• Synopsis of ICJ’s decision on Israeli genocide, reactions, and take-aways
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    Synopsis of ICJ’s decision on Israeli genocide, reactions, and take-aways
    World Court rules on Gaza emergency measures in Israel genocide case, in The Hague (photo)
    Get a handle on the ICJ ruling, the dissenting judges, the binding nature of the decision, take-aways from several important voices, and reactions from stakeholding parties.

    Summary of ICJ’s ruling

    reposted from Al Jazeera

    The World Court ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. (15-2)

    (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall, in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of Article II of this Convention, in particular:

    (a) killing members of the group
    (b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group
    (c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part
    (d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group

    (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall ensure with immediate effect that its military does not commit any acts described in point 1 above

    (vote 16-1) The State of Israel shall take all measures within its power to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide in relation to members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip

    (vote 16-1) The State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

    (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall take effective measures to prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence related to allegations of acts within the scope of Article II and Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide against members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip

    (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall submit a report to the Court on all measures taken to give effect to this order within one month as from the date of this Order.

    The court stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire.



    Who are the ICJ judges that voted against motions?

    Julia Sebutinde – voted against all motions

    In 1996, Sebutinde was appointed as one of the judges of the High Court of Uganda. In 2012, she became the first African woman to be appointed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the world court. She has broken barriers and paved the way for countless other African women in the field of law.

    Sebutinde got her undergraduate degree in Uganda, and Master’s and Doctorate of Law at the University of Edinburgh. She has contributed immensely to international law jurisprudence through the cases she has heard, often with dissenting opinions.

    Regarding her voting record in this case, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations stated,

    Justice Sebutinde ruling at the International Court of Justice does not represent the Government of Uganda’s position on the situation in Palestine. She has previously voted against Uganda’s case on DRC. Uganda’s support for the plight of the Palestinian people has been expressed through Uganda ‘s voting pattern at the United Nations.

    Aharon Barak – voted against most motions

    Barak is an Israeli lawyer who was appointed to the 15-judge panel of the ICJ ahead of South Africa’s case against Israel. Under the ICJ’s rules, a country that does not have a judge to represent its own on the bench can choose an ad hoc judge.

    The 87-year-old is a retired judge from the Israeli Supreme Court and a recipient of the Israel Prize for Legal Studies. Barak was born in Lithuania and, studied law in Hebrew University.

    He was appointed to the Israeli Supreme Court in 1978, where he went on to serve for 28 years.

    The ICJ full panel is led by President Joan E. Donoghue from the US and Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian from Russia. They head a diverse bench with judges from 13 other countries including Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia, and Brazil. Two ad hoc judges appointed to the panel for this case were from Israel and South Africa.

    FAQ: Are decisions of the Court binding?

    reposted from the ICJ website

    Judgments delivered by the Court (or by one of its Chambers) in disputes between States are binding upon the parties concerned. Article 94 of the United Nations Charter provides that “[e]ach Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of [the Court] in any case to which it is a party”.

    Judgments are final and without appeal. If there is a dispute about the meaning or scope of a judgment, the only possibility is for one of the parties to make a request to the Court for an interpretation. In the event of the discovery of a fact hitherto unknown to the Court which might be a decisive factor, either party may apply for revision of the judgment.

    As regards advisory opinions, it is usually for the United Nations organs and specialized agencies requesting them to give effect to them or not, by whichever means they see fit.

    The ICJ ruling is a repudiation of Israel and its western backers

    by Kenneth Roth, reposted from the Guardian

    The international court of justice’s (ICJ) ruling in South Africa’s genocide case was a powerful repudiation of Israel’s denialism. By an overwhelming majority, the court found a “plausible” case that provisional measures were needed to avoid “irreparable prejudice” from further Israeli acts in Gaza that could jeopardize Palestinian rights under the genocide convention.

    The public posture of various Israeli officials was, in essence: how dare anyone accuse us of genocide. After all, they pointed out, Israel was founded after the Holocaust to protect the Jewish people from genocide, Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, and many of Hamas’s statements seem genocidal in intent.

    Yet none of that is a defense to the charge of genocide. Regardless of Israel’s history, regardless of its claim of self-defense, the means chosen to fight Hamas can still be genocidal. The court found enough merit in that claim to recognize that Palestinian civilians need the court’s protection.

    The court’s ruling was also a repudiation of Israel’s western backers. The Biden administration had called the suit “meritless”. The British government said it was “nonsense”. By a vote of 15 to 2, the ICJ judges found otherwise.

    On the need to allow humanitarian aid to a starving population in Gaza and to prevent and punish the incitement of genocide, even the respected Israeli judge, Aharon Barak, joined the majority, making the vote 16 to 1 – a powerful repudiation of those who try to chalk up challenges to Israel’s conduct in Gaza as an unfair double standard or antisemitism.

    The current proceedings were not about the ultimate merits of the case. It could take years to determine whether Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. But the provisional measures ordered by the court could make an enormous difference in curbing the death and suffering of Palestinian civilians now.

    What now?

    The key will be enforcement. The ICJ ruling is “binding”, as the court stressed, but the ICJ has no military or police force at its disposal. For coercive measures, it would need a resolution of the UN security council, which requires contending with the US government’s veto, so often deployed to protect Israel.

    But the political pressure to comply with the ruling will be enormous. Having trusted the court to send its lawyers to The Hague to present its case, Israel would look horrible to reject the court just because it lost. In calling the underlying genocide charges “outrageous” – a finding that, as mentioned, the court did not yet address – the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, notably did not say he would refuse to comply with the court’s provisional measures. Let’s hope he will.

    Some were disappointed that the ICJ did not order a ceasefire, a step that was unlikely because the court addresses only disputes between states, so Hamas was not a party. A ceasefire imposed on only one side to an ongoing armed conflict is not plausible.

    The court did order Israel to “take all measures within its power” to halt acts that contribute to genocide, to allow sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza to end the suffering among Palestinian civilians, and to prevent and punish the public statements of incitement made by senior Israeli officials. Israel must report back to the court in a month on the steps it has taken.

    Yet there is a lot of wiggle room in those orders. That’s where Israel’s supporters come in. Will they move past their earlier skepticism toward the case and now urge Israel to comply? Western governments backed the ICJ in similar rulings against Myanmar, Russia and Syria. It would do enormous damage to the “rules-based order” that Western governments claim to uphold if they were to make an exception for Israel.

    Joe Biden holds the most powerful leverage. The US government provides $3.8bn in annual military aid to Israel and is its principal arms supplier. That support should stop if the Israeli government ignores the court’s ruling. The US president should no longer put his fear of domestic political consequences, or his personal identification with Israel, before the lives of so many Palestinian civilians.

    Other pressure for compliance could come from the international criminal court. Unlike the ICJ, which resolves disputes between states, the ICC prosecutes individuals for such crimes as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Better behavior now is no defense for crimes already committed, but if Israel were to ignore the ICJ ruling, that would be an added spur for the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, to act.

    Much is still unresolved, but today is a win for the rule of law. South Africa, a nation of the global south, was able to transcend power politics by invoking the world’s leading judicial institution. The court’s ruling shows that even governments with powerful friends can be held to account. That provides hope for the profoundly suffering Palestinian civilians of Gaza. It is also a small but important step toward a more lawful, rights-respecting world.

    Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch (1993-2022), is a visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs

    Nine take-aways from the ICJ ruling

    by Huwaida Arraf, reposted from X

    While many are disappointed that the ICJ did not explicitly order a ceasefire, the ruling was historic and a huge defeat for Israel. Here’s what we need to take away and what we need to do:

    The Court found that RSA made a plausible case that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and October 7 is no justification for Israel’s conduct. This is huge.
    The Court found that immediate protective measures are necessary to protect the Palestinian people from irreparable harm caused by Israel’s genocidal conduct and ordered such measures.
    In order for Israel to abide by the measures, including the provision of basic services (turning on water, electricity and allowing the entry of fuel) and humanitarian aid, it would need to cease its military assault. Aid organizations have said that one of the main reasons they are unable to deliver aid, besides Israel’s restrictions on entry of aid, is Israel’s military aggression which makes it too dangerous for them to reach many areas.
    The Court has also instituted a monitoring mechanism and Israel must report on everything it’s doing to abide by the Order of the Court within a month (should have been shorter).
    ALL countries signatory to the Genocide Convention have an obligation to prevent genocide. This means that, when there is reason to believe that there is a threat of genocide, states MUST act to prevent it. All countries are now on notice that there is a plausible threat of genocide.
    This means that, continuing to supply Israel with weapons and vetoing UNSC resolutions will amount to violations of that responsibility and also a potential violation of Art III of the Convention, prohibiting complicity in genocide.
    If Israel does not comply with the ICJ Order, the matter should be brought before the UNSC. If the US vetoes, this will be an indictment of the US, but not the end.
    States must then use UNGA 377 – Uniting for Peace – to not only bring the matter before the UNGA, but to make sure that the UNGA resolution includes implementation measures (without an agreement on such measures, the resolution will be ineffective). Such measures can include international sanctions on Israel and suspending Israel’s membership in the UN.
    Alongside all of this, we must continue our work in the streets and in national courts to hold Israel and enablers accountable. This includes:
    continuing to demand that our governments sanction Israel;
    demanding Israel’s suspension from international fora such as Eurovision and international sporting arenas;
    using the principle of universal jurisdiction to prosecute Israeli war criminals in national courts, which is already being pursued.
    The World Court has found that Israel may be committing genocide — the mother of all crimes. This is an indictment, not only on Israel, but on all who have been enabling Israel and using October 7, as justification.

    It must also be a wakeup call to all who have been silent. There’s no excuse.

    Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian American activist and lawyer who co-founded the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led organization using non-violent protests and international pressure to support Palestinians.

