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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
War crimes in Manhattan? International and domestic law implications of Occupied Palestinian Territory land sale promotions in U.S. synagogues: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/traf...
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Trafficking in Israel’s War Crimes in a Midtown Manhattan Synagogue
Participation in the promotion of land sales in the occupied Palestinian territories violates the Geneva Conventions and may be a war crime.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/n... I’m not disturbed by the absence of Jews on the judicial appointments committee. As a lawyer, I'm disturbed that someone was rejected because he had represented Ghislaine Maxwell. If you judge a lawyer by his or her client, you don’t understand the right to counsel.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
My letter in today's NY Times, suggesting that the Minab school bombing in Iran, while most certainly a mistake, might still be a war crime. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/o...
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Opinion | Trump and Iran: Mission Not Accomplished
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
On May 22, I participated in a Global Chamber seminar on the civil and criminal liability risks of conflict-related work with governments - especially the Trump administration - in the absence of expert and independent legal advice on the requirements of IHL. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsT6...
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Globinar What's Up in Global Law - May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Global Chamber®
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Today's NY Times: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/n... These "real estate fairs" are not merely about Israeli violations of international law. The promotions themselves are war crimes under both international and US law, and those who participate in them could be prosecuted in the US or abroad.
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How Fights Over West Bank Settlements Are Unfolding at N.Y.C. Synagogues
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Israeli expropriation of land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is not only a violation of international law, it is a war crime. Those who participate in these events in US synagogues could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting under US War Crimes Law. theintercept.com/2026/05/05/z...
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Mamdani Condemns NYC Expo Promoting Property Sales in Israeli West Bank Settlements
Past real estate expos that included illegal Israeli settlements have come under scrutiny for discrimination — and led to violent confrontations.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
My discussion with Katie Phang about war crimes in the Iran conflict and the challenge of teaching IHL in this moment. lnkd.in/eiF3--iM
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
GEO CEO doesn't know what he's talking about. No such thing as an unconstitutional lawsuit. In fact, access to courts is constitutionally protected. Whether a claim has merit is for the court to decide. www.huffpost.com/entry/prison...
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Private Prison Group CEO Whines On Earnings Call About 'Unconstitutional' Lawsuits
GEO Group executive George Zoley’s remarks came days after the 18th death in ICE custody this year.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This NY Times article misleads on account of what it omits. Not only do occupied Palestinian territory settlements violate int'l law, the land sales may be war crimes and participation in these events, complicity under both int'l and US war crimes law. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/n...
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Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel Demonstrators Rally Outside Synagogue
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
My essay, out today on Opinio Juris, showing that targeting without taking adequate precautions to assure that the target is a military objective - in the case of the Minab school bombing, due to over-reliance on AI - is a war crime under US law. opiniojuris.org/2026/03/30/t...
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The Iranian School Strike: Excusable? A Violation? A War Crime?
[Gabor Rona is a Professor of Practice at Cardozo Law School] The Pentagon has conceded responsibility for the bombing in which more than 170 people, mostly children, were killed on the grounds of …
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Scholar's Circle radio interview, where Jennifer Trahan and I discuss the illegality of both the entry into, and the conduct of, the Iran war. scholarscircle.org
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The Scholars' Circle
Insight into Today's Most Pressing Issues
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Here I argue that illegal wars, like those for regime change, usually beget war crimes for which civilians always pay the price. www.justsecurity.org/134514/fight...
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Fighting an Illegal War and Fighting a War Illegally
The relationship between regime change and IHL is one of inherent tension, casting IHL as an obstacle rather than an essential constraint.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
It's pretty simple. Israel and the U.S. invade Iran unlawfully. Iran responds lawfully to defend itself. We've succeeded in turning Iran from villain to victim.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
How I miss the Insightful Empathetic Inclusive Principled Ethical Transparent Articulate and Humanistic leadership of George Bush.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
What is Trump's Board of Peace doing about Trump's aggression against Iran?
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
You might be interested in this American Branch of the International Law Association webinar I hosted with four of the world's most expert experts on the future of the international law of armed conflict www.ila-americanbranch.org/webinars/
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American Branch Webinars - ABILA
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The big story isn't even that the Trump administration is subjecting us to a reign of terror. It's that the rest of our state and federal governments are either unwilling or unable to do anything about it. No more debating "are we in a constitutional crisis?" www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
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Minnesota ICE Enforcement: Alleged Constitutional Violations
The ACLU and partners sued over alleged racial profiling and unlawful arrests in Minnesota. Read sworn declarations and case details.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Trump administration's National Security Strategy dumps international law in favor of imperialism and white supremacy. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The National Security Strategy and the Maduro Operation: A Coherent Mess
As framed by the NSS, the Maduro raid trades international law for a retro-imperialist and ethno-nationalist agenda.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Honored to have been invited to participate in this Scholar's Circle radio program on the legality of US attacks on Venezuela: scholarscircle.org/scholars-cir...
