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by Amy Goodman at Democracy NOW!
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Reed Brodywar crimes prosecutor.
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Hossam Bahgatfounder and executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.
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The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah. The court ruled on Friday that Israel must immediately cease its military actions and other operations in the area, citing the “immediate risk” to the Palestinian people. South Africa sought additional measures from the court following Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city. Following a case brought by South Africa accusing the country of genocide, the court issued provisional measures in January which stopped short of ordering a ceasefire. We speak with Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat, founder and executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, and Reed Brody, war crimes prosecutor and human rights attorney.
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Transcript
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman.
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah. The court ruled today that Israel must immediately cease its military actions and other operations in the area, citing the immediate risk to the Palestinian people. South Africa sought additional measures from the court following Israel’s ground defensive into Rafah. Following a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, the court issued provisional measures in January, which stopped short of ordering a ceasefire.
For more, we’re joined by two people. Here in our New York studio, Hossam Bahgat is with us, Egyptian human rights activist, founder and executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, EIPR, in Cairo. And we’re joined by Reed Brody, human rights attorney, war crimes prosecutor, author of To Catch a Dictator.
Reed, we’re going to begin with you. Can you talk about the significance of the International Court of Justice’s ruling today?
REED BRODY: Well, this is just huge. You know, the International Court of Justice, South Africa has been asking the court to order Israel to halt its military activities since the first attempt in January. And the court has never wanted to do that, because Hamas is not before the court. You don’t want to order one side to do something. And the situation has gotten so bad, and particularly in Rafah, that the court has risen to the occasion, and the court has given very, very specific orders this time. In the past, the court said,…
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