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i expect Israel will just call the ICJ anti-Semitic and continue business as usual though.
Yeah.That's actually posted on the site? Because that's absolutely amazing.
Really didn't expect the "anyone who doesn't agree with us is Russia" play. Shouldn't be surprised, they're only political strategies are "What are you, RUSSIAN!?", "What about the other guys!?", and "Don't worry, we love war too!"Nancy Pelosi seeks FBI probe into protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza
Pelosi speculated that some of the demonstrators are “connected to Russia” amid mounting protests over President Joe Biden’s handling of the war.www.nbcnews.com
Pelosi is accusing pro-Palestine protestors of being connected to Russia and wants the FBI to investigate them. The Democrats are nothing less than a party of xenophobic war mongers pretending to care about progress.
Of fucking course. "You don't want to bomb kids? You must be Russian."Nancy Pelosi seeks FBI probe into protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza
Pelosi speculated that some of the demonstrators are “connected to Russia” amid mounting protests over President Joe Biden’s handling of the war.www.nbcnews.com
Pelosi is accusing pro-Palestine protestors of being connected to Russia and wants the FBI to investigate them. The Democrats are nothing less than a party of xenophobic war mongers pretending to care about progress.
So the FBI is allowed to investigate a '''''potential''''' Russian interference for Pro Palestine demonstrations. But they're apparently barred for doing anything Israeli related. Outright insane and pathetic.Nancy Pelosi seeks FBI probe into protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza
Pelosi speculated that some of the demonstrators are “connected to Russia” amid mounting protests over President Joe Biden’s handling of the war.www.nbcnews.com
Pelosi is accusing pro-Palestine protestors of being connected to Russia and wants the FBI to investigate them. The Democrats are nothing less than a party of xenophobic war mongers pretending to care about progress.
It is pathetic that the Palestinians are this financially dependent on the global North's benevolence in the first place. 60+ % funding of the UNRWA from EU countries is terrible. Less than $200k p.a. by South Africa shows how little their support really means.
Palestinians simply don't have any supporters at all on this planet
What do you mean by that?I don't think its really fair to blanket support one side or the other
I mean palenstine literally invaded Israel.What do you mean by that?
‘Both sides’ ignores the element of the catastrophe of collective punishment on civilians in heavily populated areas, lack of regard for collatoral damage and Israel’s level of control over emergency response as the occupier.I mean palenstine literally invaded Israel.
Tough situation. I don't think its really fair to blanket support one side or the other.
Hard to say what Germany is doing is wrong, America and many neighboring countries aren't interested in stopping them.Tough situation. I don't think its really fair to blanket support one side or the other. There is a lot going on here. My wifes' family is from that part of the world, they mentioned that hostility towards the Palestinians goes substantially beyond Israel. Many of their neighbors aren't interested in assisting them either.
It's not really tough, genocide is bad and doesn't become less bad because the people being genocided are not well liked.Tough situation. I don't think its really fair to blanket support one side or the other. There is a lot going on here. My wifes' family is from that part of the world, they mentioned that hostility towards the Palestinians goes substantially beyond Israel. Many of their neighbors aren't interested in assisting them either.
Tough situation. I don't think its really fair to blanket support one side or the other. There is a lot going on here. My wifes' family is from that part of the world, they mentioned that hostility towards the Palestinians goes substantially beyond Israel. Many of their neighbors aren't interested in assisting them either.
it couldn't be more fair to blanket support one side in this situation. one side has stolen the other's nation, statehood, national identity, basic human rights, and reduced them to third class citizens in their own ancestral homes that has belonged to them for generations. that side also happens to be rich, have the unconditional support of the western world behind their back, and have the capability to do basically anything they want (like the genocide they've been attempting for decades) without any repercussion.Tough situation. I don't think its really fair to blanket support one side or the other. There is a lot going on here. My wifes' family is from that part of the world, they mentioned that hostility towards the Palestinians goes substantially beyond Israel. Many of their neighbors aren't interested in assisting them either.
