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Grand Lake, Oakland, California, USA by Claire Ames
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"Palestinian plaintiffs and their legal representatives on Friday [January 26, 2024] presented a powerful case in federal court accusing President Joe Biden and other top US officials of complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza.
People around the world tuned in for the long-awaited hearing in Oakland, with plaintiffs appearing in person and over Zoom in an unprecedented effort to hold the Biden administration accountable for its actions in Gaza.
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed the lawsuit in November 2023 on behalf of Defense for Children International–Palestine, Al-Haq, and eight Palestinians in the US and Palestine. The complaint accuses President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin of failing to live up to their legal responsibilities under the 1948 Genocide Convention and the 1988 Genocide Convention Implementation Act.
The United Nations convention classifies complicity in genocide, or the intentional destruction of a people in whole or in part, as a crime under international law and requires that states take measures to prevent such atrocities.
[Note: This is a big reason why politicians almost never call it a genocide, btw. Because if a country recognizes that it's a genocide, then they actually are legally required to do a bunch of things to stop it, under international law.]
The historic lawsuit contends that the Biden administration has failed to uphold its obligations by continuing to provide diplomatic and military support for Israel's brutal campaign in Gaza. Plaintiffs are asking the court to stop Biden from sending more weapons and munitions to Israel that are being used to kill Palestinians en masse.
The hearing before the US District Court for the Northern District of California took place just hours after the International Court of Justice issued provisional measures against Israel in a landmark case brought by South Africa.
-via TAG24, January 26, 2024. Article continues below.
Court contends with questions of jurisdiction and responsibility
In evaluating the allegations, questioning in Friday's hearing revolved around the so-called political question doctrine, by which federal courts regularly refrain from ruling on political matters seen as best resolved by the president and Congress.
The Department of Justice argued that according to the doctrine, the court has no jurisdiction to rule in the case.
"If the court condemns United States foreign policy toward Israel, it could cause international embarrassment and undermine foreign policy decisions in the sensitive context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," defense counsel Jean Lin told Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White.
Katherine Gallagher of the CCR countered that the court does, indeed, have a responsibility to step in: "Here, the question is a legal one, whether the actions undertaken by the United States failed to uphold the obligation to prevent genocide, and that is an active obligation that requires that the United States not provide the means by which a genocide is being furthered."
"There is no discretion for any state to evade its obligations, its legal obligations. These are not policy decisions," she said.
Palestinian plaintiffs share powerful testimonies before the court
After legal arguments in the case, Judge White heard two hours of gut-wrenching testimony from Palestinian plaintiffs and a renowned Holocaust and genocide expert.
Rubin Presidential Chair of Jewish History at Wake Forest University Dr. Barry Trachtenberg shared his remarks before the court in spite of vehement US government opposition.
"To have an event fall under the 1948 Convention on Genocide requires both action and intent, and here we see that very, very clearly in a way that seems really quite unique in history," he stated, noting that there is now an opportunity to stop Israel's unfolding genocide in real time to prevent further loss of lives...
Judge White said he would take the testimonies to heart as he evaluates his constitutional responsibilities, describing the case as "the most difficult judicial decision" he has ever had to make."
-via TAG24, January 26, 2024
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Note: I know a lot of people are really not gonna appreciate that last line. I'm not thrilled with it either. But it is worth noting that having a federal court overrule the US president's huge foreign policy and military decisions would be an absolutely massive deal/precedent
This is a case that deserves to be ruled on with an incredible amount of seriousness, if only because if you're a federal judge who's going to make that call, your written decision/legal justification needs to be unimpeachable
That said, if the judge uses jurisdiction to pass the buck here and avoid his legal and human responsibility to do what he can to stop a genocide, I'm gonna be pissed
#palestine#cw war#free palestine#united states#us politics#oakland#california#legal system#foreign policy#war crimes#cw genocide#anti zionisim#isreal#current events#good news#hope#also this decision runs right up against the fact that#if US citizens can sue the US for war crimes/violating international law#and actually force change#then suddenly the gates will open to similar lawsuits for EVERY future war#which btw they SHOULD and international humanitarian law SHOULD be enforceablle#and it will also be a major step forward for something the US is trying really really hard to stave off#which is being investigated/sued by the International Criminal Court for war crimes during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars#or you know be held accountable for those war crimes in any way#which again I AM ALL FOR#genuinely how do you stop rich white countries from committing war crimes without an actual way to hold them accountable#and actually enforce international law#reminder that all posts related to the war are tagged palestine and cw war
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Too $hort. (2000)
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Free Palestine!
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Love demands a permanent ceasefire!
FREE 🍉
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#strike4gaza#free palestine#palestine#art#activism#digital art#statement of purpose#important#protest#Seattle#Indianapolis#New York#Albany#Oakland#Fremont#Tesla factory#Tesla protest#Palestine protest#genocide in palestine#Gaza#gaza strip#us politics#protests#protest art#anarchist art#socialism#solidarity#intersectionality#stand with Gaza#strike for gaza
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Home in Oakland, California, USA
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@ west coast @ anyone in the bay area there is a direct action at the oakland port to try to stop a military ship full of weapons from leaving for israel.
if it leaves it docks next in tacoma washington and there will be direct action there too. if you see this and you can go please go. check criticalresistance on insta for updates.
timestamp 11/3/23 @ 10:00 am CST
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Transport workers union in Belgium refuse to unload and offload military equipment being sent to Israel.
Dock workers in Barcelona refuse to allow ships sending weapons to Israel to operate in their ports.
They are both calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
This is why the higher ups hate unions because this is what we can accomplish when we work together.
And it's not just the workers.
Protesters in Oakland gathered to stop a boat shipping weapons to Israel.
As well as in Tacoma.
They were able to reduce the amount of weapons getting to the ships and delay them for hours.
Speak up and speak loud.
Because we have the power here, if we didn't they wouldn't try to silence us.
#belgium#barcelona#free palestine#workers#unions#free gaza#anti israel#anti zionisim#usa#america#tacoma#oakland
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BREAKING: Bay Area residents have SHUT DOWN the Bay Bridge to demand ceasefire while Biden visits San Francisco.
-- Palestinian Youth Movement, 16 Nov 2023 9:08am PST
Law enforcement has arrived. People continue to shut down #BayBridge to demand #CeasefireNOW
-- AROC Bay Area, 8:18am PST
More than 50 people have been arrested so far, more than a dozen vehicles have been towed, traffic has been stalled for three hours No more business as usual @JoeBiden, call for a ceasefire NOW
-- JVP Bay Area, 10:10am PST
JVP Bay Area is continuing to post updates and video of the situation on Twitter.
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IBM System/360, Bell Labs, Oakland, California, c. 1970.
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Nine Inch Nails performing in Oakland, California, 1994, © Tim Mosenfelder
#nin#nine inch nails#trent reznor#oakland#california#tim mosenfelder#music#musicians#pics#yellow#soupy's
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Woke up kinda moody...
Te extrañe
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