Hague

In contrast to the legal and court systems of democratic countries, international law lacks basic political legitimacy.

Israel wasn't ordered to cease fire, but that is far from a vindication.

Rabbi Goldstein, after ICJ ruling, pledges to hold banks accountable for funding Hamas, urges global Jewish support for Israel's self-defense and combating antisemitism.

The terms "Holocaust" and "genocide" were first used in the context of Jewish murder- and are being wielded as a weapon of antisemitism.

The ICJ ruling requires Israel to prevent and punish any public incitement to commit genocide against Palestinians, to preserve evidence related to allegations of genocide, and to facilitate aid.

This was about whether a global sanctions movement against Israel would get a new huge club to wield against the Jewish state.

‘’Hamas is using the civilians as human shields...Still, we did everything we could to avoid hurting civilians,’’ says IDF reservist who arrived at the Hague to support Israel.

Israel is fighting for its survival on two fronts: one is military, the other is legal, and an Israeli victory on both of them is absolutely critical.

The absurdity is that we need to keep defending an offensive that we didn’t want, for a war we didn’t start.

It is hard to imagine the court accepting South Africa’s allegation that Israel carried out genocidal acts, but the court can easily issue an order for Israel to halt its military operation in Gaza.