Right, but there’s no mechanism I know of to compel regular reporting to them on how an armed conflict is being conducted. Much of the ‘here and now’ reporting useful for determining discrimination and proportionality would be caught under security classification anyway.
Hamas invaded Israel 2023
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There are plenty of international organizations not founded on the basis of coercion.
Many compliance mechanisms rely strictly on reporting, which induces honesty in 3 ways of its own: if you fail to report, you fail to meet your obligations and are probably hiding something. If you report but lie, the international community can hold that lie against you. If you report properly, you demonstrate that you are a state of good character, probably trustworthy and deserving of international funds/attention.
Pretty much every country buries a lot of information in conflict. Hell, even on our side it took a ton of heavy investigative reporting and FOIA requests to get a sense of what the collateral damage realities in Afghanistan and Iraq looked like (mostly US data). Are you really sure some sort of universal and mandatory armed conflict reporting is a can of worms we want to open here? Nobody’s hands are super clean in the big fights- nobody really relevant anyway.
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My general opinion is that the liberal world order is falling apart and we should retreat to the ramparts. That is, re-form organizations centered on the West and its most stalwart allies (Japan, Korea). In other words, exclude those states that one would not generally expect to vote in favour of our common interests and values.
And, from there, do only whatever is in our common interest, not whatever seems "fair" or "nice".
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My reply was purely technical. Nothing stands in the way of reporting schemes other than politico-diplomatic will. Obviously there are incentives on both sides that will determine whether a state reports honestly or not. Nothing new under the Sun.
There is no shortage of cans of worms in international law. That's why Canada tried - rightly - to neuter UNDRIP.
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The sequence of events puzzles me.
WARMINGTON: This was a jihad-like terror attack in Canada that no one seems to know about
This was an all-out Gaza-inspired, jihadist terror attack with gunfire and home-made bombs on Edmonton’s City Hall Tuesdaytorontosun.com
Idem.
So this guy goes to City Hall, sets off Molotovs and fires a rifle of some description, but then just…drops it and surrenders?
If he’s that committed to be lobbing explosives, what stopped him? Change of heart?
Also, everyone’s talking about it now:
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I’m not sure he received any training.
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You can't trust them, some of them are Muslim converts, with guns and explosive training..........He was a Commissionaire, apparently. I assume he wasn't authorized for overtime
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So I see this as a huge win for Israel. The ICJ was under immense pressure to vote for the pro-Palestinian side; they wanted an unmistakable declaration that Israel is committing genocide. They did NOT get that. Effectively, all they got was a declaration for Israel needs to refrain from conducting genocide in the progress of its war. Half the court would never have voted for a declaration of genocide, especially not China. That would easily open THEM up to a similar declaration. This vote allowed everyone on the court, both from pro-Israel and pro-Gaza side, to look like the good guys without effectively doing anything. I do NOT understand why the pro-Palestinian side thinks this is a victory for them.
1. 15-2 The state of Israel shall take all measures to prevent the commission of genocide to Gaza
I.e. continue to fight in a manner that all militaries from western liberal-democracies always already do in the modern era.
2. 15-2 The state of Israel shall ensure that the military not commit any acts of genocide
See above.
3. 16-1 Israel shall take all measures to punish all public solicitations to genocide
Bravo, the one "meaningful" measure. This should already have been happening, However, doing it won't in any way affect the effectiveness or legitimacy of Israel's invasion.
4. 16-1 Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to address adverse conditions to life in the Gaza Strip
They. Are. Already. Doing. This.
5. 15-2 Israel shall take effective measures to preserve evidence of actions impacting the Genocide convention
Again, "follow international law". Thanks, ICJ! <fist-pumping-jerk-off-motion>
6. 15-2 Israel shall submit to the court a report all measures taken to follow the orders of this court within one month
So that what, you can give Israel a gold star sticker? Gtf out of here.
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Saw this in the news,
www.cp24.com
Managing demonstrations since the Israel-Hamas war has cost $7.5 million: Toronto police
Toronto police say that it has cost $7.5 million to manage hundreds of demonstrations that have taken place since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7.
www.cp24.com
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Send Hamas the bill.Saw this in the news,
Managing demonstrations since the Israel-Hamas war has cost $7.5 million: Toronto police
Toronto police say that it has cost $7.5 million to manage hundreds of demonstrations that have taken place since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7.
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More on her ...
Who is Julia Sebutinde? The judge against all ICJ rulings in Israel’s case
ICJ Judge Sebutinde voted against emergency measures requested by South Africa against Israel over its war on Gaza.
