International Court of Justice

O Captain My Captain: America’s Aid for Israel’s Political ‘Continuum’

by Clive Hambidge December 4, 2011

The question for the Obama administration, Congress, is if, the American public, who should be asked first, were informed of the extent, nature and illegality of U.S Aid to Israel, would the American public then sanction any military aid to Israel at all?

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Are we about to betray the Palestinians… again?

by Stuart Littlewood November 10, 2011

Media reports suggest that Britain will again betray the Palestinian people in the UN vote tomorrow on whether to recognise the Palestinian territories as an independent state.

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The Audacity to Recognize a Palestinian State is Now

by Mohamed Khodr June 11, 2011

Sign this Statehood Petition and urge President Obama to support United Nations recognition of a Palestinian State. It is urgent and time sensitive because the Palestinians plan to submit their U.N. application for a Palestinian State next month, July, to the U.N. General Assembly for a vote on such recognition this September.

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Israeli Foreign Ministry Plans New Hasbara Effort Against Palestinians

by Maggie Sager December 25, 2010

There are in reality very few issues which could not be settled by Israel simply adhering to established international consensus. The Israeli government is plainly aware of this fact and is consequently trying to trap Palestinians into making concessions to gain what they should already have. This is why the Foreign Ministry is trying to block another resolution. This is why Israel does not want to face extra pressure from the Obama administration. This is why Israel fears further solidification of diplomatic ties between Palestine and other countries.

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Exposing Israel’s Fraudulent Third Periodic Report to the UN

by Stephen Lendman November 26, 2010

Submitting to the UN, Aharon Leshno Yaar, Israel’s Permanent Representative to Geneva said “Israel was proud of its long-lasting recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family,” omitting to explain he means only Jews, no others, especially Muslims. State belligerence for over six decades proves it. PCHR reviewed recent facts, documenting them in its report. Previous articles discussed them it detail, but they bear repeating. By so doing, peace and self-determination for a beleaguered people may come sooner.

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The Endless Game of Peace

by SR Editor October 12, 2010

Perhaps Erekat is right, and Bibi really is just playing games. Setting aside the composition of Israel’s demand of recognition as a Jewish state (which is ridiculous in and of itself), the mere act of setting preconditions for compliance with international law attests to Netanyahu’s apparently limitless arrogance. He honestly thinks he can shift the blame for the disintegration of peace talks by throwing bones to the PA, which already affirmed Israel’s right to exist.

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The Impending Collapse of Israel in Palestine

by SR Editor October 2, 2010

By Francis A. Boyle* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz On November 15, 1988 the Palestine National Council (P.N.C.) meeting in Algiers proclaimed the Palestinian Declaration of Independence that created the independent state of Palestine. Today the State of Palestine is bilaterally recognized de jure by about 130 states. Palestine has de facto diplomatic recognition from [...]

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Richard Falk Salute UC Berkeley Divestment

by Richard Falk April 14, 2010

April 13, 2010 To the Senate of the Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley (ASUC): I am writing to encourage renewed support for Senate Bill 118A (“A Bill in Support of ASUC Divestment from War Crimes”), including the override of ASUC President Will Smelko’s veto on March 24, 2010. The earlier passage of [...]

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The US-Israel Standoff over Settlements

by SR Editor April 13, 2010

Victor Kattan* of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, says that morally, legally, and politically the Obama administration is on solid ground in its confrontation with the Israeli government over its refusal to stop constructing settlements in East Jerusalem…. US-Israel relations are reputedly at their [...]

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Russell Tribunal: Holding the International Community to Account

by SR Editor March 6, 2010

By Frank Barat* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Today, the first session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RTP) will be held in Barcelona. The RTP is a peoples’ tribunal focusing not on Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL) such as the Fourth Geneva Convention, but on the obligations of the international community of [...]

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Our army chiefs are war criminals

by Haitham Sabbah October 25, 2008

By Shulamit Aloni Occupied Jerusalem “[Defense Minister] Ehud Barak is the most dangerous man in the country,” ex-education minister and former Meretz chairman Shulamit Aloni told Army Radio Wednesday. Aloni said she would be pleased if the Palestinians would sue Barak, who she termed a warmonger, in the International Court in The Hague. Former chief [...]

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