A term I learnt listening to the below…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held public hearings yesterday (Thursday May 16th) and today (Friday May 17th) at the Peace Palace on the request filed by South Africa 10 May 2024, for the indication/modification of provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).
The Good Guys ⬇️
THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel - Oral argument of South Africa | 16 May 2024
The delegation of South Africa 🇿🇦 was led by HE Mr Vusimuzi Madonsela, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Mr Cornelius Scholtz, Legal Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as Co-Agents.
The Bad Guys ⬇️
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel - oral argument of Israel | 17 May 2024
The delegation of Israel 🇮🇱 was led by Mr Gilad Noam, Deputy Attorney General for International Law, Ministry of Justice of the State of Israel, and Ms Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman, Acting Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, as Co-Agents.
At the end of the presentation of their arguments, the Co-Agents of South Africa and Israel made the following requests to the Court, on 16 and 17 May respectively.
South Africa 🇿🇦:
(1) immediately, and further to its obligations under the Court’s previous Orders of 26 January 2024 and 28 March 2024, cease its military operations in the Gaza Strip, including in the Rafah Governorate, and withdraw from the Rafah Crossing and immediately, totally and unconditionally withdraw the Israeli army from the entirety of the Gaza Strip.
(2) immediately, and further to its obligations under provisional measure 4 of the Court’s 26 January 2024 Order and provisional measures 2 (a) and 2 (b) of the Court’s 28 March 2024 Order, take all effective measures to ensure and facilitate the unimpeded access to Gaza of United Nations and other officials engaged in the provision of humanitarian aid and assistance to the population of Gaza, as well as fact-finding missions, internationally mandated bodies and/or officials, investigators, and journalists, in order to assess and record conditions on the ground in Gaza and enable the effective preservation and retention of evidence; and ensure that its military does not act to prevent such access, provision, preservation or retention;
(3) submit an open report to the Court (a) on all measures taken to give effect to these provisional measures within one week as from the date of this Order; and (b) on all measures taken to give effect to all previous provisional measures indicated by the Court within one month as from the date of this Order.”
Israel 🇮🇱:
“The State of Israel requests the Court to reject the request for the modification and indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of South Africa.”
Source: Press Release No. 2024/43
It does get old,
Political difficulty,
Determining genocide,
Contemporary world,
Refined technology,
Synthesized socially,
Biotic ability,
We are exceptional,
They all inhuman,
Well then, shoot!
Sure is easy,
To do just that!
Shoot them all!
Murdering economies,
Blood rinses quick,
Beach front ash,
Or may be bone,
Either way,
Built on death
My friend Paul Biggar (Tech For Palestine Founder) had this to say…
Took their words,
Bad guys and gals,
Sourced them all,
Sequentially,
Now it goes,
Flows like this ⬇️
“Inversion of reality, Obscene exploitation,
Sacred convention, Divorced from the facts,
Truth should matter, A great surprise,
An oral hearing, Under attack,
Fighting to defend, Horrific onslaught,
Indiscriminate rocket, Aim of killing,
Unprecedented scale, Remain displaced,
Missiles and drones, Ongoing terrorist,
Military stronghold, Clench grip,
Murderous terrorist, Paved the reality,
Acutely aware, Civilians as a shield,
Large scale assault, Inconceivable yet,
Unconscionable, Unbearable,
Bruised and bleeding,
Exploiting the genocide,
Absurd result, Compelled to restate,
Tragic war going, Excuse to rule,
Endeavor especially, Basic fact,
Stay way from Rafah,
Abuse the genocide,
Not interested in the truth,
Not interested in law or justice,
Stronghold will, Repeatedly rejected,
Louder than its words, Remain in control,
Live in peace, Nothing to prevent,
All armed conflicts, Facts and conclusion,
Proper examination, Policy of genocide,
Illegal behavior, Ensure accountability,
Commencement of hostilities, Reasonable suspicion,
Criminal misconduct, Current conflict,
Criminal proceedings, Intent to commit,
Explain the decision, Leave no doubt,
Completely and utterly, Several suspects,
Improved mechanism, Seek to challenge,
Reviewing the compliance, The law is not silent,
Credible information, But the sad truth,
Constitute sufficient, Reliable quality,
Draw conclusions, Complex combat,
Words of caution, Without any attempt,
Serious cause, Verifiable fatalities,
Previously presented, Terrorist organizations,
Civilian death, Tragedy moreover,
Fatality counts, Unlawful conduct,
Outlandish accusations, Blatant distortions,
Outrageous distortions, Most repugnant,
Zones of extermination, Terminology reminiscent,
Systematic extermination, Similarly outrageous,
Cynical attempt, Lack any basis,
Emphatically denied, Blatantly untrue,
Point in a moment, Intent on committing,
Genocide, Seek safer space,
Enough is enough!
