Although this was a preliminary decision to me the ICJ took the easy way out, they had no choice to admit it was genocide so they did the usual Western way of not really wanting to side with South Africa but having no real choice so did it in such a way that let the murder continue but not giving full approval.
I'm with the Palestinians reaction to this.
As for Sunak's response I discovered I could inwardly swear like an old time fisherman! Not pretty.
You're too kind, I think my least offensive thought was shit for wits who would piss into the wind and wonder why he got wet.
That was after he said he didn't care what the outcome was he would ignore it anyway and their rulings had nothing to do with him, words to that effect.
Thank you Vanessa for your excellent and very helpful summary of the dire situation for Palestinians co-created and enabled by "the West" and their Zionists allies. I very much appreciate hearing from Palestinians their stance on the situation.
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with all of the children, women and men who are being starved, kettled and continue to be targeted by Israel's heinous genocidal acts.
I support the Palestinian cause and right to their homeland which has been unlawfully, brutally stolen from them.
There must be peace and true justice for Palestinians. 🙏
Thank you for this, Vanessa. I was feeling uncomfortable with the ICJ wording but hadn't been able to think through to why. And this did that for me. It isn't just too little, too late, it's an entirely wrong premise of 'civilized occupation.'
Oh and I think you'd like this from Bassem's interview:
"Israel always victimizes itself and I have never seen a victim putting their oppressor under siege and bombing them 24/7. Israel wants you to believe that they are the victim. Dealing with Israel is like being in a relationship with a narcissistic psychopath; he fucks you up and then he makes you think it’s your fault.” [23:20]
Brilliant article. I love the way she turns "Do you condemn Hamas" into "Do you condemn the Resistance and stand with occupation, oppression, ethnic cleansing and genocide?"
I hadn't realized how programmed those questions were, "Do you condemn Hamas?" and "What would be a proportionate response to what happened on Oct 7th?" I heard Piers Morgan repeatedly ask those questions of Bassem Youssef when I quoted it in this episode: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/lies-that-kill-the-words-of-god.
I wonder if the questions preceded the event, so that journalists could be ready. Bassem is so sharp and funny but Piers kept setting him up in such obvious ways, even getting him to apologize for his language, after which he slips in "and sorry for those pictures of dead bodies."
Although this was a preliminary decision to me the ICJ took the easy way out, they had no choice to admit it was genocide so they did the usual Western way of not really wanting to side with South Africa but having no real choice so did it in such a way that let the murder continue but not giving full approval.
I'm with the Palestinians reaction to this.
As for Sunak's response I discovered I could inwardly swear like an old time fisherman! Not pretty.
Sunak is such a lickspittle!
You're too kind, I think my least offensive thought was shit for wits who would piss into the wind and wonder why he got wet.
That was after he said he didn't care what the outcome was he would ignore it anyway and their rulings had nothing to do with him, words to that effect.
Thank you Vanessa for your excellent and very helpful summary of the dire situation for Palestinians co-created and enabled by "the West" and their Zionists allies. I very much appreciate hearing from Palestinians their stance on the situation.
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with all of the children, women and men who are being starved, kettled and continue to be targeted by Israel's heinous genocidal acts.
I support the Palestinian cause and right to their homeland which has been unlawfully, brutally stolen from them.
There must be peace and true justice for Palestinians. 🙏
Well said, I completely agree.
Thank you for this, Vanessa. I was feeling uncomfortable with the ICJ wording but hadn't been able to think through to why. And this did that for me. It isn't just too little, too late, it's an entirely wrong premise of 'civilized occupation.'
Thank you Tereza. You might also appreciate this brilliant piece by my friend Myriam Charabaty who was cited in my article. It was published today. https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/resistance-justified--unmasking-deceptive-neutrality
Oh and I think you'd like this from Bassem's interview:
"Israel always victimizes itself and I have never seen a victim putting their oppressor under siege and bombing them 24/7. Israel wants you to believe that they are the victim. Dealing with Israel is like being in a relationship with a narcissistic psychopath; he fucks you up and then he makes you think it’s your fault.” [23:20]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4idQbwsvtUo&t=1399s
Brilliant article. I love the way she turns "Do you condemn Hamas" into "Do you condemn the Resistance and stand with occupation, oppression, ethnic cleansing and genocide?"
I hadn't realized how programmed those questions were, "Do you condemn Hamas?" and "What would be a proportionate response to what happened on Oct 7th?" I heard Piers Morgan repeatedly ask those questions of Bassem Youssef when I quoted it in this episode: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/lies-that-kill-the-words-of-god.
I wonder if the questions preceded the event, so that journalists could be ready. Bassem is so sharp and funny but Piers kept setting him up in such obvious ways, even getting him to apologize for his language, after which he slips in "and sorry for those pictures of dead bodies."