Israel and its allies seek to annihilate UNRWA and the Palestinian people

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on South Africa’s legal case about Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza is the latest example of normalising the settler-colonial entity’s existence and its actions. In its interim ruling, which consisted of six provisional measures, the ICJ failed to call for a ceasefire. “Israel must prevent and punish incitement of genocidal acts,” determined the court in language that is much reminiscent of the UN’s futile condemnations which have become normalised rhetoric. The wording used by the ICJ detracts from the fact that incitement to genocide has already led to genocidal acts, and that by now, there is an overt and prominent web of international complicity in them. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Continue reading Israel and its allies seek to annihilate UNRWA and the Palestinian people