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Scholars' Circle - Impact of the US attack on Venezuela - January 11, 2026
What is the impact of the US invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president and first lady? How might it affect international law, regional security and the American reputation? President Trump has ...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Governors/local authorities need to go on offense now that DoJ is criminally investigating them. Why is no one talking about arresting ICE/CBP agents who break into houses without warrants, detain people because of their accents or skin color, and assault peaceful protestors? youtu.be/a1mw_A_roWA
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DOJ launches criminal investigation into Gov. Walz and Mayor Frey
YouTube video by NBC News
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
NATO was designed to stop Russian aggression, but now it appears the threat to the alliance is "coming from inside the house." www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/t...
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Trump’s quest for Greenland could be NATO’s darkest hour
If the United States intervenes to seize Greenland the future of NATO would be at stake. Such a development would be contrary to US national interests.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
DHS says she was a part of a violent protest, attempting to kill a federal agent. Kinda like how according to Trumpian doctrine, the 1/6 videos show a peaceful protest - a day of love - at the US Capitol. cnn.com/2026/01/07/us/video/ice-shooting-minneapolis-digvid
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Video shows moment ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis | CNN
Video taken by a witness shows the moment an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in a vehicle in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
While dripping with incoherence, hypocrisy, and pedantic empty calories, there is one throughline in the Trump administration's National Security Strategy: white nationalist supremacy. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Would have been unthinkable before it happened-just one of a thousand bits of evidence that the architecture of what America has long thought of itself is rapidly imploding.  www.justsecurity.org/126649/does-...
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Does the United States Still Oppose Torture?
The U.S. voted against the UNGA's torture resolution, breaking decades of consensus and raising questions about its human rights stance.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
My letter in the NY Times, clarifying that the drug boat attacks are not war crimes, but they are murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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Opinion | Hegseth Under Scrutiny in Lethal Boat Strikes
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
No, it's not a war crime because it's not a war. It's murder for Hegseth and whoever followed his orders that there be no survivors. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This is how atrocities start in bureaucratic states. With lists. First, name all your Jews so we can investigate antisemitism. Next Muslims? Trans? "Radicals" who remind the military that they must disobey unlawful orders? www.thedp.com/article/2025...
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Federal agency sues Penn, alleges Univ. withheld information in antisemitism investigation
In a response to the suit, Penn wrote that it has “cooperated extensively with the EEOC, providing over 100 documents, totaling nearly 900 pages.”
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
The beauty of the sandwich guy's acquittal is not that he's not guilty of assault. It's that he's guilty and was acquitted anyway. When the jury knows you're guilty but ignores the judge's instructions to make a point it's called jury nullification - a rare thing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Secret facts? Ok, but we're pretty far down the fascist rabbit hole once no one any longer blinks at secret law: "Pressed by lawmakers, the White House recently shared a classified memo with Congress that outlined the legal argument defending the operations." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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Democrats Raise Concerns After Trump Administration Briefing on Boat Strikes
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Looks like academia is about to experience an uptick on the pogrom meter because Tyler Robinson spent a semester in college. www.huffpost.com/entry/republ...
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Republicans Have Found A Dubious Place To Blame For Charlie Kirk's Shooting
There is no clear motive connected to the suspect, Tyler Robinson, 22.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Can you think of anything more indicative of disinterest in peace than attacking the negotiators in a neutral country hosting peace talks? www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Israel attacks Hamas leaders in Qatar, Trump says he's 'very unhappy' about strike
Hamas said five of its members had been killed in the attack.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
'The Trump Administration’s War on the Laws of War.' I examine recent US approaches to international humanitarian law and the "concerted effort to unravel some of the most significant and hard-won threads of the international legal order." Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/the-trump-ad...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
If Putin comes to the US and is not arrested, we will be violating Geneva Conventions obligations to search for and try or extradite for trial persons suspected of having committed "grave breaches" of the Conventions. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
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Trump Says He Will Meet With Putin in Alaska Next Week
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
There's still some hope in the courts: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...