    ICJ lands stunning blow on Israel over Gaza genocide charge

    A different Biden approach could have shaped war efforts and prevented this from happening in the first place.

    by Trita Parsi, reposted from Responsible Statecraft, January 26, 2024

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) just ruled against Israel and determined that South Africa successfully argued that Israel’s conduct plausibly could constitute genocide. The Court imposes several injunctions against Israel and reminds Israel that its rulings are binding, according to international law.

    In its order, the court fell short of South Africa’s request for a ceasefire, but this ruling, however, is overwhelmingly in favor of South Africa’s case and will likely increase international pressure for a ceasefire as a result.

    On the question of whether Israel’s war in Gaza is genocide, that will still take more time, but today’s news will have significant political repercussions. Here are a few thoughts.

    This is a devastating blow to Israel’s global standing. To put it in context, Israel has worked ferociously for the last two decades to defeat the BDS movement — Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions — not because it will have a significant economic impact on Israel, but because of how it could delegitimize Israel internationally. However, the ruling of the ICJ that Israel is plausibly engaged in genocide is far more devastating to Israel’s legitimacy than anything BDS could have achieved.

    Just as much as Israel’s political system has been increasingly — and publicly — associated with apartheid in the past few years, Israel will now be similarly associated with the charge of genocide. As a result, those countries that have supported Israel and its military campaign in Gaza, such as the U.S. under President Biden, will be associated with that charge, too.

    The implications for the United States are significant. First because the court does not have the ability to implement its ruling. Instead, the matter will go to the United Nations Security Council, where the Biden administration will once again face the choice of protecting Israel politically by casting a veto, and by that, further isolate the United States, or allowing the Security Council to act and pay a domestic political cost for “not standing by Israel.”

    So far, the Biden administration has refused to say if it will respect ICJ’s decision. Of course, in previous cases in front of the ICJ, such as Myanmar, Ukraine and Syria, the U.S. and Western states stressed that ICJ provisional measures are binding and must be fully implemented.

    The double standards of U.S. foreign policy will hit a new low if, in this case, Biden not only argues against the ICJ, but actively acts to prevent and block the implementation of its ruling. It is perhaps not surprising that senior Biden administration officials have largely ceased using the term “rules-based order” since October 7.

    It also raises questions about how Biden’s policy of bear-hugging Israel may have contributed to Israel’s conduct. Biden could have offered more measured support and pushed back hard against Israeli excesses — and by that, prevented Israel from engaging in actions that could potentially fall under the category of genocide. But he didn’t.

    Instead, Biden offered unconditional support combined with zero public criticism of Israel’s conduct and only limited push-back behind the scenes. A different American approach could have shaped Israel’s war efforts in a manner that arguably would not have been preliminarily ruled by the ICJ as plausibly meeting the standards of genocide.

    This shows that America undermines its own interest as well as that of its partners when it offers them blank checks and complete and unquestionable protection. The absence of checks and balances that such protection offers fuels reckless behavior all around.

    As such, Biden’s unconditional support may have undermined Israel, in the final analysis.

    This ruling may also boost those arguing that all states that are party to the Genocide Convention have a positive obligation to prevent genocide. The Houthis, for instance, have justified their attacks against ships heading to Israeli ports in the Red Sea, citing this positive obligation. What legal implications will the court’s ruling have as a result on the U.S. and UK’s military action against the Houthis?

    The implications for Europe will also be considerable. The U.S. is rather accustomed to and comfortable with setting aside international law and ignoring international institutions. Europe is not.

    International law and institutions play a much more central role in European security thinking. The decision will continue to split Europe. But the fact that some key EU states will reject the ICJ’s ruling will profoundly contradict and undermine Europe’s broader security paradigm.

    One final point: The mere existence of South Africa’s application to the ICJ appears to have moderated Israel’s war conduct.* Any plans to ethnically cleanse Gaza and send its residents to third countries appear to have been somewhat paused, presumably because of how such actions would boost South Africa’s application. If so, it shows that the Court, in an era where the force of international law is increasingly questioned, has had a greater impact in terms of deterring unlawful Israeli actions than anything the Biden administration has done.

    * EDITOR’S NOTE: Israel appears to have done little, if anything, to moderate its war conduct since South Africa submitted its genocide accusation on December 29th. The numbers of Palestinians killed in Gaza and the West Bank has continued to climb steadily; while there has been a slight improvement in number of humanitarian aid trucks, it is not impressive, and not reaching the north where hundreds of thousands are starving. There is still no electricity, no water, almost no medical services, and no safety.

    Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

    Some reactions to ICJ ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

    reposted from Al Jazeera

    Palestinians in Gaza

    Palestinians in Gaza said they are devastated by the ICJ decision not to order Israel to cease its near-four-month bombardment and ground invasion of the strip.

    Ahmed al-Naffar, 54, who was intently following the court’s announcement in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah, told Al Jazeera: “Although I don’t trust the international community, I had a small glimmer of hope that the court would rule on a ceasefire in Gaza,” later adding that “The court is a failure.”

    Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

    Lubna Farhat, a member of the Ramallah city council, told Al Jazeera she was somewhat disappointed by the ICJ decision but acknowledged it was a historic moment.

    “We are very grateful and thankful for South Africa for filing this case, but what Palestinians aspired for was an immediate ceasefire,” Farhat said, adding that it was disheartening that the court did not call for an end to Israel’s military operations so humanitarian aid could be allowed into Gaza.

    She said the ruling would only “escalate” settler attacks in the occupied West Bank and increase the attackers’ sense of impunity.

    Palestine

    Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the ICJ’s ruling, saying in a statement it is an “important reminder” that no state is above the law.

    Foreign Minister Riyadh Maliki noted that Israel failed to persuade the court that it is not violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.

    In a statement he said: “The ICJ judges saw through Israel’s politicization, deflection, and outright lies. They assessed the facts and the law and ordered provisional measures that recognized the gravity of the situation on the ground and the veracity of South Africa’s application. … Palestine calls on all states to ensure respect for the order of the International Court of Justice, including by Israel.”

    Israel

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the ruling as “outrageous”.

    In a video message shortly after the court order, he said Israel is fighting a “just war like no other”. He added that Israel will continue to defend itself and its citizens while adhering to international law.

    Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir mocked the ICJ after the court issued its interim ruling. “Hague shmague,” the minister wrote on the social media platform X.

    South Africa

    The South African government called the ICJ ruling a “decisive victory” for international law.

    “How do you provide aid and water without a ceasefire?” Pandor asked. “If you read the order, by implication, a ceasefire must happen.”

    United States

    The United States said the ruling of the ICJ was consistent with Washington’s view that Israel has the right to take action, in accordance with international law, to ensure the October 7 attack cannot be repeated.

    “We continue to believe that allegations of genocide are unfounded and note the court did not make a finding about genocide or call for a ceasefire in its ruling and that it called for the unconditional, immediate release of all hostages being held by Hamas,” a State Department spokesperson said.

    European Union

    “Orders of the International Court of Justice are binding on the parties and they must comply with them. The European Union expects their full, immediate and effective implementation,” the European Commission said in a statement.