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UNITED STATES
- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (US) – Tuesday Nov 14, 2 pm, Wilkins Plaza. Info:
- INDIANAPOLIS, IN (US) – Tuesday Nov 14, 3:45 pm, Monument Circle West Side. Info:
- LONG BEACH COUNTY, CA (US) – Tuesday Nov 14, 3 p.m., outside City Hall. Info:
- NEW YORK, NY/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (US) – Tues Nov 14, 4:30 pm, Sundial Morningside Campus. Info:
- NEW YORK, NY (US) – Tues Nov 14, 2:30 pm, Hunter College West Building Entrance. Info:
- SAN DIEGO, CA (US) – Tues Nov 14, 5 pm, SDUSD Board Mtg, 4100 Normal St. Info:
- STATEN ISLAND, NY (US) – Tues Nov 14, 4 pm, Borough Hall, 10 Richmond Terrace. Info:
- TOLEDO, OH (US) – Tues Nov 14, 3 pm, Marcy Kaptur’s Office, 720 Water St. Info:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (US) – Tues Nov 14, 11 am, MSC Plaza. Info:
- WOODLAND, CA (US) – Tues Nov 14, 4:30 pm, Office of Rep Mike Thompson, 622 Main St
Wednesday, November 15
AUSTRALIA
- MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Wed Nov 15, 7 am to 1 pm, ABC Southbank. Info:
- MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Wed Nov 15, 1:30 pm, Raymond Priestly Building. Info:
AUSTRIA
- VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Wed Nov 15, 2 pm, Stephansplatz. Info:
BELGIUM
- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Wed Nov 15, 6 pm, Gare Centrale. Info:
CANADA AND QUEBEC
- MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Wed Nov 15, 6 pm, Dorchester Square. Info:
DENMARK
- COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Wed Nov 15, 5 pm, Justice Ministry to Ofelia Plads. Info:
ENGLAND
- BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – Wed Nov 15, 4:30 pm, New Street Station. Info:
- HASTINGS, ENGLAND – Wed Nov 15, 12 pm, Hastings Town Centre. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzoKPDCMb4y/
- LONDON, ENGLAND – Wed Nov 15, 5 pm, Parliament. Info:
- MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER – Wed Nov 15, 12 pm, Whitworth Hall Arch, Oxford Rd. Info:
- MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Wed Nov 15, 4:30 pm, Brooks Bar Junction. Info:
IRELAND
- DUBLIN, IRELAND – Wed Nov 15, 6 pm, Leinster House. Info:
ITALY
- PERUGIA, ITALY – Wed Nov 15, 5:30 pm, Piazzale G. Bellucci. Info:
- TORINO, ITALY – Wed Nov 15, 3 pm, Palazzo Nuovo. Info:
NETHERLANDS
- AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Wed Nov 16, 7 pm, Central Station. Info:
UNITED STATES
- ANN ARBOR, MI (US) – Wed Nov 15, 3 pm, Angel Hall Steps, University of Michigan. Info:
- ATHENS, GA (US) – Wed Nov 15, 3:30 pm, Tate Plaza. Info:
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (US) – Wed Nov 15, 4 pm, Kogan Plaza. Info:
- NEW YORK, NY/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (US) – Wed Nov 15, 2 pm, 16th and Broadway. Info:
- NEW YORK, NY (US) – Wed Nov 15, 4 pm, 52 Broadway, UFT Headquarters. Info:
- NEW YORK, NY (US) – Wed Nov 15, 3 pm, Stern Courtyard, NYU. Info:
- NEW YORK, NY (US) – Wed Nov 15, 6 pm, CUNY Law, Rafferty Triangle. Info:
- SALT LAKE CITY, UT (US) – Wed Nov 15, 3 pm, Utah State Capitol. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzHgtP-S9Sq/
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA (US) – Wed Nov 15, 4 pm, Ferry Building. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzmVx1JOdim/
- SUGAR LAND, TX (US) – Wed Nov 15, 5 pm, Town Square, 15958 City Walk. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CziTuiFs-il/
- TOLEDO, OH (US) – Wed Nov 15, 4 pm, Central and McCord. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czpe791ga0c/
Thursday, November 16
ARGENTINA
- BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Thu Nov 16, 1 pm, Hotel Alvear, Av. Alvear 1891. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzpAxMDgAVE/
BELGIUM
- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Gare Centrale. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czotp4gtd9-/
- HOUTHALEN-HELCHTEREN, BELGIUM – Thurs Nov 16, 7 pm, Jeugdhuis GWC. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzQepj9LZbD/
CANADA
- OTTAWA, ON (CANADA) – Thurs Nov 16, 8:15 am, 80 Wellington St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzrT5CPJ2QA/
- TORONTO, ON (CANADA) – Thurs Nov 16, 8:30 am, 1596 Bloor Ave W.
