https://www.thepresidency.gov.za/south-africa-makes-urgent-request-international-court-justice-rafah-offensive?fbclid=IwAR1Gu3XzW6uSzT4B2gJmNOgXObMik2VCIhlDUtIt7t8_B9io6wH6s9B-aIo ...Continue Reading

From: mailto:  hi, will, am at a rest area just outside Cleveland. Here’s what Ferner and I spent to the State Department, for what it’s worth   The attached letter was delivered to the U.S. Department of State and Secretary of State Antony Blinken by Mike Ferner, national director of Veterans for Peace, at approximately 930 a.m. Eastern time today. Also attached is a press release about this demand. Feel free to share this information. ...Continue Reading

If you want to talk about accountability, this is it. Read this powerful deep dive into US responsibilities regarding weapons transfers and the criminal liability of those who facilitate those transfers that do not meet US and international requirements. Keep this for ready reference when you speak out against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Thank you, Veterans for Peace!*/_News from:_/**VETERANS FOR PEACE*For immediate release Feb. 13, 2024*Contact: Mike Ferner 314-940-2316 mike@PROTECTED** **Terry Lodge: lodgelaw@PROTEC ...Continue Reading

We can forgive them when they bring back the 33,000 people they helped kill.  She wants to be nice now, her ship has sailed long ago. On Feb 12, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Anne Marie Abowd anneabowd@PROTECTED [Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition] <peacelist@PROTECTED> wrote:  From: anneabowd@PROTECTED A hopeful response from Marcy Kaptur.  Now the President must demand an immediate ceasefire, and reparations to Gazans; and make sure that Jewish settlers will not be allowed in Gaza.  And all killing ...Continue Reading

In some respects, those of you who have worked so very hard, turning out in force and with energy and sincerity to convince Congresswoman Kaptur to call for a ceasefire, you can take credit for giving Marcy food for thought. She's changed her positions.  Maybe.   But first, look at the dates of the letters she has finally signed onto. She finally got around to signing on to a November 16, 2023 letter and a January 18, 2024 one today. I'd bet that her staff embedded her signature up high in the signature b ...Continue Reading

A hopeful response from Marcy Kaptur.  Now the President must demand an immediate ceasefire, and reparations to Gazans; and make sure that Jewish settlers will not be allowed in Gaza.  And all killing of innocent Gazans, will stop by the REAL TERRORISTS,  THE IDF AND THE SETTLERS. Biden must act immediately to assure Kaptur’s promises, and stop all aid to Israel NOW.  AnneBegin forwarded message:*From: *"Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur" <OH09MK.Outreach@PROTECTED>*Subject: **An U ...Continue Reading

  FinallyTwo fired FirstEnergy executives indicted in $60 million Ohio bribery scheme, fail to surrenderTwo fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives have been indicted in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio. ...Continue Reading

  This is a hideous development. Egypt will prevent any flight of Palestinians into Egypt once Israel commences the invasion of Rafah. Thus the Palestinians are truly backed against the wall once the invasion begins in earnest.     This gives another ready-made excuse to Israel when it pleads that it has exhausted all alternatives to try to minimize Palestinian deaths. Israel will be able to proceed with widespread atrocities in the name of rooting Hamas out of Rafah.    &nbs ...Continue Reading

Israeli govt directly interfering with delivery of humanitarian aid because of UNRWA scandal it has manufactured.You have to wonder if they'll even bother to file the required 30 day report with the International Court.https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-agency-says-aid-shipment-blocked-israeli-port-2024-02-11/ ...Continue Reading

The International Court of Justice will hold public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion in respect of the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, from Monday 19 to Monday 26 February 2024 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.See attached formal announcement and schedule.I think the underlying lawsuit is the 2021 complaint filed by Palestine against Israel.    _________________ ...Continue Reading