Michael Laxer
US Attacks on the ICJ Are a Declaration of Empire
They should not be seen simply as “pro-Israel” sentiment, but instead as part of a broader effort to undermine international law in order...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 312 min read
Workers Party of Ireland condemns Israeli attacks on UNRWA
Workers Party of Ireland members march in solidarity with Gaza, October 2023 The Workers Party of Ireland has issued a powerful...
Michael Laxer
Jan 312 min read
American Federation of Teachers Joins Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
The union's executive council called for a cease-fire after months of pressure from educators across the United States. By Julia Conley,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 311 min read
Everywhere He Goes, Biden Is Haunted by the Martyrs of Gaza
Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza protest a visit to Dallas by Joe Biden, January 8 -- image via screenshot By Global News Service Biden...
Michael Laxer
Jan 306 min read
The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War
By Vijay Prashad On January 26, 2024, the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released their 29-page order that found...
Michael Laxer
Jan 294 min read
Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada and the U.S. could be complicit in Gaza genocide
By Heidi Matthews, Faisal A. Bhabha and Mohammad Fadel, The Conversation The International Court of Justice has issued a ground-breaking...
Michael Laxer
Jan 263 min read
ICJ Ruling Will Not Halt the Massacre in Gaza, But Begins to Restore World's Common Humanity
The world owes South Africa a huge debt. By bringing Israel to the Hague, South Africa has wrenched moral and legal force from the hands...
Michael Laxer
Jan 262 min read
South Africa calls ICJ Gaza genocide ruling a “decisive victory” for the international rule of law
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine, 2016 In a ruling that South Africa called a “decisive victory” for the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 1710 min read
In Gaza, the West Is Enabling the Most Transparent Genocide in Human History
This is extraordinary because the states supporting Israel, above all the United States, have claimed the high moral and legal ground and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 153 min read
KKE supports South African ICJ case while protesting US-NATO ships and troops in Greece
KKE protestors in Piraeus -- image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has released a statement supporting South Africa in...
Michael Laxer
Jan 132 min read
Cuba backs South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Cuban President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez marches in solidarity with Gaza in Havana, November 24, 2023 On January 11, the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 113 min read
Watch: 22-Minute Speech Details Israeli Officials' Genocidal Statements at ICJ
"The evidence of genocidal intent is not only chilling, it is also overwhelming and incontrovertible." By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams...
Michael Laxer
Jan 113 min read
'No One Is Spared': South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
"Israel's political leaders, military commanders, and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms...
Michael Laxer
Jan 111 min read
Bear witness: Watch the start of the Gaza genocide trial at the ICJ live
In just a few short hours oral arguments are scheduled to begin in The Hague at 10:00 am local time (4:00 am ET), the proceedings can be...
Michael Laxer
Jan 103 min read
800+ Global Groups Back South Africa's Genocide Case as ICJ Prepares for Hearing
"The very least states can do is to submit Declarations of Intervention as a small part of fulfilling their obligations under Article 1...
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