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Coming to you, as always, from the sunny climes of Western Japan here in July of 2024, with episode 463 of the Corporate Report podcast, The Gaza Holocaust.

Now, you may be forgiven for not realizing or not seeing in recent days this landmark ruling

coming down from the International Court of Justice.

But here it is, even from the Times of Israel, no less.

World Court, Israeli presence in East Jerusalem, West Bank is illegal and must end.

Which notes that in a conclusive and unambiguous decision, the International Court of Justice

declared in a non-binding ruling Friday that Israel's 56-year-long rule in the Palestinian

territory occupied since 1967 is illegal and that it is

obligated to bring its presence in that territory to an end as rapidly as possible. In its decision,

the ICJ said it determined Israel's policy of settlement in the West Bank violates international law

and that Israel had effectively annexed large parts of the West Bank violates international law and that Israel had effectively annexed

large parts of the West Bank, along with East Jerusalem, which was formally annexed in 1980,

due to some of the apparently permanent aspects of Israeli rule there.

The legal consequences of its findings, the court ruled, were that Israel must end its control

of these areas, cease new settlement activity, repeal all legislation and measures creating

or maintaining the unlawful situation, including those which it said discriminate against

the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, and provide reparations

for any damage caused by its wrongful acts.

It then goes on to talk in more detail about this occupation and the form that it has taken

over the years and why it is illegal. But this is, of course, a pretty important ruling, although it must be noted,

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