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Jan 2024
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International pressure on Israel grows —...

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There's growing pressure to hold Israel to account for its war on Gaza. More countries are now referring it to international courts. And its president is facing a criminal complaint in Switzerland. So can international justice stop Israel?

HOST: Elizabeth Puranam

GUESTS:

  • Lara Elborno - International Lawyer and Human Rights Advocate who co-hosts the weekly podcast, The Palestine Pod.
  • William Schabas - Professor of International Law at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom. 
  • Jennifer Cassidy - Lecturer in Diplomacy and International Law at the University of Oxford and a former UN and EU diplomat.

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