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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. bitshiftfaced ◴[26 Jan 24 22:15 UTC] No.39149399[source]▶
> Correct, it's very likely that Israel is committing genocide and the court ordered them to stop while they do a full investigation.

I think there was a miscommunication. You said that the provisional measures said that Israel must stop killing Palestinians, and so there is no way to have a ceasefire. I was saying that what's actually in the provisional measures is a reiteration of the Genocide Convention, of which all countries must already abide, including Israel. Whether or not it's likely a country is commiting genocide or it's self defense, they haven't ruled on. I deliberately avoided any speculation with my comments.