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18 Apr

...fact finding mission to Palestine on the impact of Israeli settlements and the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine cited the culpability of transnational corporations and other businesses in the illegal settlement enterprise, including US-based Remax. Mister I read the linked district court opinion and it seems quite well-reasoned. While the blog post author is not in favor of ATS corp liability, the arguments in favor of same - as expressed by the SDNY court - are persuasive. Jordan But the Cir. decision in Kiobel was patently absolutely in...
18.04.14 | |

15 Nov

...resolution never became law. It is my understanding that what governs in this case is the 1922 Mandate for Palestine, a "sacred trust" which has never been amended or abrogated and which reserved all of Western Palestine for World Jewry. I know of no document which supersedes this Mandate. Even Jordan recognizes Israel's eastern border with it as the middle of the course of the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers. (See the 199i4 peace treaty between Israel and Jordan for this language.) Kumar @ Yisrael Medad, Marjorie Stamm Rosenfeld & Avinoam...
15.11.16 | |

02 Jun

...of Palestine" claim Hamas terrorists are its "armed forces"? Is the "state" going to acknowledge command responsibility over them? Don't hold your breath. It is also far from clear that the Palestinian Authority (which does not, in fact, rule Gaza) is the government of the "state of Palestine." And if you read its peculiar statement that "Palestine" accepted the Rome Treaty you'll see that it seems an attempt to avoid accepting the jurisdiction of the ICC except for purposes of prosecuting Israelis. Now, it might be that it will get...
02.06.10 | |

23 Dec

Consul-At-Arms While I assume you meant your questions ("Has there ever been a terrorist attack undertaken by an accredited diplomat?") to be rhetorical, I nearly came to the conclusion that you were being sarcastic or ironic or something. "Diplomats" accredited to certain country(ies), namely Iran (although Libya and "Palestine" also come to mind) have a history of carrying out assassinations and terrorist acts. Do your homework. Peter Spiro Sorry, I should have been clearer. I understand that diplomats have run terrorist operations out of embassies. But has a diplomat traveling...
23.12.10 | |

05 Nov

clearly inapplicable to Gaza. ---------------- In closing, the ICC egregiously cherrypicked from a list of guidelines, and even the guideline is highlighted does not support the assertion that Israel occupies Gaza. Jurist 1942 Matthew Thank you for the informative post. It worries me however that the ICC can be so egregious. Many have stated similar issues with other reports by Un bodies. I am shocked that an organisation that is seen by many to be a World court fo some kind can be act so improperly with regards to its...
05.11.14 | |

15 Sep

...isn't worth a lot. First, the Israeli government refused to cooperate, thereby denying from the Commission relevant evidence. Second, the media reported that Goldstone's people were escorted by Hamas militants when they interviewed Palestinian witnesses. Violations by Hamas, therefore, were very hard to identify. olga13 This report is is pro - Palestine only. I agree with donna, Hamas attacked Israeli civilians for many years. Israel tryed to reach a peace agreement the political way, but it didn't work. Salah I think call this report biased is just norm by Israelis...
15.09.09 | |

27 Apr

Wikileaks also revealed that IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit had advised U.S. officials that the government of Israel considered the Palestinian Article 12(3) declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the ICC as an "act of war". He asked the US to weigh-in with the PA and the ICC and publicly state that the ICC lacked jurisdiction. In a subsequent meeting between US Ambassador Rice and ICC President Song, the Judge advised that many states feared U.S. retaliation if they were to become parties to the Rome Statute. The Ambassador said the...
27.04.12 | |

10 Jan

...If only some of the time spent on such matters was devoted to learning the history and daily experience of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza (and elsewhere) up to and during this latest war, as well as coming to an honest assessment of precisely how and why the Israelis have driven themselves into an historical and political dead end. On the former see, for instance, Saree Makdisi's Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation (New York: W. W. Norton, 2008), and for the latter, see Sylvain Cypel's Walled: Israeli Society...
10.01.09 | |

09 Jul

Diane Sawyer had a hard-hitting report tonight at ABC News on the recent hostilities between Israel and Palestine. The segment opens with her saying, “We take you overseas now to the rockets raining down on Israel today as Israel tried to shoot them out of the sky.” As she speaks, a video box next to her shows explosions on an urban landscape. Sawyer then shows a still photo of two haggard men carrying clothes in front of a destroyed building and says, “here is an Israeli family trying to salvage...
09.07.14 | |

29 Nov

The UNGA is expected to recognize Palestine as a “non-member” state during a vote today. Following massive protests earlier this week in Cairo, the Assembly drafting the new Egyptian Constitution has vowed to publish, and vote on, a draft today. The US is considering options to intervene more strongly in the Syrian conflict, while the EU has renewed its sanctions for another three months leaving the door open for a closer involvement after March 1. China will give police in its Southern Hainan province broader powers to board and search...
29.11.12 | |

28 Sep

According to a Kenyan military spokesman, Kenyan forces have captured the Somali port city of Kismayo, a bastion for Al-Shabbab fighters. At the UN General Assembly, China’s foreign minister accused Japan of stealing the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has said he will seek a vote on an upgraded status for Palestine to non-member state, like The Vatican, from the UN General Assembly. At the UN, Tunisia’s President has called for the creation of an International Constitutional Court with the power to declare domestic laws unconstitutional when they...
28.09.12 | |

29 Sep

...speech as prepared for delivery. Further on UN appearances, Kevin wondered whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s “red line” about Iran’s nuclear bomb could still be taken seriously. Other posts also dealt with Iran. Kevin asked why progressive bloggers were so willing to overlook the MEK’s involvement in the assassination of Iranian scientists when claiming that the organization has not been involved in terrorist attacks for years, and Deborah Pearlstein wrote about new drone technology reportedly developed by Iran. In a guest post, Chantal Meloni argued why the Palestine-ICC saga is far from...
29.09.12 | |