Genocide When You See It

CP+ January 28 - February 3, 2024 [ICJ's Order and Israel's Weapons Suppliers]( by Ray Acheson War profiteers are on notice. On 26 January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that South Africa’s case against Israel for its genocide of Palestinians has merit. While the Court has not yet ruled on whether Israel’s mass slaughter of Palestinians since 7 October 2023 is genocide—a ruling at which it may take years to arrive—it did order Israel to prevent and not commit genocidal acts against Palestinians, prevent and punish public incitement to commit genocide, ensure the provision of humanitarian aid, preserve evidence related to allegations of genocide, and submit a compliance report within one month. These orders have a significant impact on the provision of weapons to Israel: governments arming genocide can be held accountable for genocide themselves.  [Read on CP+]( [Download in PDF Format]( [Genocide When You See It]( by Jeffrey St. Clair The ICJ found the obvious: Israel is on a path to committing genocide. The ruling was the best that could be expected, perhaps the best that could be hoped for. It was definitive and overwhelmingly decided. The Court swept aside every defense offered by Israel and used the words of Israel’s leaders and the actions, many of them filmed, of Israel’s military as unimpeachable proof. Israel condemned itself before the world. And yet…  [Read on CP+]( [Download in PDF Format]( [Decolonize This]( by Susie Day The theory of settler colonialism has – no surprise – never been popular among Western higher-ups. But since October 7, 2023, with chants of “From the River to the Sea / Palestine Will Be Free” ringing out on streets around the world, mainstream pundits and academics have taken aim at the theory, calling it dangerous, simplistic, morally deranged, antisemitic. Considering the sources – The New York Times; The Wall Street Journal; The Atlantic; CNN, etc. – it makes sense that they would want to curate the story of just how Western civilization became “civilized.”  [Read on CP+]( [Download in PDF Format]( [CP+ Archive]( [Check Your Subscription Status](     CounterPunch | P.O. Box 228, Petrolia, CA 95558 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by counterpunch@counterpunch.org powered by [Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.]( [Try email marketing for free today!](