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Charge Palestine With Genocide, Too

Posted on the 30 April 2024 by Phil's Stock World @philstockworld

The case for having the International Court of Justice hear two cases at once

By Graeme Wood, The Atlantic

Israel has been convicted of genocide by protesters at Columbia and UCLA, but its genocide case before the International Court of Justice is still pending. Israel remains officially aghast that it, and only it, is subject to judicial proceedings for the crime of genocide-and that the ICJ's rulings so far have implied that the judges think Israel might be guilty of the crime of crimes. According to reports this weekend, the International Criminal Court-a separate body that hears cases against individuals-is preparing arrest warrants for Israeli officials and possibly Hamas leaders. In the ICJ, Israel stands alone.

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