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26 Nov Rafah Crossing
Palestine moved one step closer to peace with the opening of the Rafah crossing to Egypt. With no international airport open, the Rafah checkpoint is the international gateway into Gaza. President Abbas was celebrating yesterday at the opening ceremony: “I think every Palestinian now has his passport ready in his pocket. Let them come to cross at this terminal whenever they want.” Or as one border crosser put it, “Today is a day of happiness for every Palestinian, the suffering is coming to an end…” The most prophetic words came...
08 Mar A Short-Term Option for Addressing Misinformation during Public Health Emergencies: Online Nudging and the Human Right to Freedom of Thought
...the International Criminal Court and its jurisdiction over the situation in Palestine. Kevin Jon Heller has pointed out the ways in which this story is ‘simply false’. Although both are concerning, the first example is but one of many highlighting the problems that arise when social media is involved in the dissemination of information. However, the use of social media has become a widespread and engrained part of many societies, meaning it now has a number of roles (for example, promoting health equity). These roles have become more pressing in...05 May We Should Try This in the U.S. (Minus Donald Trump, Of Course)
...our own,” he said backstage during the filming of the latest episode of his show which has whittled 1,200 potential presidents to 16. He added: “There are a lot of people who say we don’t have leaders, so we need to prove to them that there are a lot of leaders in Palestine. We want to teach the people that democracy is possible whenever we want”. Contestants are filmed taking on tasks – being an ambassador to a European country for a day, running a major corporation, taking questions from...
09 May Race, Nationality and the True Color of International Criminal Justice
...lives.” And yet justice was experienced differently in the two tribunals as analyzed above. The establishment of the ICC did not remove focus from the prioritization of white lives as the court’s largest and most efficient investigation has been in Ukraine, where the court also conducted an unprecedented campaign to raise funds to support the investigation. However, the ICC paved the way for a period when international justice became very committed to prosecuting Africans. Despite having a docket made up exclusively of Africans, when accused of having an African bias,...04 Jan Weekly News Wrap: January 4, 2016
...Sudan have agreed on which firms will carry out studies on the potential impact of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on the flow of the Nile, their foreign and water ministers said. Middle East and Northern Africa Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric. An agreement signed last year making the Vatican’s de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into...11 Jun An Open Letter to the Israeli Government Condemning Annexation [Final Update]
...Israel, Office of the Attorney General, The International Criminal Court’s Lack of Jurisdiction over the So-Called “Situation in Palestine” §49 (Dec. 20, 2019). [2] For instance, concerning the legality of the West Bank Wall/Security Barrier, Israel claimed –indirectly before the International Court of Justice and directly in its own Supreme Court – that the route of the Wall is strictly based on security considerations, and is not designed to determine borders. Indeed, as ruled by the Israeli Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, “the military commander is...07 Dec Weekday News Wrap: Friday, December 7, 2012
...Jordan has visited the West Bank to congratulate Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on the UN General Assembly resolution from last week upgrading Palestine’s observer status. Hamas’ exiled leader Khaled Meshaal plans to visit the Gaza Strip for the first time in 45 years. Human Rights Watch has filed a report alleging violations of international humanitarian law by Israel in a shelling that killed 12 Palestinian civilians in last month’s clashes. Geographical Imaginations blog has a post up about the politics of drone wars. A judge in New Zealand has ordered...