847 – Topics

00:03 Unfolding drama: International Court of Justice (IJC) announces Israel violation of Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,

14:18 Veto: definitions of genocide, members consented to court’s definition, only member states can act, America and Russia have veto powers

32:03 That’s politics: parallel histories, Taiwan, US relationship with Israel established against advice of senior government members, United Nations only relevant source of Israel’s legitimacy as nation state, seeds of Abraham

47:55 Eye of the beholder: Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges, intent and evidence, what is said and written is all possible evidence, Israel’s existential threat argument as a shield to carry on agenda, silencing the critics

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