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One Country Is All It Takes

 

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One Country Is All It Takes


Will no country call what is happening right now to the Palestinian people of Gaza what it is: genocide? 

Is it a genocide, or not? It most certainly is. By definition. See here, here, and, surprisingly and somewhat reluctantly, here.

Is there no government of any country on Earth that will accuse the Israeli government of genocide in the International Court of Justice?

Will it make any difference right now? Yes. Charging Israel before the ICJ will make more of a difference than anything — short of either the use of military force, or the prevention of the flow of money or weapons – that a country or group of countries can do. 

No one doubts that Hamas' actions — on October 7th alone — were enough to convict them of genocide. Israel's genocidal actions (and expressed genocidal intentions), however, are overwhelmingly greater, in quality, quantity, extent, and lethality. More importantly, they are ongoing. 

They can still be stopped. 

If tomorrow a nation-state were to announce its intent to prosecute in the ICJ, it would make Netanyahu and his cabinet have to figure this into their calculations; it would make them have to change how they carry out the remainder of their planned genocide. 

Unless Netanyahu want to be prosecuted for genocide as Milosevic was. 

The U.S. would not be able to protect the Israeli government leadership from prosecution in the ICJ. A veto by the United States (or any other permanent member of the UN Security Council) cannot stop it, because the Security Council has no say in whether the case goes forward. 

The ICJ has the power to decide if a genocide was committed. Parties to cases in the ICJ are countries. Any country that is a signatory to the genocide convention (there are 149 of them) can bring the case. If the ICJ decides that a genocide was committed, then the International Criminal Court only has to decide who the guilty individuals were. A veto by the U.S. would never get to have an effect.

The genocide of Srebrenica was prosecuted. Milosevic was prosecuted. At least one of the international lawyers who helped in that prosecution, Francis A. Boyle, compares this genocide to that one. (He sounds as if he would be willing to see to it that any country willing to bring the case would have the legal know-how to do so.)

Will the leadership of any country follow the Srebenica playbook to see that this horror is stopped, to make sure that those responsible are prosecuted?

Some countries will not for historical reasons (e.g. Germany). Some will not, because they may currently be similarly engaged themselves (e.g., China, Russia, Azerbaijan, India, Zimbabwe, etc.) — although it may be argued that this renders them more qualified to recognize a genocide as it unfolds.

Mahmoud Abbas surely knows that he, as the leader of the Palestinian Authority, can bring a case against Israel in the ICJ, but it has not happened. A stunning and disappointing lapse in ethics with reasons at which we may only guess.

Some countries are afraid of crossing the U.S., but maybe some country, perhaps even an international pariah, will be willing to do it merely in defiance or to form alliances: 

North Korea talks a lot. North Korea is a signatory. Kim-jong Un’s relationship with a lot of the world could be changed for the better with just this one act. 

How about Venezuela? The U.S. government is already opposed to Venezuela’s government and has already tried to bring it down. Is what they stand to lose that important for what they would gain?

What about Armenia? Azerbaijan is currently ethnically cleansing Armenians. They need the world to pay attention to that. This could help. 

What about Ireland? The Irish have long stated their solidarity with the Palestinians. The government of Ireland can act in accordance with their words and their sympathies.

What about Türkiye? Erdogan has already called out the current slaughter for the genocide that it is, labeling Netanyahu the “Butcher of Gaza.” He could do it officially, if he means it. Unless one is willing to call it genocide before the ICJ it is self-aggrandizing posturing, and cowardly, to exploit such an accusation without doing so.

It does no matter how. Maybe some country will be willing to secretly bribe the leader of some small poor country to do it. Heaven knows that enough leaders of small poor countries are bribed to do evil things. How about a bribe for good? If not a country, then some multi-billionaire could do some good for the world with just a fraction of their billions. 

Maybe someone reading this has few enough degrees of separation from their government that they can get the suggestion to their country’s leadership to prosecute for genocide. Maybe that's you.

Or are you a reporter? Your colleagues are being targeted in Gaza, and have been killed by the scores. Do you know a reporter from another country with access to ask the leadership why they are not bringing a case in the ICJ? 

Tomorrow is a world-wide strike for Gaza. You can at least buy nothing, skip school or work. Can you think of anything else? Is there a protest or a call for immediate ceasefire in your area? Can you demonstrate at an embassy or consulate? Can you speak to a friend or colleague in another country? Can you think of something to do? Can we stop a genocide while it is still happening?

Please? 

by Corporanon & a female Faust

December 10, 2023



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URGENT: To Stop The Genocide In Gaza One Nation-State Must Invoke The 1951 UN Treaty - NOW


It only takes one of the signatory nation-states to invoke the 1951 Treaty, initiating the process in a way which cannot be sabotaged by US or Isreali veto, thus leveraging the overwhelming desire of most of the people of the nations on this Earth not to have to witness another such atrocity.  


Israel has committed, is committing, and has shown that it intends to continue to commit genocide against the Palestinian People in the current military offensive into Gaza.


In the tweet above is a screenshot of the mainstream news from Gaza just today.


Continued unquestioning support of Israel is being a party to genocide.

Standing by and doing nothing is being a party to genocide. 

Looking the other way is being a party to genocide.


We have to stop this.  

It isn't over. 

It is going to get much worse. 

It still can be stopped.


Here is some reading material.  I recommend you start with Chris Hedges' page at Consortium News, which is why I embedded it below.

Next, inundate mailboxes virtual & physical of diplomats, dignitaries, & designated representatives of the signatory nations.  Sam Husseini (twitter: @samhusseini) provides a list of emails for U.N. missions at the bottom of this article on his Substack page.

Please.  Do this now.  The future will thank you.

Document

Date

Original Source

Active Web Link

Description

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Paris, 9 December 1948

Resolution 260 (III),   Official Records of the General Assembly, Third Session , Part I (A/810), p. 174

treaties.un.org

original text of treaty & list of signatories

Activating the Genocide Convention

November 19, 2023

Craig Murray

consortiumnews.com

There is no room to doubt that Israel’s bombing of Palestinian civilians and depriving them of food, water and other necessities of life are grounds to invoke the 1948 Genocide Convention. 

Stopping Zionist Genocide Against The Palestinians!

October 25, 2023

Francis A. Boyle

francisaboyle.substack.com

Article II of the Genocide Convention defines the international crime of genocide in relevant part as follows: “In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, as such: (a) killing members of the group;(b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;(c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its destruction its physical destruction in whole or in part…”


That is exactly what Israel is doing today to the 1.8 million people of Gaza: Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction in whole or in part. The Zionists have been doing this since they imposed their siege on Gaza starting in 2007. I have been all up and down and back and forth over Gaza. Gaza is just like the Dachau concentration camp that I have also visited myself.

Invoking the Genocide Convention Against Israel

November 21, 2023

Sam Husseini

consortiumnews.com,

substack.com

Sam Husseini suggests ways global outrage can be harnessed to help induce a country to invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Re: Gaza Genocide:

The following articles are linked here 

through the author’s page

on Consortium News, or via clicking in the iframe below:

[various]

Chris Hedges

consortiumnews.com

[Chris Hedges’ reporting, invaluable for its breadth, perspective, clarity, accuracy and insight, is an absolute must-read on the topic.]




Signatory Nation States:


Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas 

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cambodia

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Norway

Pakistan

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

State of Palestine

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Türkiye

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Republic of Tanzania

United States of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Viet Nam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe