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Israel’s Bitter Bind

Arguments made before the International Court of Justice earlier this month were infuriating, no matter whose side one took.
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Waiting to obtain justice from an international tribunal is a bit like waiting for the messiah: You are not likely to find what you’re looking for anytime soon, but the pastime remains popular. Today the International Court of Justice announced its first ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, alleging genocide in Gaza. South Africa had sought a preliminary ruling that would force Israel to stop fighting while a full case could be heard. The ICJ agreed, in effect, that Israel’s war in Gaza looks like genocide, if one squints and cocks one’s head. The ICJ declined to order a cease-fire, but it did order Israel to refrain from genocidal acts and to document what it has done. It further, in its complaint.

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