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Rape crisis centre supporting pro-Hamas rally another low in Toronto
WARMINGTON: Rape crisis centre supporting pro-Hamas rally another low in Toronto
A Toronto rape clinic is helping to organize a pro-Hamas march just months after the systemic raping of women on Oct. 7.
torontosun.com
This isnt surprising at all.
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Rape crisis centre supporting pro-Hamas rally another low in Toronto
WARMINGTON: Rape crisis centre supporting pro-Hamas rally another low in Toronto
A Toronto rape clinic is helping to organize a pro-Hamas march just months after the systemic raping of women on Oct. 7.
This isnt surprising at all.
We need a facepalm emoji...
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Indeed it is not.
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Cease their funding.Rape crisis centre supporting pro-Hamas rally another low in Toronto
WARMINGTON: Rape crisis centre supporting pro-Hamas rally another low in Toronto
A Toronto rape clinic is helping to organize a pro-Hamas march just months after the systemic raping of women on Oct. 7.
This isnt surprising at all.
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A bit of knock-on effect ....
Italy, US, Canada, Australia halt UNWRA funding over Hamas allegations
The EU says it's "extremely concerned" by Israel's allegations that staff of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees were involved in 7 October attacks. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
Canada suspends UNRWA funding after employees implicated in Oct. 7 terror attacks
Israeli evidence alleges UN organization's involvement in Oct. 7. terror attacks
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Statement by Minister Hussen on allegations against staff of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - Canada.ca
“Today, I spoke directly with Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East [UNRWA] to express Canada’s alarm about allegations of his agency’s staff being involved in Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks against Israel...
A bit of backstory on UNRWA & their (alleged) shenanigans (some links dating back to 2004) ....
How UNRWA Supports Hamas – Jewish Policy Center
Palestinians in the new Islamic State of Gaza, crying out for more aid from the United Nations, are turning to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for help. Their reliance upon UNRWA comes as no surprise. The organization has been providing food, medicine, and social services to the...
www.jewishpolicycenter.org
UNRWA's Connection to Terrorism in Gaza
Will Israel take UNRWA to the International Criminal Court in The Hague? - UNRWA's Connection to Terrorism in Gaza
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UN official denies Israeli charge that UN vehicle was used to transport weapons
The main United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has found no substance to a charge by Israel that an UNRWA ambulance driver loaded a Kassam rocket into his vehicle.
Israel says these photos show how Hamas places weapons in and near U.N. facilities in Gaza, including schools
Israel has accused Hamas militants in Gaza of committing "double war crimes" by not only firing rockets at civilians, but firing them from and near United Nations-run facilities.
www.cbsnews.com
P.S. - Hamas wasn't happy with UNRWA renewing ties with the U.S. not all that long ago, so they might get what they want after all
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Only one? It's a start ...
Vancouver’s Langara College confirmed Friday that a professor who faced public outcry for describing the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel as “amazing” and “brilliant” is no longer an employee.
However, the school said the move was not a direct result of Natalie Knight’s widely-reported comments.
Knight had been on leave since November, after she was recorded speaking at am Oct. 29 pro-Palestine rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, where she described the Oct. 7 attacks as an “amazing, brilliant offensive.”
Word of the dismissal came just days after Knight, an English instructor and Indigenous curriculum consultant, said she had been reinstated by the college.
At a Tuesday rally near the college, Knight told supporters she had been “reinstated as an instructor with no disciplinary actions, which means we won,” student publication The Langara Voice reported.
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B.C. college drops instructor who called Hamas attack ‘amazing, brilliant’
Vancouver’s Langara College confirmed Friday that a professor who faced public outcry for describing the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel as “amazing” and “brilliant” is no longer an employee.
However, the school said the move was not a direct result of Natalie Knight’s widely-reported comments.
Knight had been on leave since November, after she was recorded speaking at am Oct. 29 pro-Palestine rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, where she described the Oct. 7 attacks as an “amazing, brilliant offensive.”
Word of the dismissal came just days after Knight, an English instructor and Indigenous curriculum consultant, said she had been reinstated by the college.
At a Tuesday rally near the college, Knight told supporters she had been “reinstated as an instructor with no disciplinary actions, which means we won,” student publication The Langara Voice reported.
B.C. college drops instructor who called Hamas attack ‘amazing, brilliant’ - BC | Globalnews.ca
Langara College professor Natalie Knight, who praised Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, has been fired, the institution confirmed on Friday.
globalnews.ca
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