Lendman: ‘Israel Redefines Chutzpah’
NOVANEWS
By Stephen Lendman
Israeli occupation, colonialism and apartheid exceed the worst of South Africa’s high crimes.
In 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled the West Bank occupied. The same holds for Gaza and East Jerusalem.
According to the ICJ, “Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territory, including East Jerusalem, are illegal and an obstacle to peace and to economic and social development (and) have been established in breach of international law.”
The ICJ also ruled against Israel’s Separation Wall, calling it illegal, ordering completed sections dismantled, and “all legislative and regulatory acts relating thereto” repealed or rendered “ineffective forthwith.”
In its ruling, the ICJ mandated reparations for the “requisition and destruction of homes, businesse...