- TORONTO, ON (CANADA) – Thurs Nov 16, 5 pm, 1202 Bloor St W. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzogmR-AlzD/
ENGLAND
- MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Thurs Nov 16, 6 pm, St Peter’s Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzrHBUDIAPk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
GERMANY
- BERLIN, GERMANY – Thurs Nov 16, 11 am, Fabeckstrasse 23/25 to Strasse des 17 Juni 135 to Hannoversche Str. 7. Silent March
- BERLIN, GERMANY – Thurs Nov 16, 6 pm, Oranienplatz
JAPAN
- TOKYO, JAPAN– Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Israeli Embassy
https://twitter.com/sogakariyouth/status/1712669673739931940?s=20
NETHERLANDS
- NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Sit-ins in NS Railway Stations nationwide. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czn8tlmInbX/
- ALMERE, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Central Station. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cztc0kgoN-W/
- AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Centraal Station. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czn8tlmInbX/
- BREDA, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Central Station. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czn8tlmInbX/
- DEN HAAG, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 5:30 pm, Nieuwspoort. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czn8tlmInbX/
- EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Central Station. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czn8tlmInbX/
- GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 5 pm, Central Station. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzqwSfwIkXg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 7 pm, Central Station, Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzrSqIToYsS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Central Station. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czn8tlmInbX/
- UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS – Thu Nov 16, 6 pm, Central Station. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czn8tlmInbX/
NORWAY
- TRONDHEIM, NORWAY – Thurs Nov 16, 12 pm, Trondheim Torg, student strike. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzpIOikt9ge/
SPAIN
- CATALONIA (UB, UAB and UPC) – Thurs Nov 16, 11:30 am, Rectorats. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czo7QymKFq9/
- SPAIN – Thurs, Nov. 16. Across the country – Student strike for Palestine. Info: https://twitter.com/SindicaEstudian/status/1719711426657264117
- TORREJON DE ARDOZ, SPAIN – Thurs Nov 16, 7 pm, Esplanada del Museo. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cztv78uqPks/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
UNITED STATES
- BERKELEY, CA (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 12:30 pm, Campanile Steps. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czh9k98rYrs/
- FULLERTON, CA (US) – CSUF – Thurs Nov 16, 2:15 pm, Humanities Quad. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzpqEI1rcU-/
- GOLDEN, CO (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 3 pm, Kafadar Commons, Colorado School of Mines. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czo4uufvWJQ/
- NEW ORLEANS, LA (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 12 pm, Lafayette Square, march to Port. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czoq85IR49x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- NEWPORT NEWS, VA (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 12:30 pm, CNH Steps, Christopher Newport University. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzmRZIkJO00/
- NEWARK, NJ (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 12:15 pm, Rutgers Newark Law. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzrtaWovl_1/
- NEW YORK, NY (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 4 pm, Washington Square Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzsIMr-Nsss/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- ORLANDO, FL (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 7 am, 12011 University Blvd. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzsFMIRM8cS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- PATERSON, NJ (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 5 pm, Paterson City Hall (Vigil). Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzmqKNtrhIe/
- PHILADELPHIA, PA (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 3:30 pm, 2125 Chestnut St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czj2S7_JPWQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- SAN ANTONIO, TX (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 12 pm, Sombrilla. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzpHIeogxOV/
