Australia’s Palestine Problem
Consortium NewsJUL 21 2024
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a nonbinding opinion on Friday stating that Israel's presence in the Palestinian territories — referring to the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza — was "unlawful" and called for it to end.
The ICJ said Israel should stop all new settlement pursuits and withdraw settlers from the West Bank and East Jerusalem, labeling its policies in the territories as "de facto annexation."
Responding to the ruling, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "The Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land," referring to Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, calling it an "absurd opinion."