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ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ordering ceasefire

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smoothjazz ◴[26 Jan 24 14:39 UTC] No.39143094[source]▶
Glad to see Israel face some responsibility for its horrific acts against civilians.

> The court ruled that Israel must do all it can to prevent genocide, including refraining from killing Palestinians or causing harm to them

Sounds like a ceasefire to me. How else would they do this? Definitely not with any of the military tactics Israel is currently using.

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bitshiftfaced ◴[26 Jan 24 14:53 UTC] No.39143256[source]▶
I believe the court reaffirmed Israel's right to defend itself. Presumably, the "all it can to prevent" wording is meant to work around things we expect a nation must do, such as defending itself from attack.
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smoothjazz ◴[26 Jan 24 14:54 UTC] No.39143268[source]▶
It explicitly says they must stop killing Palestinians. None of their current military tactics satisfy this demand.
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bitshiftfaced ◴[26 Jan 24 15:01 UTC] No.39143370[source]▶
The court referenced article II of the Genocide Convention here, which includes "Killing members of the group." Any country that commits genocide in the way outlined by the convention would be in violation, not just Israel.
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smoothjazz[dead post] ◴[26 Jan 24 15:07 UTC] No.39143456[source]▶
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1. WhackyIdeas ◴[26 Jan 24 21:58 UTC] No.39149153[source]▶
So far they’ve wiped out 1% of their population. The only reason it’s not 50% (imo) is that there’s hostages still there.

If you are a Palestinian over there, don’t go waving a white flag or you just become a target practise.

Sources:

https://www.itn.co.uk/news/palestinian-man-carrying-white-fl...

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-hostages-k...

2. mrkeen ◴[26 Jan 24 22:31 UTC] No.39149661[source]▶
> From today's ruling, Israel would continue the genocide of Palestinians at its own peril.

What peril will Israel face? More condemnation of Hamas by western leaders?

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3. Timber-6539 ◴[27 Jan 24 00:26 UTC] No.39150881[source]▶
Increased isolation from the rest of the normal world, more especially from its bosom buddy Uncle Sam.
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4. mrkeen ◴[27 Jan 24 13:45 UTC] No.39155483{3}[source]▶
New update: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68104203

> The UK, Australia, Italy and Canada have become the latest countries to pause funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA.

Western countries stop sending relief to Palestinians in Gaza...

> This comes after the agency announced the sacking of several of its staff over allegations of involvement in the 7 October Hamas attacks.

> UNRWA says it has ordered an investigation into information supplied by Israel.

... because Israel alleged that it was the relief workers who were the terrorists.

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5. Timber-6539 ◴[28 Jan 24 06:17 UTC] No.39163032{4}[source]▶
> Western countries stop sending relief to Palestinians in Gaza...

Wake me up when they stop sending weapons to Netanyahu.

> ... because Israel alleged that it was the relief workers who were the terrorists.

Changes nothing. An opportunity for the rest of the non-genocidal world to come to Gaza's aid.

The rest of the world will continue to support the Palestinian people overcome this terrible evil being carried out by Zionist Israel.