UN Court 'Rules' on Aid, While US Sends More Bombs
While the ICJ deliberates on 'advisory opinions' about humanitarian access – likely to be ignored, as previous rulings have been – the Biden administration quietly signed off on another $827 million in new weapons aid to Israel this month. This continues a pattern where diplomatic hand-wringing on international stages coincides with unfettered military support, proving some 'obligations' are more
binding than others. The US, which could simply halt arms shipments and diplomatic cover, instead offers 'concern' and UN resolutions that effectively provide a fig leaf for ongoing atrocities. Remember when the ICJ ordered provisional measures in January, including ensuring aid? Netanyahu’s government then claimed to be 'acting in accordance,' only to be contradicted by aid agencies, satellite
imagery, and basic arithmetic. This performance of due process is precisely why the ICJ, while theoretically vital, often functions as a carefully managed distraction. How many 'rulings' does it take before we acknowledge deliberate mass starvation isn't an 'obligation' issue, but an active policy?