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 12 pm, SFSU Quad. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzqORxtuVeu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- SANTA ANA, CA (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 5:30 pm, Santa Ana Public Library. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzsFxgGgqBb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- TOLEDO, OH (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 4 pm, Central and McCord. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzsGD1rAtWz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- WASHINGTON, DC (US) – Thurs Nov 16, 8:30 am, 625B H St NE. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzrxUK7u7-W/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Friday, November 17
AUSTRALIA
- ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Fri Nov 17, 6 pm, Parliament steps to Adelaide Railway Station. Info: https://www.afopa.com.au/afopa-even...tion-for-palestine-railway-station-occupation
- BROADMEADOWS, AUSTRALIA – Fri Nov 17, 6:30 pm, Town Park (Prayer Vigil). Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/653059316912484
- DARWIN, AUSTRALIA – Fri Nov 17, 5 pm, Bicentennial Park. Info: https://apan.org.au/event/protest-march-stop-the-genocide-in-gaza/
- MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Fri Nov 17, 1 pm, US Consulate, St Kilda Rd. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzkRprByeXU/
BAHRAIN
- MANAMA, BAHRAIN – Fri Nov 17, 3:30 pm, Society HQ, Adliya. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CztgyEcL2K0/
BELGIUM
- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Fri Nov 17, 6 pm, Gare Centrale. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czotp4gtd9-/
BRAZIL
- GOIANA, BRAZIL – Fri Nov 17, 6:30 pm, Igreja Ortodoxa Sao Nicolau. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzuKtWmxAPm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – Fri Nov 17, 11 am, Israeli Consulate, R. James Joule 92. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzovMp1s0sv/
CANADA AND QUEBEC
- LONDON, ON (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 2 pm, 231 Hyman St, London. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzuYyENL0vg/
- MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Fri Nov 17, 2 pm, Agora du Judith-Jasmin, UQAM. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czr_6Tgrxj-/
- MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Fri Nov 17, 3 pm, McGill Arts Bldg. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cztl016LEjs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- OTTAWA, ON (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 6 pm University Square, University of Ottawa. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzupmUbxZf0/
- THUNDER BAY, ON (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 3 pm, Hillcrest Park. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1358862911690400/
- TORONTO, ON (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 11 am, make your way to union station. Info: https://twitter.com/anna_lippman/status/1725530881886990673
- TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 2:30 pm, Outside SLC (Student Learning Centre). Info: https://www.instagram.com/sjptmu/
- TORONTO, ON – YORK UNIVERSITY (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 2 pm, Vari Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzsfeUlALoo/
- VANCOUVER, BC (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 11 am, Prayer and Protest, Vancouver Art Gallery. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cznm40suRA-/
- WELLAND, ON (CANADA) – Fri Nov 17, 12 pm, MP Vance Badawey’s office, 136 E Main St.
DENMARK
- COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Fri Nov 17, 5 pm, Radhuspladsen to Kongens Nytorv. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzjIAVyM_FA/
ENGLAND
- LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Fri Nov 17, 11:30 am, Church Street. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzopmzOM7eg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- LONDON, ENGLAND – KINGS COLLEGE LONDON – Fri Nov 17, 12 pm, Outside Strand. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzpF6ilr3G2/
- LONDON, ENGLAND – UCL – Fri Nov 17, 2 pm, UCL Main Quad Gower St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czrp-v2NXTH/?img_index=1
- LONDON, ENGLAND – Fri Nov 17, 5 pm, Israeli Ambassador’s Residence, 58 Avenue Road (Swiss Cottage Tube). Info: https://twitter.com/ijan_network
- OXFORD, ENGLAND – Fri Nov 17, 1 pm, Quad. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzpIYBTqdC_/
- SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND – Fri Nov 17, 10:30 am Walkout, University of Sheffield, Town Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Czb7Ieasqv6/
OF course yeah I agree, But with in-laws whos extensive family exists in the bordering countries to Palestine, they are fairly vocal on their desire to not assist them, due to their "attitudes and actions" of the past. Again, I obviously don't understand it, but if an entire extended family's worth of people refuse to help their neighbors because of their prior actions, then obviously something is going on I don't know about.It's not really tough, genocide is bad and doesn't become less bad because the people being genocided are not well liked.
