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The collective punishment of Palestinian civilians through the unlawful use of force by Israel is a war crime.

The deliberate denial of medicine, fuel, food and water to the residents of Gaza is tantamount to genocide.

As the death toll from Israel's bombardment of Gaza exceeds 22,000.

South Africa files a case at the International Court of Justice in the Hague accusing Israel of genocide. We'll speak with international

human rights lawyer Francis Boyle.

I believe also South Africa will win an order from the world court against Israel to cease

and desist from committing all acts of genocide against the Palestinians.

Then as we enter 2024, a pivotal election year,

we look at how the powerful Lobby Group AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs

Committee, is set to spend more than $100 million against progressive Congress members critical of Israeli

human rights violations in Palestine, including the only Palestinian

American member of Congress, Rashida Tali.

Speaking up to save lives, Mr. Chair, no matter faith, no matter ethnicity, should not be controversial in this chamber.

The cries of the Palestinian and

Palestinian and Israeli children sound no different to me. Why, what I

don't understand is why the cries of Palestinians sound different to you all.

This comes as polls show a majority of US voters support a ceasefire in Gaza.

We'll speak with Ryan Grimm, DC Bureau Chief of the

Intercept, about his new book, The Squad, AOC, and the hope of a political revolution.

All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now. Democracy Now.org, the War and Peace Report, I'm Amy Goodman.

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