Briefing: The ICJ, Biden Lawsuit & Conditioning U.S. Military Funding to Israel

Friday, January 26, was a pivotal day in the ongoing efforts to halt Israel’s destruction of Gaza and its people. The International Court of Justice responded to South Africa’s request for provisional measures in its genocide case against the State of Israel and, in a courtroom on the other side of the Atlantic, plaintiffs testified before a U.S. federal court in the case of Defense for Children International - Palestine v. Biden, a lawsuit against senior Biden administration officials for their failure to prevent, and for their complicity in, the Israeli government’s unfolding genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Join us Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 10:00 am ET to unpack Friday’s legal proceedings, as well as to hear the latest regarding efforts on Capitol Hill to condition U.S. funding to Israel. We will be taking your questions.

Speakers include:

-Amjad Iraqi, a senior editor at +972 Magazine. He is also a policy member of the think tank Al-Shabaka.

-Chantal Meloni, a criminal lawyer and professor at the Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Italy who represents victims in Palestine before the International Criminal Court. She is a senior legal advisor to the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights for the program International Crimes and Accountability.

-Diala Shamas, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing the plaintiffs in Defense for Children International - Palestine v. Biden.

-John Ramming Chappell, an advocacy and legal fellow at the Center for Civilians in Conflict.

-Julia Bacha, Just Vision’s Creative Director and Filmmaker (Boycott, Budrus) (Moderator).

This event is sponsored by Just Vision, Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), +972 Magazine and Jewish Currents.