“Stop trying to kill them all, and we really mean it this time. We’re gonna count to three.”
That’s how I read it.
Friday’s ruling may have sowed more division than reconciliation, but Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director at Human Rights Watch, said at least one thing was clear. The decision “puts Israel and its allies on notice that immediate action is needed to prevent genocide and further atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza,” Jarrah said.
They know the limits of their authority, extending to somewhere within earshot of the front door of that building. Certainly won’t be testing it against the governing bodies who put them there.