Its not just that Palestinians leaving their homeland would be sad, Their neighbours actually furiously Do not want them to come in, and are going to great lengths to refuse refugees from those area. You would assume if a neighbor is refusing to assist in there genocided-neighbour because of their past history. Then maybe they have some skeletons in the closet.it couldn't be more fair to blanket support one side in this situation. one side has stolen the other's nation, statehood, national identity, basic human rights, and reduced them to third class citizens in their own ancestral homes that has belonged to them for generations. that side also happens to be rich, have the unconditional support of the western world behind their back, and have the capability to do basically anything they want (like the genocide they've been attempting for decades) without any repercussion.
after decades of occupation and being robbed of everything that belongs to them, terrorism and fundamentalism is natural to grow. yes, there was a terrorist attack and a thousand people died. but what's not fair is to look at that as an isolated incident without considering what led to it. it's also not fair to use that as an excuse to destroys 2 million people's homes and cities, murder 30 thousand innocent people, most of them kids and women who had nothing to do with the terrorist attack, and leave millions of people with a bleak and hopeless future.
as for the neighbors not assisting them, i don't see how that's relevant to the situation at all. yes, of course israel's dream is that the other nations would allow all palestinians to leave their homes and move to other arab countries, but that's beyond ridiculous and something that should never happen. could the arab countries do more (or anything) that helps? of course. but a lot of them are dictatorships and don't have much power on their own without western support and would never risk their relationships with US/etc over defending palestinian people.
Its not just that Palestinians leaving their homeland would be sad, Their neighbours actually furiously Do not want them to come in, and are going to great lengths to refuse refugees from those area. You would assume if a neighbor is refusing to assist in there genocided-neighbour because of their past history. Then maybe they have some skeletons in the closet.
again, i don't think this is all very relevant to the case here. unless you're implying something has to be wrong with palestinians that justifies this?OF course yeah I agree, But with in-laws whos extensive family exists in the bordering countries to Palestine, they are fairly vocal on their desire to not assist them, due to their "attitudes and actions" of the past. Again, I obviously don't understand it, but if an entire extended family's worth of people refuse to help their neighbors because of their prior actions, then obviously something is going on I don't know about.
Article:The ICJ is conducting hearings before giving an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestine. The US and its allies have asked the court to not demand an end to the occupation
Proceedings at the ICJ. Photo: ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek
The ongoing hearing at the International Court of Justice on the Israeli occupation of Palestine has revealed clear divisions on the issue that also extend to countries’ positions on the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza. While countries from the Global South have called for an end to the Israeli occupation as soon as possible, the US and many of its allies seek the continuation of status quo.
On the fifth day of hearing on Friday, February 23 the UK, adhering to the line taken by the US earlier, tried to defend the Israeli occupation and asked the court to avoid giving its opinion of its legality. The UK representative claimed that the court has no jurisdiction to opine on the questions formulated by the UN General Assembly as Israel had not consented to it.
The ICJ was asked by the UN General Assembly in a resolution adopted in December 2022 to opine on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation and denial of Palestinians’ right to self determination and its policies of settlement and annexation of Palestinian territories. The court will also opine on the policies of racial discrimination that Israel has been accused of perpetrating in the occupied territories.
Over 50 countries and three world organizations were slated to present their positions between February 19 and February 26. So far, over 40 countries and organizations have submitted their opinions before the court with a majority of them underlining the illegality of the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and demanding an end of the occupation.
The US and its western allies, on the contrary, tried to defend the occupation and asked the court to desist from expressing its opinion on its legal consequences.
