UN Seeks to Brand Israel as Occupier
The United Nations General Assembly recently asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide a legal opinion about Israel’s “occupation” of the so-called Palestinian territories.
UN Seeks to Brand Israel as Occupier
Soeren Kern | Israel My Glory | May 1, 2023
The United Nations General Assembly recently asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide a legal opinion about Israel’s “occupation” of the so-called Palestinian territories. The Hague-based ICJ, also known as the World Court, is the highest UN court that deals with disputes between states. Although its legal opinions are not formally binding, they are influential and, in this case, could be used to shape international policies that are hostile toward Israel.
UN General Assembly Resolution 77/247—Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem—asked the ICJ for an “advisory opinion” on the “legal consequences” arising from Israel’s “prolonged occupation, settlement and annexation . . . including measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and from its adoption of related discriminatory legislation and measures.”
