The World Court's Ruling on Israel / Justice Alito's Pine Tree Flag

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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The International Court of Justice, part of the United Nations, issues a ruling that seemingly tells Israel to halt its operations in Rafah. But will this ruling carry any weight, and what about the Oct. 7 hostages still held by Hamas? Plus, the latest alleged scandal at the Supreme Court is that Justice Samuel Alito's vacation home flew a historical flag that dates to the Revolutionary War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.2	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:37.0	The International Court of Justice in the Hag rules that Israel must immediately halt its military
0:45.0	offensive in Rafa but will this ruling have any effect at all?
0:48.8	Plus the latest purported scandal involving Justice Samuel Alito is that his Beach House reportedly was
0:55.2	flying a historical flag used under General George Washington.
0:59.9	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
1:03.6	We are joined today by my colleagues, Elliot Kaufman
1:06.6	and Bill McGurn.
1:08.6	On Friday, the International Court of Justice in Hague
1:12.0	ordering Israel to stop its actions in the
1:14.9	Gazan city of Rafa. Let's listen to a piece of that ICJ announcement.
1:20.0	The Court considered that in conformity with obligations under the Genocide Convention,
1:26.0	Israel must immediately hold its military offensive and any other action in the
1:32.3	Rafah governor which may inflict on the Palestinian
1:35.9	group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical
1:40.6	destruction in whole or in part.
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