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Judge Bars Trump Administration From Punishing 2 Law Professors for I.C.C. Work
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
In conclusion, the reason for deploying National Guard and U.S. Marines was to pressure L.A. cops to use excessive force against peaceful protestors to prevent them from getting near the National Guard and Marines.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Whoever's responsible for saying the student was wrong to express "one sided views" should be fired 'cause that's saying the quiet part out loud. On second thought, everyone at NYU responsible for withholding his diploma should be fired. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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NYU withholds diploma of student who used commencement speech to address Israel-Hamas war
The university said the student “lied about the speech he was going to deliver and violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.”
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
While students are being targeted for protesting Israeli war crimes, check out the warm welcome at Mar-a-Lago, Yale U, and in the fund-raising salons of NYC's Upper East Side for an Israeli official actually convicted of terrorism charges: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Israel’s far-right security minister to visit Yale day after Mar-a-Lago dinner
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions for supporting terrorism, attended fundraiser at Trump’s resort
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
What protocols are in place to protect Mr. Garcia from retaliation by the brutal government holding him at the behest of a vengeful government that shipped him off without due process? It is unethical to expose detainees to such risks without safeguards. The ICRC knows: www.icrc.org/en/document/...
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What we do for detainees
In the event of armed conflict and other situations of violence, detainees are acutely vulnerable to forced disappearance, extrajudicial killing, torture and ill treatment, inhumane material condition...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
International law is part of our law and the prohibition of the threat or use of aggressive force, per Art. 2(4) of the UN Charter, is perhaps THE most significant provision of international law. We're talking well beyond garden-variety high crimes or misdemeanors. www.rawstory.com/trump-greenl...
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'It would mean war': Trump assailed after threatening to 'pull a Crimea' on ally​
President Donald Trump created an international firestorm on Thursday after suggesting that “NATO might have to get involved” to help the United States invade Greenland in the interest of “internation...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Columbia students who oppose Israeli war crimes are being used by the university as human sacrifices to MAGA. www.dropsitenews.com/p/columbia-u...
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Columbia University’s Secret Disciplinary Process for Students Critical of Israel
As Trump threatens sweeping action against “illegal protest” on college campuses, Columbia is already using secret processes to punish pro-Palestine students
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
In the rush of justified outrage over his nominees there’s surprisingly little discussion of why he deliberately picked such incompetent sycophants. My answer: 1) the more outrageous his choices, the more it cements his domination over those Rs who believe they are powerless to oppose them; and ...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Bibi confirms the righteousness of the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against him for war crimes when he stands by approvingly while Trump calls for the crime against humanity of ethnic cleansing of Gaza. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Says He Wants U.S. To Take Ownership Of Gaza Strip
Trump renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Maybe 5% of 10s of 1,000s of homicides/yr trigger federal prosecution with only 40 people on federal death row for decades of cases. The death penalty is an arbitrary crapshoot. If it “must stop” (Biden), commuting some but not all death sentences is irrational. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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President Joe Biden commutes 37 out of 40 federal death sentences
The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I Chair the International Humanitarian Law Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA). We have issued this Statement opposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court: www.ila-americanbranch.org/committee_re...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Every day brings a new worst thing. Today it’s ABC folding in the defamation case brought against it by Trump – a case ABC most certainly would have won - because avoiding his wrath is so much more important than integrity for mainstream media. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A compelling argument that you can either stand with Israel or with Netanyahu, but not both. And that standing against Netanyahu is essential to peace and justice for Palestine. As for the US, anti-ICC demagogues like Lindsay Graham and Josh Hawley must be shut down. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Could the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants break Netanyahu's grip on power?
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Companies are using US synagogues to market land in the Israeli settlements in OPT, thus aiding and abetting the war crime of transferring one's own population into occupied territory. Does anyone know of efforts to prohibit this practice in the US or elsewhere? www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Illegality of Israeli Settlement Real Estate Sales
Buying and selling real estate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories violates international law and various UN resolutions, and may constitute a war crime under the Rome Statute.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
In 2021, we (and separately, ACLU) sucessfully sued Trump over his ICC sanctions. Does anyone know of efforts to prepare for the likely renewal of sanctions coming from either Congress or the incoming administration or both? www.justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/jus...
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Justice Initiative Settles ICC Executive Order Lawsuit with the Biden Administration
The Open Society Justice Initiative settled their lawsuit against the U.S. government an executive order that authorized sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
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gaborrona.bsky.social @gaborrona.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The ICC has issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...
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