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    Synopsis of ICJ’s decision on Israeli genocide, reactions, and take-aways contact@ifamericansknew.org January 27, 2024 genocide, icj, international court of justice Synopsis of ICJ’s decision on Israeli genocide, reactions, and take-aways World Court rules on Gaza emergency measures in Israel genocide case, in The Hague (photo) Get a handle on the ICJ ruling, the dissenting judges, the binding nature of the decision, take-aways from several important voices, and reactions from stakeholding parties. Summary of ICJ’s ruling reposted from Al Jazeera The World Court ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. (15-2) (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall, in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of Article II of this Convention, in particular: (a) killing members of the group (b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group (c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part (d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall ensure with immediate effect that its military does not commit any acts described in point 1 above (vote 16-1) The State of Israel shall take all measures within its power to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide in relation to members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip (vote 16-1) The State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall take effective measures to prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence related to allegations of acts within the scope of Article II and Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide against members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip (vote 15-2) The State of Israel shall submit a report to the Court on all measures taken to give effect to this order within one month as from the date of this Order. The court stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. Who are the ICJ judges that voted against motions? Julia Sebutinde – voted against all motions In 1996, Sebutinde was appointed as one of the judges of the High Court of Uganda. In 2012, she became the first African woman to be appointed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the world court. She has broken barriers and paved the way for countless other African women in the field of law. Sebutinde got her undergraduate degree in Uganda, and Master’s and Doctorate of Law at the University of Edinburgh. She has contributed immensely to international law jurisprudence through the cases she has heard, often with dissenting opinions. Regarding her voting record in this case, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations stated, Justice Sebutinde ruling at the International Court of Justice does not represent the Government of Uganda’s position on the situation in Palestine. She has previously voted against Uganda’s case on DRC. Uganda’s support for the plight of the Palestinian people has been expressed through Uganda ‘s voting pattern at the United Nations. Aharon Barak – voted against most motions Barak is an Israeli lawyer who was appointed to the 15-judge panel of the ICJ ahead of South Africa’s case against Israel. Under the ICJ’s rules, a country that does not have a judge to represent its own on the bench can choose an ad hoc judge. The 87-year-old is a retired judge from the Israeli Supreme Court and a recipient of the Israel Prize for Legal Studies. Barak was born in Lithuania and, studied law in Hebrew University. He was appointed to the Israeli Supreme Court in 1978, where he went on to serve for 28 years. The ICJ full panel is led by President Joan E. Donoghue from the US and Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian from Russia. They head a diverse bench with judges from 13 other countries including Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia, and Brazil. Two ad hoc judges appointed to the panel for this case were from Israel and South Africa. FAQ: Are decisions of the Court binding? reposted from the ICJ website Judgments delivered by the Court (or by one of its Chambers) in disputes between States are binding upon the parties concerned. Article 94 of the United Nations Charter provides that “[e]ach Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of [the Court] in any case to which it is a party”. Judgments are final and without appeal. If there is a dispute about the meaning or scope of a judgment, the only possibility is for one of the parties to make a request to the Court for an interpretation. In the event of the discovery of a fact hitherto unknown to the Court which might be a decisive factor, either party may apply for revision of the judgment. As regards advisory opinions, it is usually for the United Nations organs and specialized agencies requesting them to give effect to them or not, by whichever means they see fit. The ICJ ruling is a repudiation of Israel and its western backers by Kenneth Roth, reposted from the Guardian The international court of justice’s (ICJ) ruling in South Africa’s genocide case was a powerful repudiation of Israel’s denialism. By an overwhelming majority, the court found a “plausible” case that provisional measures were needed to avoid “irreparable prejudice” from further Israeli acts in Gaza that could jeopardize Palestinian rights under the genocide convention. The public posture of various Israeli officials was, in essence: how dare anyone accuse us of genocide. After all, they pointed out, Israel was founded after the Holocaust to protect the Jewish people from genocide, Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, and many of Hamas’s statements seem genocidal in intent. Yet none of that is a defense to the charge of genocide. Regardless of Israel’s history, regardless of its claim of self-defense, the means chosen to fight Hamas can still be genocidal. The court found enough merit in that claim to recognize that Palestinian civilians need the court’s protection. The court’s ruling was also a repudiation of Israel’s western backers. The Biden administration had called the suit “meritless”. The British government said it was “nonsense”. By a vote of 15 to 2, the ICJ judges found otherwise. On the need to allow humanitarian aid to a starving population in Gaza and to prevent and punish the incitement of genocide, even the respected Israeli judge, Aharon Barak, joined the majority, making the vote 16 to 1 – a powerful repudiation of those who try to chalk up challenges to Israel’s conduct in Gaza as an unfair double standard or antisemitism. The current proceedings were not about the ultimate merits of the case. It could take years to determine whether Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. But the provisional measures ordered by the court could make an enormous difference in curbing the death and suffering of Palestinian civilians now. What now? The key will be enforcement. The ICJ ruling is “binding”, as the court stressed, but the ICJ has no military or police force at its disposal. For coercive measures, it would need a resolution of the UN security council, which requires contending with the US government’s veto, so often deployed to protect Israel. But the political pressure to comply with the ruling will be enormous. Having trusted the court to send its lawyers to The Hague to present its case, Israel would look horrible to reject the court just because it lost. In calling the underlying genocide charges “outrageous” – a finding that, as mentioned, the court did not yet address – the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, notably did not say he would refuse to comply with the court’s provisional measures. Let’s hope he will. Some were disappointed that the ICJ did not order a ceasefire, a step that was unlikely because the court addresses only disputes between states, so Hamas was not a party. A ceasefire imposed on only one side to an ongoing armed conflict is not plausible. The court did order Israel to “take all measures within its power” to halt acts that contribute to genocide, to allow sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza to end the suffering among Palestinian civilians, and to prevent and punish the public statements of incitement made by senior Israeli officials. Israel must report back to the court in a month on the steps it has taken. Yet there is a lot of wiggle room in those orders. That’s where Israel’s supporters come in. Will they move past their earlier skepticism toward the case and now urge Israel to comply? Western governments backed the ICJ in similar rulings against Myanmar, Russia and Syria. It would do enormous damage to the “rules-based order” that Western governments claim to uphold if they were to make an exception for Israel. Joe Biden holds the most powerful leverage. The US government provides $3.8bn in annual military aid to Israel and is its principal arms supplier. That support should stop if the Israeli government ignores the court’s ruling. The US president should no longer put his fear of domestic political consequences, or his personal identification with Israel, before the lives of so many Palestinian civilians. Other pressure for compliance could come from the international criminal court. Unlike the ICJ, which resolves disputes between states, the ICC prosecutes individuals for such crimes as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Better behavior now is no defense for crimes already committed, but if Israel were to ignore the ICJ ruling, that would be an added spur for the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, to act. Much is still unresolved, but today is a win for the rule of law. South Africa, a nation of the global south, was able to transcend power politics by invoking the world’s leading judicial institution. The court’s ruling shows that even governments with powerful friends can be held to account. That provides hope for the profoundly suffering Palestinian civilians of Gaza. It is also a small but important step toward a more lawful, rights-respecting world. Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch (1993-2022), is a visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs Nine take-aways from the ICJ ruling by Huwaida Arraf, reposted from X While many are disappointed that the ICJ did not explicitly order a ceasefire, the ruling was historic and a huge defeat for Israel. Here’s what we need to take away and what we need to do: The Court found that RSA made a plausible case that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and October 7 is no justification for Israel’s conduct. This is huge. The Court found that immediate protective measures are necessary to protect the Palestinian people from irreparable harm caused by Israel’s genocidal conduct and ordered such measures. In order for Israel to abide by the measures, including the provision of basic services (turning on water, electricity and allowing the entry of fuel) and humanitarian aid, it would need to cease its military assault. Aid organizations have said that one of the main reasons they are unable to deliver aid, besides Israel’s restrictions on entry of aid, is Israel’s military aggression which makes it too dangerous for them to reach many areas. The Court has also instituted a monitoring mechanism and Israel must report on everything it’s doing to abide by the Order of the Court within a month (should have been shorter). ALL countries signatory to the Genocide Convention have an obligation to prevent genocide. This means that, when there is reason to believe that there is a threat of genocide, states MUST act to prevent it. All countries are now on notice that there is a plausible threat of genocide. This means that, continuing to supply Israel with weapons and vetoing UNSC resolutions will amount to violations of that responsibility and also a potential violation of Art III of the Convention, prohibiting complicity in genocide. If Israel does not comply with the ICJ Order, the matter should be brought before the UNSC. If the US vetoes, this will be an indictment of the US, but not the end. States must then use UNGA 377 – Uniting for Peace – to not only bring the matter before the UNGA, but to make sure that the UNGA resolution includes implementation measures (without an agreement on such measures, the resolution will be ineffective). Such measures can include international sanctions on Israel and suspending Israel’s membership in the UN. Alongside all of this, we must continue our work in the streets and in national courts to hold Israel and enablers accountable. This includes: continuing to demand that our governments sanction Israel; demanding Israel’s suspension from international fora such as Eurovision and international sporting arenas; using the principle of universal jurisdiction to prosecute Israeli war criminals in national courts, which is already being pursued. The World Court has found that Israel may be committing genocide — the mother of all crimes. This is an indictment, not only on Israel, but on all who have been enabling Israel and using October 7, as justification. It must also be a wakeup call to all who have been silent. There’s no excuse. Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian American activist and lawyer who co-founded the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led organization using non-violent protests and international pressure to support Palestinians. ICJ lands stunning blow on Israel over Gaza genocide charge A different Biden approach could have shaped war efforts and prevented this from happening in the first place. by Trita Parsi, reposted from Responsible Statecraft, January 26, 2024 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) just ruled against Israel and determined that South Africa successfully argued that Israel’s conduct plausibly could constitute genocide. The Court imposes several injunctions against Israel and reminds Israel that its rulings are binding, according to international law. In its order, the court fell short of South Africa’s request for a ceasefire, but this ruling, however, is overwhelmingly in favor of South Africa’s case and will likely increase international pressure for a ceasefire as a result. On the question of whether Israel’s war in Gaza is genocide, that will still take more time, but today’s news will have significant political repercussions. Here are a few thoughts. This is a devastating blow to Israel’s global standing. To put it in context, Israel has worked ferociously for the last two decades to defeat the BDS movement — Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions — not because it will have a significant economic impact on Israel, but because of how it could delegitimize Israel internationally. However, the ruling of the ICJ that Israel is plausibly engaged in genocide is far more devastating to Israel’s legitimacy than anything BDS could have achieved. Just as much as Israel’s political system has been increasingly — and publicly — associated with apartheid in the past few years, Israel will now be similarly associated with the charge of genocide. As a result, those countries that have supported Israel and its military campaign in Gaza, such as the U.S. under President Biden, will be associated with that charge, too. The implications for the United States are significant. First because the court does not have the ability to implement its ruling. Instead, the matter will go to the United Nations Security Council, where the Biden administration will once again face the choice of protecting Israel politically by casting a veto, and by that, further isolate the United States, or allowing the Security Council to act and pay a domestic political cost for “not standing by Israel.” So far, the Biden administration has refused to say if it will respect ICJ’s decision. Of course, in previous cases in front of the ICJ, such as Myanmar, Ukraine and Syria, the U.S. and Western states stressed that ICJ provisional measures are binding and must be fully implemented. The double standards of U.S. foreign policy will hit a new low if, in this case, Biden not only argues against the ICJ, but actively acts to prevent and block the implementation of its ruling. It is perhaps not surprising that senior Biden administration officials have largely ceased using the term “rules-based order” since October 7. It also raises questions about how Biden’s policy of bear-hugging Israel may have contributed to Israel’s conduct. Biden could have offered more measured support and pushed back hard against Israeli excesses — and by that, prevented Israel from engaging in actions that could potentially fall under the category of genocide. But he didn’t. Instead, Biden offered unconditional support combined with zero public criticism of Israel’s conduct and only limited push-back behind the scenes. A different American approach could have shaped Israel’s war efforts in a manner that arguably would not have been preliminarily ruled by the ICJ as plausibly meeting the standards of genocide. This shows that America undermines its own interest as well as that of its partners when it offers them blank checks and complete and unquestionable protection. The absence of checks and balances that such protection offers fuels reckless behavior all around. As such, Biden’s unconditional support may have undermined Israel, in the final analysis. This ruling may also boost those arguing that all states that are party to the Genocide Convention have a positive obligation to prevent genocide. The Houthis, for instance, have justified their attacks against ships heading to Israeli ports in the Red Sea, citing this positive obligation. What legal implications will the court’s ruling have as a result on the U.S. and UK’s military action against the Houthis? The implications for Europe will also be considerable. The U.S. is rather accustomed to and comfortable with setting aside international law and ignoring international institutions. Europe is not. International law and institutions play a much more central role in European security thinking. The decision will continue to split Europe. But the fact that some key EU states will reject the ICJ’s ruling will profoundly contradict and undermine Europe’s broader security paradigm. One final point: The mere existence of South Africa’s application to the ICJ appears to have moderated Israel’s war conduct.* Any plans to ethnically cleanse Gaza and send its residents to third countries appear to have been somewhat paused, presumably because of how such actions would boost South Africa’s application. If so, it shows that the Court, in an era where the force of international law is increasingly questioned, has had a greater impact in terms of deterring unlawful Israeli actions than anything the Biden administration has done. * EDITOR’S NOTE: Israel appears to have done little, if anything, to moderate its war conduct since South Africa submitted its genocide accusation on December 29th. The numbers of Palestinians killed in Gaza and the West Bank has continued to climb steadily; while there has been a slight improvement in number of humanitarian aid trucks, it is not impressive, and not reaching the north where hundreds of thousands are starving. There is still no electricity, no water, almost no medical services, and no safety. Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Some reactions to ICJ ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel reposted from Al Jazeera Palestinians in Gaza Palestinians in Gaza said they are devastated by the ICJ decision not to order Israel to cease its near-four-month bombardment and ground invasion of the strip. Ahmed al-Naffar, 54, who was intently following the court’s announcement in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah, told Al Jazeera: “Although I don’t trust the international community, I had a small glimmer of hope that the court would rule on a ceasefire in Gaza,” later adding that “The court is a failure.” Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Lubna Farhat, a member of the Ramallah city council, told Al Jazeera she was somewhat disappointed by the ICJ decision but acknowledged it was a historic moment. “We are very grateful and thankful for South Africa for filing this case, but what Palestinians aspired for was an immediate ceasefire,” Farhat said, adding that it was disheartening that the court did not call for an end to Israel’s military operations so humanitarian aid could be allowed into Gaza. She said the ruling would only “escalate” settler attacks in the occupied West Bank and increase the attackers’ sense of impunity. Palestine Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the ICJ’s ruling, saying in a statement it is an “important reminder” that no state is above the law. Foreign Minister Riyadh Maliki noted that Israel failed to persuade the court that it is not violating the 1948 Genocide Convention. In a statement he said: “The ICJ judges saw through Israel’s politicization, deflection, and outright lies. They assessed the facts and the law and ordered provisional measures that recognized the gravity of the situation on the ground and the veracity of South Africa’s application. … Palestine calls on all states to ensure respect for the order of the International Court of Justice, including by Israel.” Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the ruling as “outrageous”. In a video message shortly after the court order, he said Israel is fighting a “just war like no other”. He added that Israel will continue to defend itself and its citizens while adhering to international law. Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir mocked the ICJ after the court issued its interim ruling. “Hague shmague,” the minister wrote on the social media platform X. South Africa The South African government called the ICJ ruling a “decisive victory” for international law. “How do you provide aid and water without a ceasefire?” Pandor asked. “If you read the order, by implication, a ceasefire must happen.” United States The United States said the ruling of the ICJ was consistent with Washington’s view that Israel has the right to take action, in accordance with international law, to ensure the October 7 attack cannot be repeated. “We continue to believe that allegations of genocide are unfounded and note the court did not make a finding about genocide or call for a ceasefire in its ruling and that it called for the unconditional, immediate release of all hostages being held by Hamas,” a State Department spokesperson said. European Union “Orders of the International Court of Justice are binding on the parties and they must comply with them. The European Union expects their full, immediate and effective implementation,” the European Commission said in a statement. RELATED READING: The ICJ presentations on Israeli genocide against Palestinians Israel has repeatedly rejected Hamas truce offers John Mearsheimer: Genocide in Gaza Is the United Nations anti-Israel? – a survey of UN resolutions Essential facts and stats about the Hamas-Gaza-Israel war https://israelpalestinenews.org/synopsis-of-icjs-decision-on-israeli-genocide-reactions-and-take-aways/
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  • UN Chief Says 'Unprecedented' Israeli Killing of Civilians in Gaza Must End
    "This is heart-breaking, and utterly unacceptable," said Secretary-General António Guterres. "The Middle East is a tinderbox. We must do all we can to prevent conflict igniting across the region."

