamas stand out in the rogues‘ gallery for their blood-soaked acts of inhumanity.
United Nations Charter (full text)
Article 7
1. There are established as principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice and a Secretariat.
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Article 94
1. Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of the International Court of Justice in any case to which it is a party.
2. If any party to a case fails to perform the obligations incumbent upon it under a judgment rendered by the Court, the other party may have recourse to the Security Council, which may, if it deems necessary, make recommendations or decide upon measures to be taken to give effect to the judgment.
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Article 96
– The General Assembly or the Security Council may request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question.
– Other organs of the United Nations and specialized agencies, which may at any time be so authorized by the General Assembly, may also request advisory opinions of the Court on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities.
Klage vor Internationalem Gerichtshof: Südafrika wirft Israel Völkermord vor
Der IGH soll laut Statut Konflikte zwischen Staaten möglichst friedlich beilegen. Seine Urteile sind in der Regel bindend. Allerdings besitzen die UN-Richter keine Machtmittel, um einen Staat zur Umsetzung zu zwingen. Sie können aber den UN-Sicherheitsrat aufrufen, in der Sache tätig zu werden.
South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in a U.N. court.
Allegations of war crimes by both Israel and by Palestinian militant groups in territories occupied by Israel in 1967 are already under investigation at the International Criminal Court, which is independent of the U.N. But the impact of that investigation is unclear because Israel is not a member nation of the I.C.C. and does not recognize its jurisdiction.
Israel is, however, a signatory of the Genocide Convention, along with South Africa, which paved the way for the case at the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court.
South Africa files genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice over Gaza war
South Africa and Israel are both parties to the Genocide Convention, according to the ICJ, which is also known as the World Court and is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
South Africa Takes Israel to International Court for Genocide in Gaza
The filing, made on December 29, alleges that Israel has through its state organs, agents and affiliated entities consistently violated its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
The application also draws special attention to Israel’s failure to prevent and prosecute direct and public incitement to genocide since October 7, 2023.
Shockingly, more than 1.9 million individuals, constituting 85% of Gaza’s population, have been forcibly evacuated in the wake of orders from the Israel Occupation Forces (IOF).
South African Government Drags Israel To International Court Of Justice Over ‘Genocide In Gaza’
According to the statement, Israel’s conduct towards the Palestinians in Gaza “is in violation of its obligations under the Genocide Convention,” the government in Pretoria said. They also accused Israel of having “failed to prevent genocide” and “failed to prosecute the direct and public incitement to genocide” since October 7.