By James M. Dorsey
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu knows he doesn’t need to bother about this week’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on Israel’s legal humanitarian obligations to the Palestinians.
Two months into blocking the entry into Gaza of all food and medical supplies, Mr. Netanyahu is correct to assume that the Court’s findings are a non-binding foregone conclusion.
The hearings highlighted Israel’s international isolation.
Of the 40 countries and international organisations testifying in five days of hearings, only two, the United States and Hungary, are expected to defend Israel.
None of this matters.
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