    Gazans mourn loved ones
    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Sunday that the suffering Israeli forces are inflicting on Gaza's population is the worst he's seen during his seven-year tenure, pointing to the decimation of the territory's infrastructure, the large-scale killing of civilians, and the spiraling humanitarian emergency.

    "Israel's military operations have spread massive destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general, including more than 150 members of our own staff, following the horrific terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October," Guterres said in a speech at the Third South Summit in Uganda.

    "This is heart-breaking, and utterly unacceptable," he continued. "The Middle East is a tinderbox. We must do all we can to prevent conflict igniting across the region. And that starts with an immediate humanitarian cease-fire to relieve the suffering in Gaza, allow humanitarian aid to reach everyone in need, and facilitate the release of hostages, which should be immediate and unconditional."

    Since October, Israel's U.S.-armed military has killed more than 1% of Gaza's population—over 25,000 people—and internally displaced nearly all of those who have survived what's been described as one of the most devastating bombing campaigns in modern history.

    Across the territory, food and medicine are scarce and disease is spreading, in some cases due to unclean drinking water that Gazans have been forced to consume amid Israel's blockade.

    "Access to clean water is integral to staving off famine and disease," Nancy Murray and Amahl Bishara wrote for +972 Magazine last week, "and with the massive destruction of water infrastructure in Gaza—including drinking supply lines, pumping stations, and wells—a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe is at hand."

    South Africa cited the targeting of civilian infrastructure and refusal to allow water and other necessities into Gaza in its 84-page genocide complaint against Israel at the International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest legal body. The court heard South Africa's case and Israel's response earlier this month.

    In the week that followed the closely watched public hearings, Israeli forces killed more than 1,000 people in Gaza, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor—an indication that Israel's right-wing government is not letting up in the face of growing international pressure and outrage.

    "In stark contrast to the narrative put forth by the Israeli legal team in an attempt to refute South Africa’s claims, the facts on the ground serve as further verification that Israel has been committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement. "Initial estimates indicate that about 6,000 housing units were completely or partially destroyed during the reported period, and that Israel also targeted two universities and seven schools, completely or partially destroying them."

    The U.N.'s humanitarian office said Sunday that "intense Israeli bombardments from air, land, and sea continued across much of the Gaza Strip" over the past few days even after Israel's military claimed to be entering a "more targeted" phase of its military campaign.

    James Denselow, the head of conflict and humanitarian policy at Save the Children, toldThe Guardian on Monday that "we've got a very recent history of large-scale crises across the region and now we have the most intense conflict we've seen in the modern generation, which risks creating a conflagration between these other conflicts."

    "For us, as a humanitarian children's agency, it's pretty apocalyptic," Denselow added.

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    UN Chief Says 'Unprecedented' Israeli Killing of Civilians in Gaza Must End "This is heart-breaking, and utterly unacceptable," said Secretary-General António Guterres. "The Middle East is a tinderbox. We must do all we can to prevent conflict igniting across the region." Gazans mourn loved ones United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Sunday that the suffering Israeli forces are inflicting on Gaza's population is the worst he's seen during his seven-year tenure, pointing to the decimation of the territory's infrastructure, the large-scale killing of civilians, and the spiraling humanitarian emergency. "Israel's military operations have spread massive destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general, including more than 150 members of our own staff, following the horrific terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October," Guterres said in a speech at the Third South Summit in Uganda. "This is heart-breaking, and utterly unacceptable," he continued. "The Middle East is a tinderbox. We must do all we can to prevent conflict igniting across the region. And that starts with an immediate humanitarian cease-fire to relieve the suffering in Gaza, allow humanitarian aid to reach everyone in need, and facilitate the release of hostages, which should be immediate and unconditional." Since October, Israel's U.S.-armed military has killed more than 1% of Gaza's population—over 25,000 people—and internally displaced nearly all of those who have survived what's been described as one of the most devastating bombing campaigns in modern history. Across the territory, food and medicine are scarce and disease is spreading, in some cases due to unclean drinking water that Gazans have been forced to consume amid Israel's blockade. "Access to clean water is integral to staving off famine and disease," Nancy Murray and Amahl Bishara wrote for +972 Magazine last week, "and with the massive destruction of water infrastructure in Gaza—including drinking supply lines, pumping stations, and wells—a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe is at hand." South Africa cited the targeting of civilian infrastructure and refusal to allow water and other necessities into Gaza in its 84-page genocide complaint against Israel at the International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest legal body. The court heard South Africa's case and Israel's response earlier this month. In the week that followed the closely watched public hearings, Israeli forces killed more than 1,000 people in Gaza, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor—an indication that Israel's right-wing government is not letting up in the face of growing international pressure and outrage. "In stark contrast to the narrative put forth by the Israeli legal team in an attempt to refute South Africa’s claims, the facts on the ground serve as further verification that Israel has been committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement. "Initial estimates indicate that about 6,000 housing units were completely or partially destroyed during the reported period, and that Israel also targeted two universities and seven schools, completely or partially destroying them." The U.N.'s humanitarian office said Sunday that "intense Israeli bombardments from air, land, and sea continued across much of the Gaza Strip" over the past few days even after Israel's military claimed to be entering a "more targeted" phase of its military campaign. James Denselow, the head of conflict and humanitarian policy at Save the Children, toldThe Guardian on Monday that "we've got a very recent history of large-scale crises across the region and now we have the most intense conflict we've seen in the modern generation, which risks creating a conflagration between these other conflicts." "For us, as a humanitarian children's agency, it's pretty apocalyptic," Denselow added. UN Chief Says 'Unprecedented' Israeli Killing of Civilians in Gaza Must End https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-chief-gaza-suffering
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  • To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention
    The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails.

