Can the ICJ hold Israel to account over its ban on UNRWA?
Apr 29, 2025 #ICJ #IsraelGazaWar #GazaWar
The Hague hears another case against Israel, in what could be a test of Israeli defiance of internati
Apr 29, 2025 #ICJ #IsraelGazaWar #GazaWar
The Hague hears another case against Israel, in what could be a test of Israeli defiance of international law.
More than 40 nations argue that the ban on the UN Palestinian rights agency is a breach of the UN charter.
But Israel has shown in the past that it has no issue ignoring international law.
So, will any decision made in Europe have an impact on the millions of Palestinians in Gaza struggling to find food under an Israeli blockade that's now lasted nearly two months?
Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault
Guests:
Sam Rose - Senior Acting Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza.
Michael Lynk - Human Rights lawyer and Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law at Western University in London, Ontario.
Gideon Levy - Columnist at Haaretz Newspaper.
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