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Jan 2024
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ICJ's Israel genocide decision: Historic...

Ben Norton
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The historic decision by the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel may be violating the genocide convention is a victory for the Palestinian people, and Global South as a whole, after centuries of Western colonialism. Ben Norton analyzes the implications. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wOBqJfsm3VI Why does the US support Israel? A geopo ... Show More
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