Israel has already created that void. In the hands of a genocidal settler-colonial society, the state of exception is a relentless nightmare that will not stop at the borders of Palestine.
Before mistaking Carney for a Thomas Sankara or a Patrice Lumumba, one must recall his administration’s record on the slaughter in Gaza. The irony is inescapable: Carney rails against a world where “might makes right” when it involves American tariffs or threats to Greenland, yet he presides over a policy that facilitates exactly that in the Middle East.
Tragically, the conditions that fueTragically, the conditions that fueled the first wave of genocide in Gaza are being meticulously reconstructed.led the first wave of genocide in Gaza are being meticulously reconstructed.
The failure of UNSC Resolution 2803 confirms one enduring truth: the Israeli war on Gaza has not stopped. It has simply changed form.
The Gaza Tribunal thus becomes a necessary platform for casting educated, evidence-based judgment — the very judgment that should have been adopted by the ICJ and enforced by the UNSC.
The year concludes with some somber numbers, but also much hope and the legendary sumud among ordinary Palestinians.
The inability to ensure basic aid to Gaza will profoundly question our shared humanity for years to come.
We asked Prof. Falk specifically about the Palestinian people’s right to defend themselves, and, specifically, about armed struggle and its consistency (or lack thereof) with international law.
Professor Richard Falk’s insights on international law, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the failure of global institutions provide a compelling analysis in this FloodGate interview with Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo.
There is a silver lining, specifically an opportunity for the international legal and political system to be fixed based on new standards.
It is baffling that the very Western countries, which speak tirelessly about environmental protection, preservation, and warning against carbon emissions, are the same entities that helped sustain the war on Gaza.
Palestinians will certainly resist, as they always do. The nature of the resistance will prove critical in the success or failure of the Israeli scheme.
The problem is multilayered, complicated by the fact that UN officials and employees do not have the power to alter the very skewed structure of the world’s largest political institution.
Though for Palestinians, such facts remain devoid of practical meaning, for Israel, the UN position is a major obstacle in the face of its blatant settler colonial project.
There will be consequences to all of this, and the coming years shall prove that the crisis in international legitimacy, resulting from the abuse of power, will hardly be rectified with superficial changes and reforms.
Indeed, it is now time to turn words into actions, especially when thousands of children are being killed for no fault of their own but for being born Palestinian.
It is interesting how the colonizers and the colonized continue to build relations and solidarity around the same old principles. The Global South is, again, rising in solidarity with the Palestinians, while the North, with a few exceptions, continues to support Israeli oppression.
The truth is Israel has no military option in Gaza, and those who support whatever military strategy Tel Aviv has in mind, are equally deluding themselves.
The problem for Palestinians is not just that of Israel’s violence, but also the lack of international will to hold Israel accountable.
On July 30, violence in the extremely crowded Palestinian camp resumed, harvesting the lives of 13 people, and counting. Scores more were injured and thousands have fled.