At what point, do we say enough?
Vile and cynical, Tragic and terrible,
Human price, Recall once again,
Order the cessation, Left unhindered,
Genocide convention, Into a sword,
Rightfully rejected, Sufficiently covered,
Despite the outrageous, Labeless claims,
Unwavering commitment, Appear before you,
Still under attack, Still counting more,
More of our dead, Wounded no less,
Unimaginable condition, Internally displaced,
Not seen their homes, No homes to return to,
Grave effect, Horrific massacre,
Continue to Ripple, Our people and communities,
Must not be forgotten, Particular attention,
Physically abused, beaten up, and chained,
Threatened at gunpoint, Humanitarian suffering,
Favor death and destruction, Most striking was,
Hardly heard, Witnessing the suffering,
Instead we sat, So out of touch,
Difficult to believe, In a court of law,
War is tragic, Distorted but,
Facts must matter, To impart justice,
Abide by the law, Caused great suffering,
Deliberately created, Blatant misrepresentation,
More and more, Continuous operation,
Fire continued, Wrongly alleged,
Actors in an effort, Consistent efforts,
Immediate measures, Alternative paths,
Continued increase, Adequate response,
Neglected to mention, Significantly indeed,
Fully operationalized, Inspection elsewhere,
Done great deal, Direct parachuting,
As telling as it is, Ongoing actions,
Increase the efforts, End of quote,
Significant impact, In this context,
Repeatedly, Accompanied,
Quote our policy, Distort other statements,
Expressly speaking, Neglected to say,
Deliberately denying, Highest levels of government,
No better contrary, Unfortunate incidents,
Do not permit, Reviewed and improved,
Outrageous misrepresentations, Deliberately hampering,
Left unanswered, Persistently continues,
In full operation, Under consideration,
Stop exploiting, Killed, and Captured,
End of quote, Not a safe place,
Not safe for terrorists, Present to the court,
A false translation, Attempt to create,
A clear reference, True intention,
Distort the fact, Liable of genocide,
Repugnant terms, As final stages, And extermination,
Extraordinary measures, Described at length,
Submission, And ignored,
18 million pre-recorded phone calls,
Additional 100,000 individual phone calls,
Over 9 million leaflets dropped,
Aid may be accessed,
Total or partial, Destruction of people,
Clear and definite, Procedure for targeting,
Military need, Civilian harm,
Sensitive sites, Engage in ensuring,
Let alone prove, Does not define,
Anyone present, Could be shot,
Exceptional incidents, Equally unsettling,
Artificial intelligence, Decides who to attack,
Claim the origin, Anonymous sources,
Have recognized the crimes, Committed constantly,
Ground standing, No real evidence, Attempt to re-litigate,
Extract more, And more, Relevant change,
Drag this court down, Very dangerous path,
Persistent attack, Perpetual war,
Reconstitute its forces, No doubt celebrate,
Despicable method, Heinous crimes,
Persistent with, Inherent right,
Different thing, Unthinkable,
Brutally held, Launching pad,
Cannot defend, Respectively submit,
Clear answer, Rules of court,
Final submission, Reject the request,
End of this set, Ensure safe passage,
Expected to arrive, Provide a threat,
Brings to an end, Case concerning,
Prevention and, Punishment of,
The crime of genocide,
The Gaza Strip,
In accordance with, Usual practice,
Court disposal, Court will render,
In due course, Public sitting,
No other business, Is declared closed”
Bloody scenes, Future Israel,
Learnt excuse, Self-defense,
Utter bull, Glutter full,
Slow steps, Mainstream,
Finally working, Finally earning
God Bless them all 🇵🇸♥️💪
Macklemore ♥️
We should ALL be fasting daily praying and protesting often and pressuring everyone with any say so to STOP this brutality Every Single Day!!!
This horrific tragedy Holocaust stubbornness ugly hopelessly losing multiplayer intentional blind leading blind war and animalistic killing is destroyed our world.