On Thursday, China called for an immediate end to the occupation, saying that Palestinians should not be denied justice which is already delayed as the occupation has continued for over five decades now. Legal Advisor of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Ma Xinmin rejected the attempts to compare Palestinian resistance with terrorism, claiming that as an occupied people, Palestinians have every right to fight for their independence.
Russia asserted that the court should see that Israel has been violating all its commitments to international law in the occupied territories and demanded the end of its illegal occupation and the oppressive policies inside the occupied Palestinian territories.
Most countries from Africa and West Asia also reiterated that Israel had been violating international laws with impunity and some of them asked the court to recognize its policies of racial discrimination against Palestinians as apartheid. They argued that its continued occupation of Palestinian territories make it difficult to achieve any peace and stability in the region.
US defends the occupation
Meanwhile, representing the US, Acting Legal Advisor for the country’s State Department Richard Visek underlined that “the court should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territories.” Visek urged the court to take into consideration Israel’s “legitimate security needs” and desist from calls to end the occupation immediately.
Visek argued that the UN has established a process for a peaceful resolution through negotiation in the Israel-Palestine conflict and the court should stick to it while addressing the questions put to it in the case.
The US defense of Israeli occupation came a day after it vetoed yet another UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which has killed close to 30,000 Palestinians and wounded nearly 70,000.
The US has vetoed at least three such resolutions demanding a ceasefire despite worsening the humanitarian situation in Gaza with over 80% of its pre-war population of 2.3 million displaced and living without basic services such as water, medicine, sanitation and even adequate food.
The US had also voted against the resolution seeking the ICJ’s opinion on the legality of Israeli occupation when it was put for voting in December 2022 despite officially maintaining that it wants to see the end of the occupation and creation of a Palestinian state in the occupied territories.
The US was a key mediator in various rounds of peace talks in the 1990s and 2000s between Israel and Palestinian representatives. However, none of those talks were successful as Israel rejected calls to end its occupation.
Over the years, Israel has also illegally annexed large parts of occupied land and built close to 200 illegal settlements in the occupied territories where nearly 700,000 illegal settlers live.
Reacting to the US position on Israeli occupation Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki told the press that Palestinians have come to the court after exploring all the international forums in the last 75 years and witnessing how the US has hampered the chances of peace through its hegemony and vetoes within the UN system, The New Arab reported.
During his submission to the court on the first day of hearing, Maliki had asked for an immediate end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and called for ending its impunity.
The incident unfolded at about 04:30 local time (02:30 GMT) on Thursday, when people congregated at Harun al-Rashid Street in Gaza, where aid trucks carrying flour were believed to be on the way.
A convoy of aid trucks passed through the checkpoint, heading north, as people started gathering in large groups. According to the Israeli military, a convoy of 31 trucks entered Gaza but nearly 20 entered the north on Monday and Tuesday.
As people gathered in large groups waiting for much-needed aid, they were shot at by all kinds of military equipment, Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, reported from Rafah. According to a report by the Associated Press, people pulled boxes of flour and canned goods off the trucks.
After the first round of shooting stopped, people returned to the trucks, only for the soldiers to open fire once more.
"After opening fire, Israeli tanks advanced and ran over many of the dead and injured bodies," Al Jazeera's Ismail al-Ghoul said, reporting from the scene.
they really need to fire all their social media managers
translation :
all these groups tried to exterminate the jewish people throughout history and failed, where are they today?
ancient egyptians failed
Philistines failed
assyrians failed
babylonians failed
ancient greeks failed
romans failed
byzantines failed
crusaders failed
hamas working on destroying it
the people of israel will live
A leader of the Ansar Allah movement criticized the US for providing weapons to Israel’s genocidal war and held airdropping aid to Gaza as insulting to Palestinians
Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen’s Ansar Allah, said on Thursday, March 14 that his country’s armed forces will expand their attacks against ships moving to Israel from the Red Sea region to the whole of Indian ocean.
Stating that attacks on Israeli ships in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb will continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza, al-Houthi declared that “we [now] aim to prevent ships associated with the Israeli enemy from crossing [Indian] Ocean towards South Africa and the Cape of the Good Hope” as well.
