EMMA SWAN & REGINA MILLS -> Once Upon a Time, 3.21
Today’s hearing is beginning. Namibia is starting off
Namibian representative has a kufiya draped over her shoulder
Mentioned Germany committing the first genocide of the 20th century in Namibia, and is now talking about the similarities between Namibia and Palestine
Pointing out that an ICJ ruling helped Namibia’s liberation. Other nations had also mentioned this in their presentations
Addressing the Palestinians directly with a message of hope, now passing it over to their second speaker
Namibia is focusing heavily on apartheid
Namibia is asking the court to set a strict time limit for the unconditional end of the Israeli occupation. Also acknowledging Israel’s history of defying the UN and the ICJ
Norway is next. I don’t know their stance
Talking about severe use of force in Gaza, illegal settlements, displacement and destruction of homes and so on
Talking about Hamas violating international law and needing to be held accountable, but that this does not justify measures taken against the civilian population
Discussing the possibility of this being a de facto annexation as it’s been allowed to continue indefinitely
Norway’s representative has been mentioning several previous ICJ rulings that are comparable to the current hearing
Quoted Netanyahu to prove that Israel’s goal is annexation
second speaker for Noway is up and talking about Norway’s full support for a two state solution
Discussing at length the process of Israel joining the UN and their responsibilities as a member state
Mentioning that the Israeli occupation has already been defined as illegal, quoting a Security Council resolution from 1980
Oman’s delegation is up next
Accusing the international community of failing Palestinians in achieving their dream of having a free state, and mentioning the severity of the genocide happening in Gaza
Calling for an immediate and unconditional end to all actions, policies, and laws that prevent the Palestinian’s right to self-determination
“There is no legal justification for continuing the occupation and denying the right of self-determination”
10 minute break, Pakistan will be first after the court resumes
Pakistan is now presenting
Discussing Pakistan’s history of supporting Palestine, and stating that these hearings offer hope to the Palestinian people
Stating bluntly that this is not, if it ever was, a military occupation. It is annexation
Talking about how France previously withdrew over 1 million settlers from Algeria, and that this outnumbers the number of Israeli settlers in the OPT
Talking about the unique status of Jerusalem and how it is holy to all 3 Abrahamic religions, but Christians and Muslims have not had full religious freedom in the city
Discussing support and the necessity for the two state solution
Pakistan just called out the US for voting in favour of ending South Africa’s occupation of Namibia in the past, but not doing so for Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories
Drawing parallels between the Namibia case and Palestine
Just stated that if the ICJ refrains from issuing a ruling they will be signaling to other powers that they too could possibly get away with illegal occupation
Indonesian representative is up now. She is wearing a kufiya
Quoting Natanyahu when he stated that no one, not even the Hague, could stop Israel
Did air quotes while mentioning the “rule-based international order”
Stating that the argument that an ICJ ruling would undermine the peace process is null because “there is no peace process to undermine”
“Negotiation with someone holding a gun to your head is not a negotiation”
“Never again means never again”
Indonesia is finished, and I hope I can find a recording of that presentation later.
Qatar is presenting now
“For 75 years the lives of the Palestinian people has been treated as an exception to the rules of humanitarian law”
“Recent events did not occur in a vacuum”
“the so-called peace process is dead”
Talking about how the war in Gaza is being used as a cover for an increase in illegal settlement activity
“Before October 7th Gaza had already been described by the UN secretary general as ‘hell on earth’ today it is indescribable”
Just spoke about Israel murdering journalists and members of human rights organizations. I don’t think I’ve heard any other delegation mention that
Qatar has finished their presentation by telling the ICJ that the whole world is looking at them, and they hope they take this historic opportunity to end the injustices against the Palestinian people.
Throughout Qatar’s presentation the representative followed several comments about Israeli crimes, and other points, by mentioning that more information is included in the folders that Qatar provided the court. I don’t know how large the folders are, but it sounds like at the very least Qatar provided more information for every breach of international law they observed, and they also included arguments from other states where the same conclusions were drawn. They came very prepared.
That’s the morning hearing finished, afternoon hearing is in 2 hours with presentations from the UK, Slovenia, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, and Tunisia
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM BISAN ON HER INSTAGRAM
Today in Khan Yunis!
This might be our last call, we are dying! Gaza is completely collapsing! Everything in it collapses.
There were dozens of raids and three hospitals were besieged in Khanyounis: Al-Amal Hospital affiliated with the Red Crescent, Al-Khair Private Hospital, and Nasser Medical Complex, the largest health institution in the Gaza Strip.
People killed in the bombing were buried on front of our eyes in the hospital yard due to tanks blockading the streets, the wounded were on the ground without treatment and there was not enough medical staff!
Massacres are still being committed
On the 109th day of the war, Khan Yunis, the largest governorate in the Gaza Strip and the one that receives the most displaced people, is under bombardment, and the number of displaced people in Rafah is more than one and a half million people, in an area of 151 square kilometers!!
We are facing hepatitis and intestinal diseases in the southern Gaza Strip, and starvation to death in the northern Gaza Strip!
Yesterday, people in the northern Gaza Strip began grinding animal feed to get flour!
Take to the streets, protest, strike.. make pressure on the decision makers by striking the economic movement!
Call for a ceasefire!
No thoughts, just that these two photos of Bisan are 7 months apart
People in Ljubljana, Slovenia, have filled Republic Square, which is right across the street from the parliament building (visible in the first picture), with snow mounds representing Palestinians killed by Israel, and yesterday, they started lighting candles. They noted that in order to light a candle for every Palestinian whoβs lost their life in Gaza in the last months, they wouldβve needed 25 thousand (way more than they could realistically manage). Photos by InΕ‘titut 8. Marec.
Morning sun and sakura.
Nara deer park, Japan.
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- This is the Palestine Film Institute website, it offers free access to multiple shorts, documentaries, films etc, as well as suggestions and a long list of cinematic art made by Palestinians.
- This is Aflamuna, a non-profit platform dedicated to sharing independent films from the Arab region with audiences worldwide. Handpicked cult, classic, contemporary, and sometimes unreleased films that are mostly inaccessible to the public are made available free of charge every week. It has one of the most impactful Palestinian movies.
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