Friends, I'm sharing one small, relatively happy story amid the dark news of these days.    I'm a longtime member of the Ohio Nuclear Free Network, a statewide group opposed to nuclear power and weapons. For 5 years a great retired chemistry prof has worked with us to verify with field sampling the presence of radiation in air, water and land (and plants) that has emanated as far out as 14 miles from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS), at Piketon in southern Ohio. PORTS is a 70 year old Cold ...Continue Reading

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US Navy Falters; Yemen's Blockade Bankrupts Israel's Eilat Port - PopularResistance.OrgDespite the formation of a multinational naval coalition led by the United States, the Israeli-controlled Port o... ...Continue Reading

The two sectors of the Israeli economy that do not report a crash are the arms companies, which are reporting high sales (although most of them are domestic, arming the genocide), and the “exits” — as international corporations scavenge the carcasses of Israel’s tech sector looking for bargains./ Even Google expressed interest in buying the Israeli cyber security company Wiz, founded by Israeli intelligence officers who are eager to sell their company to Google in order to be able to leave Israel./The end of Israel’s ec ...Continue Reading

What to do about the ICJ opinion against Israel? Read Sam Husseini, especially the highlighted section to learn how the UN General Assembly can do an end run around the US veto in the Security Council, using a provision called "Uniting for Peace". And then take action at the end to message UN members who might help. Click on the photo.---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Sam Husseini* <husseini@PROTECTED>Date: Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 1:18 PMSubject: Overwhelming ICJ Ruling against Israel Highlights N ...Continue Reading

A pretty readable list of highlights from the ICJ opinion...https://x.com/huwaidaarraf/status/1814343640358989982Huwaida Arraf@huwaidaarrafPalestinian-American human/civil rights attorney Some of the biggest takeaways from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion on the consequences of Israel’s prolonged occupation and policies in the occupied Palestinian territory: 1. The West Bank, incl East Jerusalem, and Gaza constitute one territorial unit — the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Israel’s continued ...Continue Reading

NWOPC friends,I sent this letter to a Marcy Kaptur aide this afternoon. Today's ICJ advisory opinion is historic, and Marcy deserves to hear plenty about how important we think it is. Be sure to see the major takeaways from the ICJ opinion below.Josie-------Dear ,Is Marcy attending Netanyahu's address to Congress on Wednesday? I'd like to ask her NOT to attend. ***If she needs to give a reason to the public, she can use the International Court of Justice opinion that was released today:* LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING ...Continue Reading

Thanks Terry.  AnneOn Jul 19, 2024, at 4:11 PM, Terry Lodge tjlodge50@PROTECTED [Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition] <peacelist@PROTECTED> wrote: From: tjlodge50@PROTECTED   In its advisory ruling today by the International Court of Justice that Israel's occupation of Palestine is thoroughly illegal, it reached the legal conclusion that Israel has created an /apartheid /system of governance. found in a legalistic  At pp. 64-65, in paragraphs 223-229, the International Court of J ...Continue Reading

  This time I remembered to attach the decision----- Forwarded Message -----*From:* Terry Lodge <tjlodge50@PROTECTED>*To:* Terry <tjlodge50@PROTECTED>*Sent:* Friday, July 19, 2024 at 04:09:47 PM EDT*Subject:* finally, the International Court used the "a" word   In its advisory ruling today by the International Court of Justice that Israel's occupation of Palestine is thoroughly illegal, it reached the legal conclusion that Israel has created an /apartheid /system of governance. found ...Continue Reading

In its advisory ruling today by the International Court of Justice that Israel's occupation of Palestine is thoroughly illegal, it reached the legal conclusion that Israel has created an /apartheid /system of governance. found in a legalistic  At pp. 64-65, in paragraphs 223-229, the International Court of Justice concluded that Israel is committing /apartheid/ in its exclusionary bigotry against Palestinians, including the way it manages the border crossings between Israel and Palestine.   This decision ...Continue Reading