UN judges giving decision on whether Israel should halt its war in Gaza

Live coverage thread of the International Court of Justice and the case of South Africa vs. Israel.

    • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.eeEnglish
      192·
      11 months ago

      So is saying that we shouldn’t kill innocent humans ‘A big deal’

      I know you’re being sarcastic, but yeah. The situation is so dire that having someone at least come out and say “This is wrong” is a net improvement.

    • anlumo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      153·
      11 months ago

      Israel argued that because Jews were affected by a genocide, Israel is therefore unable to commit it themselves.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      91·
      11 months ago

      The tl;dr is:

      1. Palestinians are protected under the genocide conventions.
      2. Israel needs to take steps to ensure genocide is not being committed.
      3. Israel needs to improve humanitarian aid to Gaza.
      4. Come back in a month.
    • DarkGamer@kbin.social
      831·
      11 months ago

      Internet warriors distorted reality and made you believe self-defense is genocide. Although terrible, what the Palestinians are experiencing right now is nothing like what the Jews experienced in world war II, which is what the genocide statutes were written to address. Were they being forced into trains and worked to death or put into gas chambers, I guarantee you they would apply.