From New York, this is Democracy Now.

So last weekend, a former president was almost assassinated, and this weekend weekend the current president became the

first president since 1968 to stand out and not run for re-election. This is the

crazy times we're living in. President Biden drops out of the race

endorsing Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president.

We'll get response from Medi Hassan, founder of Zetio.

Then should there be an open convention? We put the question to Latasha Brown of Black

Voters Matter and Jim Zogby, longtime member of the Democratic National Committee.

And the International Court of Justice rules Israel's occupation of the West Bank in East Jerusalem is illegal.

I said to God, Israel must immediately see... illegal.

Israel must immediately cease all new settlement activity.

Israel also has an obligation to repeal all legislation and measures creating or maintaining

the unlawful situation, including those which discriminate

against the Palestinian people and the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as all measures

aimed at modifying the demographic composition of any parts of the territory.

We'll go to Brussels to speak with Palestinian human rights attorney, Diana Bhutu.

All that and more coming up. Welcome to Democracy Now.

Democracy Now.

Dotorg, the War and Peace Report, I'm Amy Goodman.

President Joe Biden announced Sunday he's dropping his bid to seek re-election

in a move upending the presidential race just four months before election day and a month

before the Democratic National Convention.

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