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As an Australian, no we didn't. We just had it put in context. Jews around the world are great people, the Israeli government and the hardline supporters are absolute monsters. I hope the Australian government tells them as much. Israel deserves no support and everything that may happen when it's withdrawn.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Reminder that defunding UNRAW is an attempt to make people forget about ICJ ruling.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The ruling that said nothing more than to ask Israel to behave? Why would a distraction from this even be necessary?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The preliminary ruling that found the claims of genocide plausible and will continue to convene on the issue further?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They established that South Africa has a case, that the case falls under the jurisdiction of the court and that "at least some of the acts and omissions alleged by South Africa to have been committed by Israel in Gaza appear to be capable of falling within the provisions of the Convention". Notice how careful the wording is: "At least some", "alleged", "appear to be capable of falling within" - this kind of wording is being used to express a great deal of uncertainty. Legal language like this is incredibly precise and it demands to be read with the same amount of precision.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

No, that's just the wording they use to avoid being seen as prejudiced.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

Because people might ask why the ICJ even felt the need to direct Israel to follow the law...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

This distraction give Israel an excuse now why they haven't resumed shipment of food, fuel, medicine, and water.

The court said they had to resume aid and within hours they come out with accusations against the agency tasked with getting aid into the country. Now other countries are cutting funding to UNRWA and being complicit in genocide. Israel is getting more accomplices in the genocide which will incentivize more countries to side against the Palestinians because now they might get added to the case as aiding the settler colonialist genocide government.