Episode 122 - The Writing is on the Apartheid Wall
It’s day 227 of the genocide. The ICC judge, Karim Khan, has applied for arrest warrants for three Hamas members (Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, & Ismail Hanieyh) as well as Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gollant and Benjamin Netanyahu. Lara points out that this list could have been (and should be) so much longer. She also clarifies that applying for these warrants is not the same as issuing them, and now it’s a waiting game to see if they’re issued. Lara also points out that Judge Khan did not file for genocide, rather for war crimes and crimes against humanity. In reality, the ICC remains a legislative body without any power to enforce; this is the first step among many to end the Israeli apartheid state. The duo discusses the recent attack on a Jenin refugee camp which killed a doctor and a journalist among children and other civilians. Michael compares Netanyahu’s directives to those of Hitler when he fled to his bunker. Lara reads out new legislation introduced in the House (H.R. 8445) providing IOF members visa free entry into the US and full Veteran’s Affairs hospital & healthcare access, including being put at the top of the organ transplant list. Michael reads out quotes from Knesset members who are admitting defeat.
To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:
Background/Contextualizing Sources
ICJ Order for Provisional Measures 26 January 2024 (icj-cij.org)
ICJ Ruling Reaffirming Order for Provisional Measures_16 February 2024 (icj-cij.org)
ICJ Ruling for Provisional Measures_24 May 2024 (icj-cij.org)
500+ Instances of Israeli Incitement to Genocide (Law for Palestine)
The ongoing Nakba means ongoing resistance (Mariam Barghouti, Mondoweiss)
Commission of Inquiry_Israeli occupation is unlawful under international law (OHCHR)
A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution (HRW)
Israel’s 55-year occupation of Palestinian Territory is Apartheid (OHCHR)
March of Return Report of the independent international commission of inquiry (OHCHR)
2021_ICC opens 'war crimes' investigation in West Bank and Gaza (BBC)
2021_Israel 'will not co-operate' with ICC war crimes investigation (BBC)
Videos/Social Media References
Patients in hospital beds expelled from Kamal Adwan hospital (karamnaji1 on Instagram)
Premature infants forced out of Kamal Adwan hospital (karamnaji1 on Instagram)
On the Prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants at the ICC (@gazangirl Live on Instagram)
On the ICC Prosecutor’s Application for Arrest Warrants (Lara Elborno on Substack)
Israeli protesters block aid convoy headed to Gaza (Reuters)
‘What’s happening is not genocide’ Biden after ICC warrants sought (Al Jazeera)
Food distributions in Rafah, southern Gaza, are currently suspended (UNRWA on X)
Articles/References
Five Israeli Soldiers Killed by IDF Tank Fire in Northern Gaza (Haaretz)
Israel’s Rafah invasion must stop now, say UN experts (OHCHR)
Medics in Gaza risking their lives to save people (Al Jazeera)
Gaza: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege (UN News)
Israeli President Suggests That Civilians In Gaza Are Legitimate Targets (HuffPost)
Settlers attack truck, assault driver, thinking he was delivering Gaza aid (The Times of Israel)
ICC seeks to arrest Israeli and Hamas leaders. Is this the right move? (The Washington Post)
October 2023_Genocide Scholars_Statement and Signatories (TWAILR)
May 2024_Genocide Scholars_Statement_University Network for Human Rights (squarespace.com)
ICC warrants both historic and cynical (A. Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada)
Unprecedented destruction_5% of all Gaza_casualties (AP News)
Over 15,000 Children in Gaza Killed by Israel Since October 7 – Red Crescent (Palestine Chronicle)
Gaza_760,000 cases_acute respiratory illness_17_May_2024 (OCHAOPT)
Sen Lindsey Graham: 'If ICC does this to Israel, They Will Come For Us Next’ (The Hill)
Sen Lindsey Graham: Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza (Geopolitical Economy Report)