Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu rejects genocide claims as ‘false and outrageous’; Palestinian Authority welcomes ICJ ruling – as it happened
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UN’s top court orders halt to Rafah offensive, saying it is ‘not convinced’ evacuation and other measures are alleviating Palestinians’ suffering
    • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Or else any last semblance of the rules-based international order is out the window.

      • arymandias@feddit.deEnglish
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        4 months ago

        It already was after Iraq, but now they dragged it upstairs to throw it out of the window again, just to make sure it’s really dead.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Eh. The ICJ has zero enforcement authority, and is often very selectively ignored by tons of countries.

        The result of this will be:

        Israel: no.

        ICJ:

        Note that this is not a defense of Israel or an endorsement of the ongoing genocide they’re perpetrating. It’s merely a statement on how the ICJ is effectively toothless.