Genocide Convention

Appeals Court Dismisses Biden Genocide Complicity Case

July 18, 2024 Brett Wilkins, Consortium News. Educate! California, Genocide, Genocide Convention, Israel, Joe Biden, Legal System, Palestine

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit against President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, which was led by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on behalf of several Palestinian groups and individuals. During a Tuesday interview on Democracy Now!, CCR attorney Katherine Gallagher — who represented plaintiffs in the case — said its dismissal “essentially gives the blank check to carry out any kind of conduct that the executive wants in times of genocide, in times of war.”

Gaza Death Toll Could Reach Half A Million

July 9, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Gaza, Genocide, Genocide Convention, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine

Israel's assault on Gaza could lead to between 149,000 and 598,000 Palestinian deaths if it were to end immediately, as estimated by experts for The Lancet. The medical journal published a research correspondence between physicians and public health experts on 5 July on the difficulty of accounting for the number of those killed by Israel's war on Gaza, highlighting that both direct and indirect deaths should be considered. The Gaza Health Ministry has reported over 38,000 Palestinians killed since the beginning of the war. But counting the dead and injured has become increasingly difficult for the ministry as the war drags on, now entering its tenth month, the contributors wrote.

Yemen And Iraq Unite Against Israel In Coordinated Attacks

July 1, 2024 Robert Inlakesh, MintPress News. Educate! Blockade, Genocide Convention, Iraq, Israel, Red Sea, Wars and Militarism, Yemen

The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), known as Ansar Allah in the West and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, initiated joint military operations against Israel early last month. This marks a significant strategic shift, highlighting the support for Palestinian armed groups in Gaza from regional forces. Despite the significance of these operations, their nature has remained largely unclear. However, MintPress has obtained exclusive details shedding light on these developments. These joint operations represent a new phase in the regional dynamics of the conflict, emphasizing the evolving alliances and military strategies against Israel.

‘Uniting For Peace’ Is Next Step In Invoking Genocide Convention Process

June 2, 2024 Sam Husseini, Substack. Strategize! Ceasefire, Genocide Convention, Palestine, Sanctions, United Nations

Following the latest orders from the International Court of Justice that Israel halt its military offensive in Rafah, some claimed that while the orders of the Court are of course binding, there’s “no enforcement mechanism.” The Court’s orders were of course the result of South Africa’s invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel and its repeated requests for additional orders from the ICJ. In fact, there is such an enforcement mechanism — it’s the UN Security Council. The ICJ is a court that issues orders. The UNSC should act like a sheriff which implements those orders. The problem of course is that the US government has misused its veto power to prevent the UNSC from actually ensuring security, vetoing numerous resolutions on Palestine since October.

For First Time Bahraini Resistance Launches Attack On Israel

May 5, 2024 Palestine Chronicle. Educate! Axis of Resistance, Bahrain, Genocide Convention, Israel, Wars and Militarism

For the first time since the start of the war, the Islamic Resistance in Bahrain has declared its responsibility for an attack on an Israeli target in the Eilat region, in southern Israel. This is the first time that a Bahraini-based group takes action as part of growing regional solidarity with Gaza. The Ashtar Brigades said that they have hit the Israeli target using drones, and that their action was done in solidarity with “the patient people in resisting Gaza”. The Bahraini Brigades said in a statement on Thursday that its target was the headquarters of the “company responsible for ground transportation in the Zionist entity (Trucknet)”.

Behind The Scenes: Ansar Allah’s Operations Aboard Galaxy Leader Ship

April 2, 2024 Mnar Adley, MintPress News. Resistance Report Axis of Resistance, Genocide Convention, Israel, Palestine, Yemen

It was a daring raid that galvanized the world. These pivotal moments unfolded when Yemen’s Ansarrallah, recognized in the West as the Houthis, intercepted the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-owned cargo vessel sailing through the Red Sea. Donning traditional Yemeni attire and armed with their characteristic daggers, Ansarrallah boldly confronted Israel while neighboring Arab nations of Palestine offered only hollow words of solidarity. Since November, Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, has enforced a blockade on vessels either wholly or partially owned by Israel.

Yemen’s Military Operations Signal A New Phase In The Red Sea

February 28, 2024 Ahmed Abdulkareem, MintPress News. Educate! Ansarallah, Genocide Convention, Wars and Militarism, Yemen

Residents of Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa endured another harrowing night last Saturday as American and British aircraft dropped bombs on an insecticide manufacturer in a dense residential neighborhood. In the wake of the airstrikes, MintPress News reporter Ahmed AbdulKareem went to the Al-Nahda neighborhood in the center of the city, where a fire rising dozens of meters into the air illuminated nearby homes. There, he found a chaotic scene eerily reminiscent of those now regularly seen in Gaza in the wake of Israeli raids.

As US Veto Power Enables Genocide, There Are Options to Protect Gaza

December 27, 2023 Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. Resist! Gaza, Genocide, Genocide Convention, ICC, International Law, Palestine, United Nations, War crimes, World Court

As Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza — with the death toll now exceeding 20,000 (about 70 percent women and children) — the world seems powerless to stop the slaughter. The Biden administration, Israel’s chief enabler, defanged the resolution that was ultimately passed by the UN Security Council on December 22, rendering it merely symbolic. The final resolution calls for humanitarian assistance but not for a ceasefire which would allow aid to reach the people of Gaza. The U.S. saved diplomatic face by not employing its customary veto, but it did not vote for the resolution, electing instead to abstain.

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