    Sam Husseini

    [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with thread containing handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.]

    Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves.

    In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan going to Iraq, repelled the US government attack.

    The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests.

    There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

    Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials.

    The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba.

    The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies.

    But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee.

    Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'”

    Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it.

    “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians.

    “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. …

    “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.”

    Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention.

    As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why?

    “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions.

    He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity.

    “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests.

    “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.”

    What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask.

    Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine.

    This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel.

    We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter.

    Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction.

    For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster.

    Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com.

    A friend extracted emails of missions to the UN:

    info@afghanistan-un.org
    mission.newyork@mfa.gov.al
    officeofthepr.albania@mfa.gov.al
    algeriamission.ny@gmail.com
    contact@andorraun.org
    theangolamission@angolaun.org
    unmission@ab.gov.ag
    jackley.peters@ab.gov.ag
    enaun@mrecic.gov.ar
    armenia@missionun.org
    australiaun@dfat.gov.au
    new-york-ov@bmeia.gv.at
    mission@azerbaijanun.org
    mission@bahamasny.com
    newyork.mission@mofa.gov.bh
    bangladeshatun@gmail.com
    bdpmny@gmail.com
    prun@foreign.gov.bb
    barbados@un.int
    usaun@mfa.gov.by
    newyorkun@diplobel.fed.be
    blzun@belizemission.com
    blzun@aol.com
    onu.newyork@gouv.bj
    beninewyork@gmail.com
    bhutanmission@pmbny.bt
    missionboliviaun@gmail.com
    bihun@mvp.gov.ba
    botswana@un.int
    distri.delbrasonu@itamaraty.gov.br
    bruneiunmission@protonmail.com
    mission.newyork@mfa.bg
    miperfaso.ny@burkina-onu.org
    ambabunewyork@yahoo.fr
    cvpm.unny@mnec.gov.cv
    cambodia@un.int
    cameroon.mission@yahoo.com
    canada.un@international.gc.ca
    repercaf.ny@gmail.com
    chadmission.un@gmail.com
    chile.un@minrel.gob.cl
    chinesemission@yahoo.com
    colombia@colombiaun.org
    comores.nu@gmail.com
    cgbrazzadel60@gmail.com
    miscr-onu@rree.go.cr
    cotedivoiremission@yahoo.com
    cromiss.un@mvep.hr
    cuba_onu@cubanmission.com
    unmission@mfa.gov.cy
    un.newyork@embassy.mzv.cz
    dprk.un@verizon.net
    missiondrc@gmail.com
    nycmis@um.dk
    djibouti@nyct.net
    dominicaun@gmail.com
    drmun1114@gmail.com
    onunewyork@cancilleria.gob.ec
    mission@egyptmissionny.com
    elsalvador@un.int
    info@equatorialguineaun.org
    general@eritreaun.org
    mission.newyork@mfa.ee
    eswatini@un.int
    eswatinimissionunny@yahoo.com
    ethiopia@un.int
    mission@fijiprun.org
    sanomat.yke@gov.fi
    france@franceonu.org
    info@gabonunmission.com
    gambia_un@hotmail.com
    geomission.un@mfa.gov.ge
    info@new-york-un.diplo.de
    ghanaperm@aol.com
    grdel.un@mfa.gr
    gmun@mofa.gov.gd
    onunewyork@minex.gob.gt
    missionofguinea.un@gmail.com
    guinebissauonu@gmail.com
    pmny@mission.gov.gy
    mphonu.newyork@diplomatie.ht
    ny.honduras@hnun.org
    hungaryun.ny@mfa.gov.hu
    unmission@mfa.is
    india.newyorkpmi@mea.gov.in
    ptri@indonesiaun.org
    iranunny@mfa.gov.ir
    iraq.mission@iraqmission-un.com
    newyorkpmun@dfa.ie
    uninfo@newyork.mfa.gov.il
    info.italyun@esteri.it
    info.unmissionny@mfaft.gov.jm
    p-m-j@dn.mofa.go.jp
    missionun@jordanmissionun.com
    unkazmission@gmail.com
    info@kenyaun.org
    kimission.newyork@mfa.gov.ki
    kuwait@kuwaitmissionun.org
    kyrgyzstan.un.ny@mfa.gov.kg
    lao.pr.ny@gmail.com
    mission.un-ny@mfa.gov.lv
    contact@lebanonun.org
    lesothonewyork@gmail.com
    liberiamission@pmun.gov.lr
    mission@libya-un.gov.ly
    newyork@llv.li
    lithuaniaun@gmail.com
    newyork.rp@mae.etat.lu
    repermad.ny@gmail.com
    malawinewyork@aol.com
    malawiu@aol.com
    mwnewyorkun@kln.gov.my
    info@maldivesmission.com
    miperma@malionu.com
    malta-un.newyork@gov.mt
    marshallislands@rmiunmission.org
    mauritaniamission@gmail.com
    mauritiusmissionnyc@gmail.com
    onuusr1@sre.gob.mx
    fsmun@fsmgov.org
    monaco.un@gmail.com
    mongolianmission@twcmetrobiz.com
    unnewyork.montenegro@gmail.com
    morocco.un@maec.gov.ma
    mozambique.unmission@gmail.com
    myanmarmission@verizon.net
    info@namibiaunmission.org
    nauru@un.int
    nepalmissionusa@gmail.com
    nyv@minbuza.nl
    nzpmun@gmail.com
    nicaraguaunny@yahoo.com
    nigermission@ymail.com
    permny@nigeriaunmission.org
    newyork@mfa.gov.mk
    delun@mfa.no
    oman@un.int
    pakistan@pakun.org
    mission@palauun.org
    emb@panama-un.org
    pngun@pngmission.org
    paraguay.un@mre.gov.py
    onuper@unperu.org
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    https://open.substack.com/pub/husseini/p/to-save-gaza-invoke-the-genocide?r=29hg4d&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
    To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails. Sam Husseini [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with thread containing handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.] Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves. In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan going to Iraq, repelled the US government attack. The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests. There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials. The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba. The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies. But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee. Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'” Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it. “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians. “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. … “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.” Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention. As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why? “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions. He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity. “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests. “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.” What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask. Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention. Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine. This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel. We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter. Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction. For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention. Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster. Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com. 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  • To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention

    The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails.
    Sam Husseini





    [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with threadcontaining handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.]

    Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves.

    In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annangoing to Iraq, repelled the US government attack.

    The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests.

    There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

    Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials.

    The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba.

    The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies.

    But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee.

    Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'”

    Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it.



    “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians.



    “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. …

    “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.”

    Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention.



    As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why?

    “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions.



    He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity.



    “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests.



    “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.”

    What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask.

    Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine.

    This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel.

    We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter.

    Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction.

    For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster.

    Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com.

    A friend extracted emails of missions to the UN:

