The Israeli authorities must completely halt military operations in Rafah, as any ongoing military action could constitute an underlying act of genocide.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/uxIdP

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    5 months ago

    Ok but who’s military is gonna march in there and make them?

    ICJ can keep saying whatever they want, they don’t have any mechanism for enforcement though

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      5 months ago

      These cases aren’t do/don’t. This ruling will likely give more weight to any government parties considering sanctions or other strategies.

      I also hate that we don’t have any way to stop genocides from happening, but currently sanctions and trade pressure are currently our most effective/efficient strategies. Hopefully this ruling will be one more bit of pressure, in addition to other pressures, that will provide a path to a longer term solution.