Long Reads: Prosecuting Israel’s Genocide w/ John Reynolds
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🗓️ 27 November 2025
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Summary
Since Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Israeli forces have killed more than 300 Palestinians. They also continue to occupy large parts of Gaza and have vowed not to withdraw.
Despite the ongoing violence in Gaza and the West Bank alike, Western states clearly want to move on as if the atrocities of the past two years had never happened. Yet Israel is still facing efforts to hold it accountable under international law. South Africa has brought a case before the International Court of Justice accusing it of violating the Genocide Convention. And the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
To discuss the ongoing case, Long Reads is joined by John Reynolds, a professor of law at Maynooth University. He’s the author of Empire, Emergency, and International Law.
Find John’s previous interviews with Long Reads here: https://jacobin.com/author/john-reynolds
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies with music by Knxwledge.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Longreads is supported by Rival Press. |
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| 0:42.4 | Hello, you're very welcome to Long Reeds, a Jacobin podcast where we look in depth |
| 0:47.3 | at political topics and thinkers. |
| 0:49.6 | My name is Daniel Finn and the Features Editor here at Jacobin, and I'll be presenting the show. |
| 0:56.6 | Since Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Israeli forces have killed |
| 1:02.6 | more than 300 Palestinians. They also continue to occupy large parts of Gaza and have vowed |
| 1:09.5 | not to withdraw. |
| 1:11.6 | Al Jazeera broadcast this report recently from their correspondent Hany Mahmoud, after attacks |
| 1:18.1 | that killed at least 25 people. |
| 1:20.1 | Who's life for us in Gaza City? |
| 1:22.6 | Henni, you know, more attacks by Israel, more deaths. |
| 1:25.6 | That's despite, as we were saying, a ceasefire still in place. |
| 1:29.7 | Sarah, we are still hearing the sounds of Israeli military vehicles, the armament vehicle, |
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