I too was awed by the courage of student and faculty protests and proud of groups like jewish Voice for Peace... and releaved that Biden hat put at least a temporary halt on delivery of weapons. But Netanyahu and his cabinet have declared they will not commit to a ceasefire, will proceed with the invasion and is keeping 1 million refugees in a state of terror without adequate water, food, shelter, medical supplies, 1 public toilet per 800 people —and no water so you can imagine how disease is threatening esp wounded and elderly and children !!!). Biden's stand is too little,too late. The US and the international community have to put forward more radical propositions like recognising Palestine as a country and receiving their representatives including Hamas —who have agreed to the previous terms set by Israel. Hamas doesn't call for wiping out Jews. Their position was that Israel was not a legitimate state and the UN had no right to create it. Israel was created by a resolution of the UN and then proceeded to ignore any further resutions by the UN : like returning the Occupied Territories, halting the new Settler Colonies and lifting the blockade of Gaza ! And the US has blocked so many other attempts at resolutions. That would be another and more radical threat to support the ICJ findings on genocide. Perhaps that threat — to recognize and support the ICJ could move the Israeli gov't to allow in the aid they are blocking and stop the bombing and ground invasion ?
I too was awed by the courage of student and faculty protests and proud of groups like jewish Voice for Peace... and releaved that Biden hat put at least a temporary halt on delivery of weapons. But Netanyahu and his cabinet have declared they will not commit to a ceasefire, will proceed with the invasion and is keeping 1 million refugees in a state of terror without adequate water, food, shelter, medical supplies, 1 public toilet per 800 people —and no water so you can imagine how disease is threatening esp wounded and elderly and children !!!). Biden's stand is too little,too late. The US and the international community have to put forward more radical propositions like recognising Palestine as a country and receiving their representatives including Hamas —who have agreed to the previous terms set by Israel. Hamas doesn't call for wiping out Jews. Their position was that Israel was not a legitimate state and the UN had no right to create it. Israel was created by a resolution of the UN and then proceeded to ignore any further resutions by the UN : like returning the Occupied Territories, halting the new Settler Colonies and lifting the blockade of Gaza ! And the US has blocked so many other attempts at resolutions. That would be another and more radical threat to support the ICJ findings on genocide. Perhaps that threat — to recognize and support the ICJ could move the Israeli gov't to allow in the aid they are blocking and stop the bombing and ground invasion ?