Bolstered by a momentous ICJ ruling, Palestinians, including Americans, gave three hours of testimony against the Biden administration.
Lawyers involved with the lawsuit playing out in federal court said that the ICJ ruling bolsters their case. Their lawsuit argues that Biden, Blinken, and Austin are liable under U.S. lawOpens in a new tab for failing to uphold their obligation to prevent genocide in Gaza.
Barry Trachtenberg, a professor of Jewish history and author of two books about the Holocaust, testified as an expert witness in the case – over repeated objections from Justice Department attorneys. When he filed his declaration in the case in November, he said, some 11,000 Palestinians had been killed. Today, that number is far greater.
“Everything that we feared and more is unfolding,” he said, noting that often, legal actions about genocide happen long after the fact. “What makes this situation so unique is that we’re watching the genocide unfold as we speak. And we’re in this incredibly unique position where we can actually intervene to stop it using the mechanisms of international law that are available to us.”
Blaming Biden for the genocide in Gaza is like blaming trump for Russia deciding to invade Ukraine. Yes Biden should be more forceful in speaking out against this genocide and enacting sanctions against Israel, but it’s Israel that is the actual genocidal monster here. It isn’t Biden that wanted this war or that is trying to eradicate the Palestinians, and all this misplaced anger is only going to ensure that Israel continues down the same path.
Uh… No? Biden is actually helping Israel; the people in Gaza are being murdered using American bombs. And he’s protecting them at the UN. People have been charged at Numenberg for less.
He’s literally delivering the weapons that enable them to commit genocide.
Blaming Biden for the genocide in Gaza is like blaming Trump for the world being flat. Both are just made up things that internet weirdos believe but they feel like repeating it over and over is the same thing as evidence.
Sorry but Hamas committed genocide, Israel is executing a war to destroy Hamas because of the aforementioned genocide committed by Hamas. This is happening on a planet that is round despite what you might have heard from certain corners of the internet.