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A Department of Education policy adviser appointed by the Biden administration quit Wednesday to protest the administration’s crucial military support of Israel’s war in Gaza and its handling of the conflict’s repercussions at home and abroad.
THE HAGUE, 29 December 2023. South Africa today filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”) in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Craig Mokhiber, Director of the New York office of the United Nations Human Rights Office, resigned in protest on October 31st over the UN’s worthless response to Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights. Here is the letter he wrote to UN human rights head Volker Türk on October 28th.
On 17 October 2023, Josh Paul, the State Department’s Director of Congressional and Public Affairs at the Bureau of Military Affairs posted his resignation letter on LinkedIn.
