The United Nation’s top court filed a ruling Friday that echoed what Palestinian advocates have been saying for decades: Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land, including its settlements in the West Bank, is illegal and must end.
The International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion also called for reparations for Palestinians who have lived under Israel’s occupation since it began in 1967, an unprecedented step for the court.
The court also notably declared Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians to be a form of segregation and apartheid. It further ruled that nations cannot offer aid in support of the illegal occupation without violating international law, and upheld the Palestinians’ right to self-determination.
Is not the US breaking its own law by continuing to provide Irarael monetary and military support? The Leahy Law says we can’t do that if the recipient of aid is commiting war crimes. All aid should be suspended while an impartial and independent party investigates Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
That’s the fun part! When the US government is also in charge on enforcing the law, they can do whatever they want!