The International Court of Justice will deliver its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Nicaragua in the case Nicaragua v. Germany on Tuesday 30 April at 3 p.m. local time at The Hague, 9 a.m. ET. See IPA news release: “Challenges to the U.S. and Germany for ‘Facilitating Genocide.’”
See Jewish Voice for Peace statement on university and other protests: “We’re fighting to stop a genocide. Slanders against our movements are a distraction.” The Daily Beast reports on Northeastern University going after anti-genocide protesters: “Pro-Israel Agitator Shouts ‘Kill the Jews,’ Gets Everyone Else Arrested.”
See recent stories from Common Dreams: “Leaked State Department Memo: Israeli Assurances ‘Neither Credible Nor Reliable,'” and “Disgust Greets White House Correspondents’ Dinner as Israel Kills Journalists in Gaza.”
The Electronic Intifada reports: “Israel murders daughter and grandson of Refaat Alareer.”
HUWAIDA ARRAF, huwaida.arraf@gmail.com, media@usboatstogaza.org, @gazafflotilla
Arraf is with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. She was on “Democracy Now” this morning. The group just released a statement: “Under Israeli Pressure, Guinea Bissau Moves to Withdraw Flotilla Flags.” See prior IPA news release: “International Civilian Aid Flotilla to ‘Break the Siege of Gaza.’”
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN, richards1052@gmail.com, @richards1052
Silverstein writes at Tikun Olam and just published the piece “Israel Offers Refugee Aid Plan to Precede Rafah Invasion,” which reports on Israel’s “sham plan” and its claims that the U.S. government has approved what Silverstein describes as the “ethnic cleansing plans for one million” Palestinians in Gaza.