    info@afghanistan-un.org

    mission.newyork@mfa.gov.al

    officeofthepr.albania@mfa.gov.al

    algeriamission.ny@gmail.com

    contact@andorraun.org

    theangolamission@angolaun.org

    unmission@ab.gov.ag

    jackley.peters@ab.gov.ag

    enaun@mrecic.gov.ar

    armenia@missionun.org

    australiaun@dfat.gov.au

    new-york-ov@bmeia.gv.at

    mission@azerbaijanun.org

    mission@bahamasny.com

    newyork.mission@mofa.gov.bh

    bangladeshatun@gmail.com

    bdpmny@gmail.com

    prun@foreign.gov.bb

    barbados@un.int

    usaun@mfa.gov.by

    newyorkun@diplobel.fed.be

    blzun@belizemission.com

    blzun@aol.com

    onu.newyork@gouv.bj

    beninewyork@gmail.com

    bhutanmission@pmbny.bt

    missionboliviaun@gmail.com

    bihun@mvp.gov.ba

    botswana@un.int

    distri.delbrasonu@itamaraty.gov.br

    bruneiunmission@protonmail.com

    mission.newyork@mfa.bg

    miperfaso.ny@burkina-onu.org

    ambabunewyork@yahoo.fr

    cvpm.unny@mnec.gov.cv

    cambodia@un.int

    cameroon.mission@yahoo.com

    canada.un@international.gc.ca

    repercaf.ny@gmail.com

    chadmission.un@gmail.com

    chile.un@minrel.gob.cl

    chinesemission@yahoo.com

    colombia@colombiaun.org

    comores.nu@gmail.com

    cgbrazzadel60@gmail.com

    miscr-onu@rree.go.cr

    cotedivoiremission@yahoo.com

    cromiss.un@mvep.hr

    cuba_onu@cubanmission.com

    unmission@mfa.gov.cy

    un.newyork@embassy.mzv.cz

    dprk.un@verizon.net

    missiondrc@gmail.com

    nycmis@um.dk

    djibouti@nyct.net

    dominicaun@gmail.com

    drmun1114@gmail.com

    onunewyork@cancilleria.gob.ec

    mission@egyptmissionny.com

    elsalvador@un.int

    info@equatorialguineaun.org

    general@eritreaun.org

    mission.newyork@mfa.ee

    eswatini@un.int

    eswatinimissionunny@yahoo.com

    ethiopia@un.int

    mission@fijiprun.org

    sanomat.yke@gov.fi

    france@franceonu.org

    info@gabonunmission.com

    gambia_un@hotmail.com

    geomission.un@mfa.gov.ge

    info@new-york-un.diplo.de

    ghanaperm@aol.com

    grdel.un@mfa.gr

    gmun@mofa.gov.gd

    onunewyork@minex.gob.gt

    missionofguinea.un@gmail.com

    guinebissauonu@gmail.com

    pmny@mission.gov.gy

    mphonu.newyork@diplomatie.ht

    ny.honduras@hnun.org

    hungaryun.ny@mfa.gov.hu

    unmission@mfa.is

    india.newyorkpmi@mea.gov.in

    ptri@indonesiaun.org

    iranunny@mfa.gov.ir

    iraq.mission@iraqmission-un.com

    newyorkpmun@dfa.ie

    uninfo@newyork.mfa.gov.il

    info.italyun@esteri.it

    info.unmissionny@mfaft.gov.jm

    p-m-j@dn.mofa.go.jp

    missionun@jordanmissionun.com

    unkazmission@gmail.com

    info@kenyaun.org

    kimission.newyork@mfa.gov.ki

    kuwait@kuwaitmissionun.org

    kyrgyzstan.un.ny@mfa.gov.kg

    lao.pr.ny@gmail.com

    mission.un-ny@mfa.gov.lv

    contact@lebanonun.org

    lesothonewyork@gmail.com

    liberiamission@pmun.gov.lr

    mission@libya-un.gov.ly

    newyork@llv.li

    lithuaniaun@gmail.com

    newyork.rp@mae.etat.lu

    repermad.ny@gmail.com

    malawinewyork@aol.com

    malawiu@aol.com

    mwnewyorkun@kln.gov.my

    info@maldivesmission.com

    miperma@malionu.com

    malta-un.newyork@gov.mt

    marshallislands@rmiunmission.org

    mauritaniamission@gmail.com

    mauritiusmissionnyc@gmail.com

    onuusr1@sre.gob.mx

    fsmun@fsmgov.org

    monaco.un@gmail.com

    mongolianmission@twcmetrobiz.com

    unnewyork.montenegro@gmail.com

    morocco.un@maec.gov.ma

    mozambique.unmission@gmail.com

    myanmarmission@verizon.net

    info@namibiaunmission.org

    nauru@un.int

    nepalmissionusa@gmail.com

    nyv@minbuza.nl

    nzpmun@gmail.com

    nicaraguaunny@yahoo.com

    nigermission@ymail.com

    permny@nigeriaunmission.org

    newyork@mfa.gov.mk

    delun@mfa.no

    oman@un.int

    pakistan@pakun.org

    mission@palauun.org

    emb@panama-un.org

    pngun@pngmission.org

    paraguay.un@mre.gov.py

    onuper@unperu.org

    newyork.pm@nypm.org

    newyork.pm@dfa.gov.ph

    poland.un@msz.gov.pl

    portugal.nu@mne.pt

    pmun@mofa.gov.qa

    korea.un@mofa.go.kr

    unmoldova@mfa.gov.md

    newyork-onu@mae.ro

    press@russiaun.ru

    ambanewyork@minaffet.gov.rw

    ambanewyork@gmail.com

    sknmission@aol.com

    info@stluciamission.org

    svgmission@gmail.com

    ambassadorassistantsvg@gmail.com

    samoa@samoanymission.ws

    sanmarinoun@gmail.com

    rdstppmun@gmail.com

    correspondence@ksamission-gov.net

    senegal.mission@yahoo.fr

    info@serbiamissionun.org

    pr.office@serbiamissionun.org

    seychellesmissionun@gmail.com

    seychellesmission@sycun.org

    sierraleone@pmun.net

    singaporeun@outlook.com

    un.newyork@mzv.sk

    slomission.newyork@gov.si

    simun@solomons.com

    somalia@unmission.gov.so

    pmun.newyork@dirco.gov.za

    info@rssun-nyc.org

    rep.nuevayorkonu@maec.es

    prun.newyork@mfa.gov.lk

    mail@slmission.com

    sudan@sudanmission.org

    suriname_un@proton.me

    representationen.new-york@gov.se

    newyork.un@eda.admin.ch

    syrianmission-ny@sar-un.org

    tajikistanunmission@gmail.com

    thaimission.ny@gmail.com

    timorleste.unmission@gmail.com

    togo.mission@togounmission.org

    tongaunmission@gmail.com

    pmun-ny@trinbago.org

    tunisia@un.int

    tunisiamission@usa.com

    tr-delegation.newyork@mfa.gov.tr

    turkmenistan.un@mfa.gov.tm

    tuvalu.unmission@gov.tv

    admin@ugandaunny.com

    uno_us@mfa.gov.ua

    nyunprm@mofaic.gov.ae

    nyunprm@uaeun.org

    ukmissionny@gmail.com

    tanzania.un@nje.go.tz

    usun.newyork@state.gov

    urudeleg@mrree.gub.uy

    uzbekistan.un@gmail.com

    vanunmis@aol.com

    misionvenezuelaonu@gmail.com

    info@vietnam-un.org

    yemenmissionny@gmail.com

    un@grz.gov.zm

    info@zambiamissionun.com

    zimnewyork@gmail.com

    office@holyseemission.org

    admin@palestinemissionun.org

    aumission_ny@yahoo.com

    ny.un@las.int

    aalco@un.int

    cari.per.obs.un@gmail.com

    ccampos@sgsica-ny.org

    newyork@commonwealth.int

    gccny@gccsg.org

    ceeaceccasom@gmail.com

    kjawara-njai@ecowas.int

    ecowasmission.ny@gmail.com

    bfaedda@eplo.int

    delegation-new-york@eeas.europa.eu

    amparo.morales@filac.org

    jonathan.granoff@iaca.int

    dijana.duric@iaca.int

    un@iccwbo.org

    nyoffice@interpol.int

    newyork@idlo.int

    unobserver@idea.int

    reper.new-york@francophonie.org

    nyoffice@irena.org

    iucn@un.int

    internationalyouthorganization@un.int

    uncontact@oecd.org

    oic.un.ny@gmail.com

    pam.unny@pam.int

    srao@ppdsec.org

    rgarvey@ppdsec.org

    south@southcentre.int

    nyinfo@upeace.org

    ny-office@ipu.org

    newyork@icrc.org

    newyork.delegation@ifrc.org

    ioc-unobserver@olympic.org

    un.mission.ny@orderofmalta.int

    faolon-director@fao.org

    iaeany@un.org

    liaisonofficeny@icc-cpi.int

    ifad.ny@ifad.org

    newyork@ilo.org

    rpowell@imf.org

    jlammens@imf.org

    unofficeny@iom.int

    seaun@un.org

    itlos@itlos.org

    newyork@unesco.org

    office.newyork@unido.org

    whonewyork@who.int

    newyork.office@wipo.int

    ola.zahran@wipo.int

    lpaterson@wmo.int

    laura.paterson@un.org

    Emails of embassies to and from Palestine via this page.

