by Oui
Sun Apr 7th, 2024 at 10:48:45 PM EST
Update [2024-4-9 8:18:2 by Oui]:
Proceedings instituted by Nicaragua against Germany on 1 March 2024
Agent of Nicaragua, HE Mr Carlos Argüello Gómez, at the opening of Nicaragua's oral arguments
Monday 8 April 2024
The Hague, 8 April 2023 - “There’s a lucrative quid pro quo involved” Nicaraguan lawyer and diplomat Carlos José Argüello Gómez said to International Court of Justice's judges while explaining arm manufacturers' interests behind states supporting #israel and the moving causes of war against #Gaza: “German companies involved in the military industry are directly profiting from the situation ..."
ICJ set to begin hearings on Nicaragua's claim Germany aiding Israel's 'genocide' | TOI |
World Court to hold preliminary hearing Monday, with Nicaragua seeking to halt Berlin's military aid to Israel; Germany rejects accusations it is in breach of Genocide Convention
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- Preliminary hearings are set to open Monday at the United Nations' top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is "facilitating" acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Israel strongly denies its military campaign amounts to breaches of the Genocide Convention.
"We are calm and we will set out our legal position in court," German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sebastian Fischer said ahead of the hearings.
"We reject Nicaragua's accusations," Fischer told reporters in Berlin on Friday. "Germany has breached neither the genocide convention nor international humanitarian law, and we will set this out in detail before the International Court of Justice."
Tories - Labour United Behind Israel and Arms Sales
Deputy PM: It's still legal for UK to sell arms to Israel | BBC News |
The deputy prime minister has told the BBC he believes it is still legal for the UK to continue to sell arms to Israel.
There have been calls for the UK to stop arming Israel after seven aid workers were killed in Gaza this week.
Oliver Dowden suggested the UK would stop supplying weapons to Israel if it was found to be in breach of international law. But Mr Dowden insisted Israel was conducting a "legitimate" war.
Genocidal Acts: Germany Took the Side of Israel @ICJ
Why is Namibia furious at Germany's ICJ intervention supporting Israel? | Al Jazeera - Inside Story |
Germany Reverts to Become a Police State
The German state is taking extraordinary measures to clamp down on pro-Palestinian activism, including arresting activists in their homes in the middle of the night.
Why is Germany so viciously anti-Palestinian? | Al Jazeera Opinion |
The German government has not only provided wide-ranging political and diplomatic support for Israel, but has also fast-tracked arms exports to facilitate the Israeli slaughter of Palestinian civilians.
Anti-Palestinianism as a state policy
The marginalisation of Palestinians within German society and the suppression of pro-Palestinian activism are not a new phenomenon in Germany. Long before October 7, the anti-Palestinian tactics of the German authorities were already escalating. Protests were banned, pro-Palestinian voices, including those of Jewish activists, were silenced, and cultural events and award ceremonies were cancelled.
It is thus unsurprising that the crackdown on protests and police violence have increased in recent weeks. Numerous pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been banned, sometimes only minutes before they were supposed to begin, or allowed to take place only with heavy police presence. Bureaucrats have cited threats to public safety and potential display of anti-Semitism as reasons for the bans.
Top UN Court to Hold Hearings after Germany Accused of Facilitating Israel's Gaza Conflict
Preliminary hearings open Monday at the United Nations' top court in a case that seeks an end of German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is "facilitating" acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
While the case brought by Nicaragua centers on Germany, it indirectly takes aim at Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
"We are calm and we will set out our legal position in court," German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sebastian Fischer said ahead of the hearings.
"We reject Nicaragua's accusations," Fischer told reporters in Berlin on Friday. "Germany has breached neither the genocide convention nor international humanitarian law, and we will set this out in detail before the International Court of Justice."
Nicaragua has asked the court to hand down preliminary orders known as provisional measures, including that Germany "immediately suspend its aid to Israel, in particular its military assistance including military equipment in so far as this aid may be used in the violation of the Genocide Convention" and international law.
The court will likely take weeks to deliver its preliminary decision and Nicaragua's case will likely drag on for years.
Monday's hearing at the world court comes amid growing calls for allies to stop supplying arms to Israel as its six-month campaign continues to lay waste to Gaza.
On Friday, the UN's top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel. The United States and Germany opposed the resolution.
