Incredibly powerful investigation in Dutch newspaper NRC: Seven of the world’s leading genocide scholars — including renowned Holocaust experts — describe Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocidal. And according to them, nearly all of their peers agree.

#Serbia: largest protest in history, est. 5% the pop, despite the authorities having closed down all rail traffic for 2 days & coerced bus companies to cancel all regular&chartered services. Student organisers kept peace & order, despite the regime trying to instigate violence.

A new study published in the Lancet finds that life expectancy in Gaza dropped by nearly half, from 75.5 years to 40.6 years, during the first twelve months of the genocide. Apocalyptic.

"I called it ethnic cleansing. But when I saw the images of starving babies in Gaza I had to upgrade my language." By Art Spiegelman (Maus) and Joe Sacco www.theguardian.com/world/pictur...

When things get easier for Putin and others suspected of war crimes, remember this.

US House votes to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court to protest its issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza.

reuters.com

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Very relevant new reflection piece by @joehud.bsky.social and @reyhuang.bsky.social on the ethics of studying rebel governance. I've spent quite some time pondering how to document rebel governance without legitimizing rebellion, so this is a welcomed piece! Conflictsky doi.org/10.1080/1467...

Are we marketing rebellion?

Is studying civil war contributing to civil war? Rebel groups often expend significant resources building up international support and legitimacy for their cause. At the same time, much of conflict...

doi.org

Here we go: France says Netanyahu has immunity. Which so-called democracy will next prove to us all that international law does not apply to Israel? www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-...

Israël - Cour pénale internationale (27.11.24)

La France respectera ses obligations internationales, étant entendu que le Statut de Rome exige une pleine coopération avec la Cour pénale (…)

diplomatie.gouv.fr

What strikes me here is not so much the blatantly racist, colonial headline but the incredibly stupid subtitle. What kind of credible conflict resolution mechanism is based on structural double standard?

The ICC finally released the arrest warrants against Bibi & Gallant. Unfortunately, I doubt that it'll ever be more than symbolic.