Informed Comment daily updates (04/09/2024)

 

Nicaragua Sues Germany at Int’l Court of Justice to Halt Weapons to a “Genocidal” Israel Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nicaragua’s opposition online newspaper, La Prensa , reported Monday that proceedings began at the International Court of Justice in Managua’s complaint against Germany for abetting Israeli genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza with its weapons shipments. Nearly half of arms shipments to Israel during the past six months have come […]

Dangerous Deceptions and Outright Lies: Language in the War on Gaza By Dubravka Žarkov | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Israel’s political and military leaders have produced so many outright lies regarding Gaza and Hamas that it might seem there is no point in wasting one’s breath on them. Consider the following statements and the contrary evidence for those not yet convinced: The IDF […]

A “Herculean” Task: Can Gaza ever be Rebuilt? By Dima Nazzal, Georgia Institute of Technology | – Over a decade ago, a United Nations report described the Gaza Strip as virtually unlivable, adding that it would require “Herculean efforts” to change that. Today, after six months of bombardment, mass displacement and siege by Israel, the task of rebuilding Gaza seems practically unimaginable. I’m […]

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