“We find this submission meritless, counterproductive, completely without any basis in fact whatsoever,” said U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby.
[**HERE**](https://youtu.be/ypxiFjrM8RA?feature=shared&t=272) is Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois, and the first lawyer to ever win multiple cases at the ICJ under the Genocide Convention, Francis Boyle’s, prediction of what will unfold with this case in the next month.
Objectively we all know killing innocent people is wrong, more so the more powerful the killer is, because it becomes systematic rather than terroristic.
But emotionally we are tribal and are going to find excuses to be blind to/support whichever side we identify with no matter what the objective side of our brain says.
It’s kinda pathetic how much is the US bowing down to Israel, just yesterday one of Israel ministers called for еthnic clеаnsing of Palestine, only leaving 100 000 – 200 000 palestinians there. They are literally trying to enact lеbensrаum.
Israel is actually going to the ICJ to fight off that accusation. I’m really looking forward to it since the IDF has an entire battery of lawyers always making sure everything is compliant with international law so it’s gonna be a good show for sure
Edit: ICJ and not ICC as people rightly corrected
Obviously
It’s definitely not meritless
And then South Africa turned around and bowed to dictator Putin who does no wrong in Ukraine or to his own people
All this shit that is happening with Hamas was designed by Putin to take attention away from his war with Ukraine and force the US and other Countries to take away the focus on Putin
Who?
Can we ban random twitter posts please
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USA is scared bcs if this goes through, we are an accomplice to any crimes as the main weapon and cash supplier.
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The US has to play this down because they are complicit. ICJ is meeting next week, hopefully a provisional ruling before the end of the month.
I rebuke John Kirby for his meritless rebuke. I intend to vote in a swing state this year.
South Africa, that shining example of a failed state!
‘Meritless’ = Nothing to see here, move along.
That comment is meritless. But i guess its to be expected after all america has done similar things in the past…
South Africa has an election coming up in 2024, and the ANC is loosing power. Since they can’t fix their internal issues, such as providing electricity and clean water, they are deflecting by finding an external enemy. This is the hallmark of corrupt regimes everywhere.
It may ultimately be a waste of time but it’s absolutely not meritless
I look forward to the court case where Israel will present their case
Lol there’s dozens of IDF soldiers online bragging about killing kids, some of them are officers. If not Israel itself then 100% a chunk of their military is happily engaging in war crimes, without consequences. Seriously, Russia should be taking notes.
Meritless?! Wtf!
“meritless” or “without merit” is the standard denial in all lawsuits. Now it’s being used for international law.
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“We find this submission meritless, counterproductive, completely without any basis in fact whatsoever,” said U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby.
A PDF of South Africa’s full 84-page submission to the ICJ is linked **[HERE](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24252642/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdf)**
[**HERE**](https://youtu.be/ypxiFjrM8RA?feature=shared&t=272) is Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois, and the first lawyer to ever win multiple cases at the ICJ under the Genocide Convention, Francis Boyle’s, prediction of what will unfold with this case in the next month.
If anyone is interested, this guy did a really good synopsis on the 84 page complaint filed against Israel. https://youtu.be/UtXY_sQurcs?si=NE7Yw4DrfzjElLHd
Our government is bought and paid for
Everyone was surprised.
Objectively we all know killing innocent people is wrong, more so the more powerful the killer is, because it becomes systematic rather than terroristic.
But emotionally we are tribal and are going to find excuses to be blind to/support whichever side we identify with no matter what the objective side of our brain says.
It’s kinda pathetic how much is the US bowing down to Israel, just yesterday one of Israel ministers called for еthnic clеаnsing of Palestine, only leaving 100 000 – 200 000 palestinians there. They are literally trying to enact lеbensrаum.
Israel is actually going to the ICJ to fight off that accusation. I’m really looking forward to it since the IDF has an entire battery of lawyers always making sure everything is compliant with international law so it’s gonna be a good show for sure
Edit: ICJ and not ICC as people rightly corrected
Obviously
It’s definitely not meritless
And then South Africa turned around and bowed to dictator Putin who does no wrong in Ukraine or to his own people
All this shit that is happening with Hamas was designed by Putin to take attention away from his war with Ukraine and force the US and other Countries to take away the focus on Putin
Who?
Can we ban random twitter posts please
[removed]
USA is scared bcs if this goes through, we are an accomplice to any crimes as the main weapon and cash supplier.
[deleted]
The US has to play this down because they are complicit. ICJ is meeting next week, hopefully a provisional ruling before the end of the month.
I rebuke John Kirby for his meritless rebuke. I intend to vote in a swing state this year.
South Africa, that shining example of a failed state!
‘Meritless’ = Nothing to see here, move along.
That comment is meritless. But i guess its to be expected after all america has done similar things in the past…
South Africa has an election coming up in 2024, and the ANC is loosing power. Since they can’t fix their internal issues, such as providing electricity and clean water, they are deflecting by finding an external enemy. This is the hallmark of corrupt regimes everywhere.
It may ultimately be a waste of time but it’s absolutely not meritless
I look forward to the court case where Israel will present their case
Lol there’s dozens of IDF soldiers online bragging about killing kids, some of them are officers. If not Israel itself then 100% a chunk of their military is happily engaging in war crimes, without consequences. Seriously, Russia should be taking notes.
Meritless?! Wtf!
“meritless” or “without merit” is the standard denial in all lawsuits. Now it’s being used for international law.