ALL UN MEMBERS MUST STOP AIDING ISRAEL

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding advisory proceedings this week regarding Israel's military assault against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. On 19 February, legal scholar Philippe Sands delivered this message as he represented Palestine: Every UN member state providing material support or aid to Israel must stop.

Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign aid since the end of World War II, having received $150 billion (not adjusted for inflation) between 1948 and 2022. Just this month, the US House of Representatives voted down an additional $17.6 billion 'stand-alone' package to Israel. Another $14 billion in military aid to Israel, part of a larger $95 billion package to several countries, faces uncertainty in the House after passing in the Senate.

The ICJ ordered Israel on 26 January to refrain from acts that would amount to genocide after hearing South Africa's case. However, the bombardments and siege have continued, with the death toll surpassing 29,000.

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