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Jan 2024
59m 5s

What the ICJ ruling against Israel means

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First: The International Court of Justice imposes provisional measures on Israel over its war in Gaza. We discussed what this ruling means with a reporter at the Hague and with David Scheffer, who served as America's first ambassador at large for war crimes issues. 

Plus: as the bloodshed continues, what new efforts are being made to protect Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages. Axios reporter Barak Ravid joins us. 

And: Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, Walter Isaacson speaks with Holocaust survivor Dr. Edith Eager and her daughter Maryanne about the impact of intergenerational trauma. 

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