He warned that international shipping companies should take Ansar Allah’s declaration seriously and avoid any links with Israel as “any ship linked to Israel is vulnerable to Yemeni missiles.”
Ansar Allah and the Yemeni Armed Forces have been carrying out attacks against the ships associated with Israel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November last year, in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza who have been facing devastating Israeli aggression since October 7 which has killed close to 32,000 of them and injured over 72,000.
Ansar Allah has been a part of the regional Axis of Resistance against imperialist interventions and colonialism along with Iraqi resistance forces and Hezbollah in Lebanon. They have targeted Israel and US installations in the region in solidarity with Palestinians.
Al-Houthi asserted that the attacks carried out by the US and the UK on Yemen will not be able to deter the country from supporting Gaza. Those attacks have “one outcome, which is the widening of the conflict and war at the regional level” he said.
The US and the UK launched aerial strikes inside Yemen in December despite concerns that any such move will escalate the war in Gaza to the regional level. Since then, they have carried out over hundred of such attacks.
On Thursday, the US and the UK carried out a total of 11 airstrikes. According to Al-Mayadeen, Thursday’s attacks brings the total number of such airstrikes in Yemen to over 35 in just five days since the start of the month of Ramadan. Most of the airstrikes targeted the port city of Hodeidah. However, provinces such as Saada and Sanaa were also been targeted.
US and Israel linked ships and warships targeted
Al-Houthi claimed that at least 34 Yemenis have been killed in operations carried out in support of Gaza since November. He however asserted that Yemen will not be deterred and will continue to act in solidarity with Palestine.
He also stated that Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out at least 12 operations against ships and warships in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Gulf of Aden region by launching 58 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones in the past week. He added that the total number of ships and warships hit by Yemen since November has reached 73.
On Thursday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that it received reports of two more ships being attacked off the coast of Hodeidah with missiles. At least one of those two ships was damaged in the attack.
Al-Houthi also praised popular support for the Palestinian cause in Yemen and the large participation in the weekly million-person marches in solidarity with Palestinians. He appealed to the Yemeni people to participate in the next “million Yemeni march” organized across the country on Friday.
Al-Houthi criticized the role of most of the regional countries in the Israeli war in Gaza claiming apart from Iran, most others “did not take any serious practical stand” in support of Palestinian people.
Al-Houthi claimed that “the Israeli occupation is carrying out a crime of the century, with American participation and contribution” from other western countries. He termed the US airdropping of aid into Gaza “an insult” to Palestinians underlining how it has bypassed the official UN channels of aid.
Under no circumstances should you be lionizing the Houthis. You have several ways to oppose Israel's war and support Palestine without cheerleading an explicitly and self-declared genocidal and antisemitic organization like the Houthis.Ansar Allah announces expansion of attacks on Israel-bound ships to all of Indian Ocean : Peoples Dispatch
The leader of the Ansar Allah movement criticized the US for providing weapons to Israel’s genocidal war and held airdropping aid to Gaza as insulting to Palestinians.peoplesdispatch.org
Good.
I hope the Houthis give 'em hell and stop this genocide against the Palestinians!
There is nothing wrong with being anti-American as America is a white supremacist and genocidal nation-state (and especially anti-people-like-me) and should be dissolved with land given back to Indigenous nations.Under no circumstances should you be lionizing the Houthis. You have several ways to oppose Israel's war and support Palestine without cheerleading an explicitly and self-declared genocidal and antisemitic organization like the Houthis.
This is the translated text of what appears on the Houthi banner:
"God is the Greatest
Death to America
Death to Israel
A Curse Upon the Jews
Victory to Islam"
The people they are "giving hell to" so far have been civilian shipments with multinational crews, including the Lebanese, who are also sympathetic to Palestine.
Never fall for the trap that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. All parties have their own goals and agendas, this is not a binary conflict with everyone working towards the same ends. We do not need to prop up the Houthis just because they are in opposition to Israel.