    aeoalg@caramail.org

    alembac@ucomgh.com

    alestine@intnet.dj

    aliman@icon.co.zw

    ambpal@eunet.rs

    ambpal@eunet.yu

    auemb@mofa-gov.ps

    austrep@palnet.com

    bremb@mofa-gov.ps

    chinaemb_ps@mfa.gov.cn

    clemb@mofa-gov.ps

    cyprusoffice@palnet.com

    del.palestine@wanadoo.fr

    deleg.palestinienne@beon.be

    elian@freemail.hu

    em.alasad_asad@hotmail.com

    embagoda.palestine@mad.servicom.es

    embassy@palestineindia.com

    embassyofpalestine.portugal@gmail.com

    embassyofpalestine@gmail.com

    embpalnic@turbonett.com.in

    empaltr@gmail.com

    eosopmet@omantel.net.com

    falastin@hellasnet.gr

    fiemb@mofa-gov.ps

    gdpalestine@swissonline.ch

    info@gdp.ie

    info@plo.swieden.org

    iqemb@mofa-gov.ps

    jerusalem@mianet.com.ar

    jerusalem@telesat.com.co

    jorrep@palnet.com

    kwemb@mofa-gov.ps

    lbemb@mofa-gov.ps

    maemb@mofa-gov.ps

    ngemb@mofa-gov.ps

    pal.damas@gmail.com

    pal_embassy@yahoo.com

    palango@netangola.com

    palastinelo@hotmail.com

    palemb.no@outlook.com

    palemb1@yemen.net

    palembassy_ukraine@hotmail.com

    palembs@qatar.net.qa

    palembtn@yahoo.com

    palestcz@mbox.vol.cz

    palestin@spidernet.com

    palestine@dsi.net.pk

    palestine@paltsts-jp.com

    palestine_bel_emb@hotmail.com

    palestine_emb_abuja@yahoo.com

    palestine_emb_mozambique@yahoo.com

    palestinead@hotmail.com

    palestinebg@yahoo.com

    palestinegd@gmail.com

    palestinekorea@hotmail.com

    pgd@planet.nl

    plemb@mofa-gov.ps

    plo@neda.net

    plomission1@aol.com

    plosrilanka@hotmail.com

    ramallah@embassy.mzv.cz

    repkon@ramdk.org

    roem@mofa.ps

    roi_gaza@mtcgaza.com

    saemb@mofa-gov.ps

    sanomat.ram@formin.fi

    sdemb@mofa-gov.ps

    sifmagaz@palnet.com

    skemb@mofa-gov.ps

    snemb@mofa-gov.ps

    vnemb@mofa.pna.ps

    zaemb@mofa-gov.ps

    zmemb@mofa-gov.ps






    Urge Governments to Invoke the Genocide Convention to Stop the War on Gaza

    https://worldbeyondwar.org/gaza-genocide/
    To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails. Sam Husseini [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with threadcontaining handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.] Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves. In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annangoing to Iraq, repelled the US government attack. The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests. There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials. The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba. The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies. But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee. Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'” Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it. “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians. “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. … “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.” Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention. As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why? “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions. He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity. “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests. “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.” What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask. Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention. Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine. This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel. We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter. Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction. For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention. Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster. Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com. A friend extracted emails of missions to the UN: info@afghanistan-un.org mission.newyork@mfa.gov.al officeofthepr.albania@mfa.gov.al algeriamission.ny@gmail.com contact@andorraun.org theangolamission@angolaun.org unmission@ab.gov.ag jackley.peters@ab.gov.ag enaun@mrecic.gov.ar armenia@missionun.org australiaun@dfat.gov.au new-york-ov@bmeia.gv.at mission@azerbaijanun.org mission@bahamasny.com newyork.mission@mofa.gov.bh bangladeshatun@gmail.com bdpmny@gmail.com prun@foreign.gov.bb barbados@un.int usaun@mfa.gov.by newyorkun@diplobel.fed.be blzun@belizemission.com blzun@aol.com onu.newyork@gouv.bj beninewyork@gmail.com bhutanmission@pmbny.bt missionboliviaun@gmail.com bihun@mvp.gov.ba botswana@un.int distri.delbrasonu@itamaraty.gov.br bruneiunmission@protonmail.com mission.newyork@mfa.bg miperfaso.ny@burkina-onu.org ambabunewyork@yahoo.fr cvpm.unny@mnec.gov.cv cambodia@un.int cameroon.mission@yahoo.com canada.un@international.gc.ca repercaf.ny@gmail.com chadmission.un@gmail.com chile.un@minrel.gob.cl chinesemission@yahoo.com colombia@colombiaun.org comores.nu@gmail.com cgbrazzadel60@gmail.com miscr-onu@rree.go.cr cotedivoiremission@yahoo.com cromiss.un@mvep.hr cuba_onu@cubanmission.com unmission@mfa.gov.cy un.newyork@embassy.mzv.cz dprk.un@verizon.net missiondrc@gmail.com nycmis@um.dk djibouti@nyct.net dominicaun@gmail.com drmun1114@gmail.com onunewyork@cancilleria.gob.ec mission@egyptmissionny.com elsalvador@un.int info@equatorialguineaun.org general@eritreaun.org mission.newyork@mfa.ee eswatini@un.int eswatinimissionunny@yahoo.com ethiopia@un.int mission@fijiprun.org sanomat.yke@gov.fi france@franceonu.org info@gabonunmission.com gambia_un@hotmail.com geomission.un@mfa.gov.ge info@new-york-un.diplo.de ghanaperm@aol.com grdel.un@mfa.gr gmun@mofa.gov.gd onunewyork@minex.gob.gt missionofguinea.un@gmail.com guinebissauonu@gmail.com pmny@mission.gov.gy mphonu.newyork@diplomatie.ht ny.honduras@hnun.org hungaryun.ny@mfa.gov.hu unmission@mfa.is india.newyorkpmi@mea.gov.in ptri@indonesiaun.org iranunny@mfa.gov.ir iraq.mission@iraqmission-un.com newyorkpmun@dfa.ie uninfo@newyork.mfa.gov.il info.italyun@esteri.it info.unmissionny@mfaft.gov.jm p-m-j@dn.mofa.go.jp missionun@jordanmissionun.com unkazmission@gmail.com info@kenyaun.org kimission.newyork@mfa.gov.ki kuwait@kuwaitmissionun.org kyrgyzstan.un.ny@mfa.gov.kg lao.pr.ny@gmail.com mission.un-ny@mfa.gov.lv contact@lebanonun.org lesothonewyork@gmail.com liberiamission@pmun.gov.lr mission@libya-un.gov.ly newyork@llv.li lithuaniaun@gmail.com newyork.rp@mae.etat.lu repermad.ny@gmail.com malawinewyork@aol.com malawiu@aol.com mwnewyorkun@kln.gov.my info@maldivesmission.com miperma@malionu.com malta-un.newyork@gov.mt marshallislands@rmiunmission.org mauritaniamission@gmail.com mauritiusmissionnyc@gmail.com onuusr1@sre.gob.mx fsmun@fsmgov.org monaco.un@gmail.com mongolianmission@twcmetrobiz.com unnewyork.montenegro@gmail.com morocco.un@maec.gov.ma mozambique.unmission@gmail.com 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whonewyork@who.int newyork.office@wipo.int ola.zahran@wipo.int lpaterson@wmo.int laura.paterson@un.org Emails of embassies to and from Palestine via this page. aeoalg@caramail.org alembac@ucomgh.com alestine@intnet.dj aliman@icon.co.zw ambpal@eunet.rs ambpal@eunet.yu auemb@mofa-gov.ps austrep@palnet.com bremb@mofa-gov.ps chinaemb_ps@mfa.gov.cn clemb@mofa-gov.ps cyprusoffice@palnet.com del.palestine@wanadoo.fr deleg.palestinienne@beon.be elian@freemail.hu em.alasad_asad@hotmail.com embagoda.palestine@mad.servicom.es embassy@palestineindia.com embassyofpalestine.portugal@gmail.com embassyofpalestine@gmail.com embpalnic@turbonett.com.in empaltr@gmail.com eosopmet@omantel.net.com falastin@hellasnet.gr fiemb@mofa-gov.ps gdpalestine@swissonline.ch info@gdp.ie info@plo.swieden.org iqemb@mofa-gov.ps jerusalem@mianet.com.ar jerusalem@telesat.com.co jorrep@palnet.com kwemb@mofa-gov.ps lbemb@mofa-gov.ps maemb@mofa-gov.ps ngemb@mofa-gov.ps pal.damas@gmail.com pal_embassy@yahoo.com palango@netangola.com palastinelo@hotmail.com palemb.no@outlook.com palemb1@yemen.net palembassy_ukraine@hotmail.com palembs@qatar.net.qa palembtn@yahoo.com palestcz@mbox.vol.cz palestin@spidernet.com palestine@dsi.net.pk palestine@paltsts-jp.com palestine_bel_emb@hotmail.com palestine_emb_abuja@yahoo.com palestine_emb_mozambique@yahoo.com palestinead@hotmail.com palestinebg@yahoo.com palestinegd@gmail.com palestinekorea@hotmail.com pgd@planet.nl plemb@mofa-gov.ps plo@neda.net plomission1@aol.com plosrilanka@hotmail.com ramallah@embassy.mzv.cz repkon@ramdk.org roem@mofa.ps roi_gaza@mtcgaza.com saemb@mofa-gov.ps sanomat.ram@formin.fi sdemb@mofa-gov.ps sifmagaz@palnet.com skemb@mofa-gov.ps snemb@mofa-gov.ps vnemb@mofa.pna.ps zaemb@mofa-gov.ps zmemb@mofa-gov.ps Urge Governments to Invoke the Genocide Convention to Stop the War on Gaza https://worldbeyondwar.org/gaza-genocide/
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  • An ongoing process which started on November 12 to deactivate SIM cards not biometrically registered in Uganda has seen over 1.4 million lines affected as the country’s Communication Commission has vowed a clean sweep.
    An ongoing process which started on November 12 to deactivate SIM cards not biometrically registered in Uganda has seen over 1.4 million lines affected as the country’s Communication Commission has vowed a clean sweep.
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    Uganda Suspends Over 1.4M SIM Cards Not Linked to Users’ Biometrics - Activist Post
    Mukite said the move is meant to “weed out” unscrupulous persons who use SIM cards linked to different identities to commit crime.
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  • Celebrating a special occasion? Looking for Easter proggie? Why not treat your friends or family to a sunset cruise on Lake Victoria!

    Banga Beach, Entebbe is the starting point for Uganda’s most popular days out on Lake Victoria. Choose from a sunset cheese and wine cruise, a half day cruise, a full day cruise or even a sunrise cruise!

    From Entebbe, late afternoon cruises lead towards the equator line or nearby islands to view the sun dip over the horizon. Watch fishermen cast their nets as you enjoy the your choice of snacks, cheese platter and drinks provided on board. Excursion times for sunset cruises are about one to two hours from around 5pm but can be timed to suit you.

    Both half and full day trips depart at 9am. If you opt for the full day cruise, a picnic lunch is provided with a cool box of beers, mineral water and sodas, as well as tea and coffee.

    Wild Frontiers Uganda offer a choice of boat cruises, led by experts. Take the boat to see the shoebill at Mabamba, check on the chimps at Ngamba Island, or simply chill …

    All boats are fully equipped with high quality lifejackets.

    The meeting point for all trips is Entebbe outside UWEC (formerly known as Entebbe Zoo), Lugard Avenue, a short walk to the pier. Secure parking is available, transport to / from Entebbe and Kampala hotels can also be organized on request.

    Don’t miss out, book the right cruise for you!

    And tell them the Muzungu sent you ????

    Want to make a booking? For full info read the Travel Directory on Diary of a Muzungu ????????????????????????https://bit.ly/3He96oA

    #cruise #cruiselife #travel #wildfrontiersuganda #instacruise #boat #boatcruise #sunsetcruise #travelgram #diaryofamuzungu #EastAfricaTravelDirectory #dayout #fundayout #easteriscoming #easterdayout #easterfunday #LakeVictoria #TravelTuesday #ExploreUganda #VisitUganda
    Celebrating a special occasion? Looking for Easter proggie? Why not treat your friends or family to a sunset cruise on Lake Victoria! Banga Beach, Entebbe is the starting point for Uganda’s most popular days out on Lake Victoria. Choose from a sunset cheese and wine cruise, a half day cruise, a full day cruise or even a sunrise cruise! From Entebbe, late afternoon cruises lead towards the equator line or nearby islands to view the sun dip over the horizon. Watch fishermen cast their nets as you enjoy the your choice of snacks, cheese platter and drinks provided on board. Excursion times for sunset cruises are about one to two hours from around 5pm but can be timed to suit you. Both half and full day trips depart at 9am. If you opt for the full day cruise, a picnic lunch is provided with a cool box of beers, mineral water and sodas, as well as tea and coffee. Wild Frontiers Uganda offer a choice of boat cruises, led by experts. Take the boat to see the shoebill at Mabamba, check on the chimps at Ngamba Island, or simply chill … All boats are fully equipped with high quality lifejackets. The meeting point for all trips is Entebbe outside UWEC (formerly known as Entebbe Zoo), Lugard Avenue, a short walk to the pier. Secure parking is available, transport to / from Entebbe and Kampala hotels can also be organized on request. Don’t miss out, book the right cruise for you! And tell them the Muzungu sent you ???? Want to make a booking? For full info read the Travel Directory on Diary of a Muzungu ????????????????????????https://bit.ly/3He96oA #cruise #cruiselife #travel #wildfrontiersuganda #instacruise #boat #boatcruise #sunsetcruise #travelgram #diaryofamuzungu #EastAfricaTravelDirectory #dayout #fundayout #easteriscoming #easterdayout #easterfunday #LakeVictoria #TravelTuesday #ExploreUganda #VisitUganda
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  • Where would recommend to go gorilla trekking? Rwanda or Uganda?

