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News Brief: The ICJ Ruling and the Essentialness of Squishy Western Liberal Support for Genocide
Jan 26, 2024
The podcast discusses the ICJ's genocide ruling against Israel and critiques the framing by the NYT and BBC. It examines the legal consensus on the plausibility of genocide and the lack of enforcement mechanism. The importance of labeling Israel's actions as genocide to influence Western liberal support is emphasized. The media spin on Israel's military campaign in Gaza and its conflation with the Biden administration's stance is analyzed. The implicit call for a ceasefire in the ICJ ruling and the urgency for intervention in ongoing genocide are highlighted.
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- The ICJ ruling implicitly demands an immediate halt to military operations as a means of preventing further genocidal acts, even though its lack of enforcement mechanism may hinder consequential action.
- Labeling Israel's actions as genocidal serves as a mechanism to sway Western liberals, creating potential pressure on governments to reconsider their unwavering support for Israel and challenging the hypocrisy of Western liberal governments that claim to champion human rights and democracy while providing support for a genocide.
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ICJ ruling finds merit in South African-K case against Israel
The International Criminal Court of Justice in the Hague has released a ruling finding merit in the South African-K case against Israel on the grounds of committing genocide in Palestine. The ruling establishes a plausible basis for genocide and genocidal acts, highlighting intent and actual actions such as killing civilians, inflicting harm, imposing conditions of life leading to physical destruction, and preventing births within the group. Although the court fell short of explicitly calling for a ceasefire, South African diplomats argue that the ruling implicitly demands an immediate halt to military operations as a means of preventing further genocidal acts.
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