    Another country in Africa another adventure.

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    Where would recommend to go gorilla trekking? Rwanda or Uganda? Another country in Africa another adventure. #travel #travelafrica #africa #rwanda #uganda #gorillas #justgo #adventrue #gorillatrekking #safari #uganda #nature #animals #buymemoriesnotthings #awesome #Christopher #someeofficial
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  • SOME FACTS ABOUT AFRICA???? ????

    1. Modern Humans are believed to have originated in Botswana????????, within the past 200, 000 years ago, solidifying the "Out of Africa Theory.

    2. Equatorial Guinea ???????? is Africa’s only spanish speaking country.

    3. Morocco ???????? is the most visited African country.

    4. Nigeria ???????? has the richest Black person in Africa, Aliko Dangote.

    5. Samuel Eto’o ???????? was formerly the highest paid Footballer in the world, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.

    6. The nothern most part of Africa is Cape Angela in Tunisia ????????.

    7. Lesotho???????? is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation.

    8. There was a dinosaur discovered in Niger ????????, believed to have been there around 115 to 105 million years ago. It was named Nigersaurus.

    8. Burkina Faso ???????? is a leader in African art and culture and hosts the largest craft market in Africa.

    9. Nigeria ???????? has won more football cups than England.

    10. Zimbabwe’s ???????? former President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was the world’s most educated President with 7 University degrees, two of them are Masters.

    11. Al-Ahly of Egypt ???????? is the richest football club in Africa.

    12. Didier Drogba ???????? is Chelsea’s highest goalscorer in European competition.

    13. Johannesburg, South Africa ???????? is the most richest city in Africa.

    14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria ????????, but the selector rejected him, saying they are already many players like him in the team.

    15. President Nelson Mandela ???????? is regarded as the well known person in the world.

    16. President Robert Mugabe ???????? was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom.

    17. Egypt ???????? was the first inventer of Paper and Ink.

    18. Equatorial guinea ???????? has the highest literacy rate in Africa, 95% (2020).

    19. In Rwanda ???????? There is a better gender equality than England ???????? and USA ????????.

    20. Somalia ???????? got its first ATM on October 7, 2014.

    21. South Africa ???????? has the most Grammy award winners in Africa.

    22. Ethiopia ???????? has the most airports in Africa.

    23. Ethiopia’s ???????? economy is growing faster than China’s.

    24. Eritrea’s ???????? President, Isaias Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa.

    25. Ethiopia ???????? is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years without being colonised.

    26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia ????????.

    27. Nigeria ???????? has the most monarchs in the world.

    28. Angola ???????? has more Portuguese
    speakers than Portugal ????????.

    29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola ???????? since 1979.

    30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s longest serving Head of State. He has ruled Equatorial Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Nguema. His son,Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President and will succeed him if he resigns.

    31. George Weah of Liberia ???????? is the first man to win World, European and African footballer of the year in the same year.

    32. Eswatini ???????? is the only remaining absolute monach in the world.

    33. The Gambia ???????? is the smallest country in Africa followed by Eswatini ????????.

    34. The first black African Gold medalist is Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia ????????, who won in 1960 after running barefooted.

    34.1. King Sobhuza II of eSwatini ????????, married 70 wives, who gave him 210 children between 1920 and 1970.

    35. Zimbabwe ???????? is the only country in the world where almost everyone was a billionaire at one point due hyperinflation.

    36. Kenya ???????? has the highest paid members of parliament. They are paid more than those even in oil rich countries.

    37. Botswana ???????? has the most valuable Diamonds and the richest diamond mine in the World, The Jwaneng diamond mine.

    38. Ghana ???????? was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence post-colonialism.

    39. Ghana ???????? was ranked as Africa's most peaceful country by the Global Peace Index. Lake Volta, in the Volta region of the country, is the world's largest man-made lake.

    40. Ugandans ???????? were ranked as the best English speakers in Africa (2017).

    41. Tanzania ???????? is the largest country in East Africa and includes the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia.

    42. Nigeria ???????? is the most populous country in Africa, with over +200 million population.

    43. Rwanda ???????? is now the largest producer of Coltan, mineral used to make tantalum using in mobile phones, camera etc.

    44. In 2009, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ???????? had an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including the world's largest reserves of coltan and significant quantities of the world's cobalt reserves.

    45. Malawi ???????? is home to the third largest lake in Africa, Lake Malawi.

    46. Malawi ???????? is the first tea producer in Africa at a commercial scale.

    47. Zambia ???????? relies on copper as one of its biggest exports.

    48. Zambia’s ???????? South Luangwa National Park has one of Africa's highest densities of big game.

    49. Kenya ???????? is the first and only African country to produce USA president, Barrack Hussein Obama

    50. South Africa ???????? has the highest number of super-rich residents in Africa, with 38,400 dollar millionaires.

    51. Gambia ???????? produced the highest judge on the international court of justice fatou Bensouda.

    52. The highest mountain in Africa is the Kilimanjaro found in Tanzania ???????? and second highest in the world.

    53. The longest river in the world, the Nile starts from Uganda ???????? but it is controlled by Egyptian ???????? Government.

    54. South Sudan is the Youngest country after it was declared free and independent in July 2011 ????????. She is rich in mineral resources and agricultural products, Petroleum among Others yet her citizens are poor.

    55. Cape Town???????? has been voted the best city in the world 7 times, On the Telegraph Travel Award.

    56. Liberia ???????? was the first African country to gain independence 1847.

    57. Cameroon ???????? is the first country in Africa to reach the quater finals.

    58. Environmentalist Wangare wa maathai of Kenya ???????? was the first woman to win Nobel prize.

    59. Lesotho ???????? is land locked country inside south Africa.

    60. Sierra Leone ???????? is the country with oldest university with western style and also the oldest church in in western Sahara.

    61. Seychelles ???????? is the most developed country in Africa

    62. Madagascar ???????? is the wordl's largest producer of Vanilla.

    63. Mozambique ???????? is the only one-word country name to feature all 5 vowels.

    64. Namibia ???????? is home to the world's oldest desert, Namib desert, dating back to 55 mya.

    65. eSwatini ???????? has the world's oldest mine, Ngwenya mine.

    69. Liberia is the first African country to have a female African president
    SOME FACTS ABOUT AFRICA???? ???? 1. Modern Humans are believed to have originated in Botswana????????, within the past 200, 000 years ago, solidifying the "Out of Africa Theory. 2. Equatorial Guinea ???????? is Africa’s only spanish speaking country. 3. Morocco ???????? is the most visited African country. 4. Nigeria ???????? has the richest Black person in Africa, Aliko Dangote. 5. Samuel Eto’o ???????? was formerly the highest paid Footballer in the world, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011. 6. The nothern most part of Africa is Cape Angela in Tunisia ????????. 7. Lesotho???????? is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation. 8. There was a dinosaur discovered in Niger ????????, believed to have been there around 115 to 105 million years ago. It was named Nigersaurus. 8. Burkina Faso ???????? is a leader in African art and culture and hosts the largest craft market in Africa. 9. Nigeria ???????? has won more football cups than England. 10. Zimbabwe’s ???????? former President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was the world’s most educated President with 7 University degrees, two of them are Masters. 11. Al-Ahly of Egypt ???????? is the richest football club in Africa. 12. Didier Drogba ???????? is Chelsea’s highest goalscorer in European competition. 13. Johannesburg, South Africa ???????? is the most richest city in Africa. 14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria ????????, but the selector rejected him, saying they are already many players like him in the team. 15. President Nelson Mandela ???????? is regarded as the well known person in the world. 16. President Robert Mugabe ???????? was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom. 17. Egypt ???????? was the first inventer of Paper and Ink. 18. Equatorial guinea ???????? has the highest literacy rate in Africa, 95% (2020). 19. In Rwanda ???????? There is a better gender equality than England ???????? and USA ????????. 20. Somalia ???????? got its first ATM on October 7, 2014. 21. South Africa ???????? has the most Grammy award winners in Africa. 22. Ethiopia ???????? has the most airports in Africa. 23. Ethiopia’s ???????? economy is growing faster than China’s. 24. Eritrea’s ???????? President, Isaias Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa. 25. Ethiopia ???????? is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years without being colonised. 26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia ????????. 27. Nigeria ???????? has the most monarchs in the world. 28. Angola ???????? has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal ????????. 29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola ???????? since 1979. 30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s longest serving Head of State. He has ruled Equatorial Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Nguema. His son,Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President and will succeed him if he resigns. 31. George Weah of Liberia ???????? is the first man to win World, European and African footballer of the year in the same year. 32. Eswatini ???????? is the only remaining absolute monach in the world. 33. The Gambia ???????? is the smallest country in Africa followed by Eswatini ????????. 34. The first black African Gold medalist is Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia ????????, who won in 1960 after running barefooted. 34.1. King Sobhuza II of eSwatini ????????, married 70 wives, who gave him 210 children between 1920 and 1970. 35. Zimbabwe ???????? is the only country in the world where almost everyone was a billionaire at one point due hyperinflation. 36. Kenya ???????? has the highest paid members of parliament. They are paid more than those even in oil rich countries. 37. 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