The International Court of Justice orders Israel to stop committing genocidal acts - Canada must impose an embargo
The International Court of Justice has found that there is strong case that Israel's military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide and issued emergency orders.Faced with the ICJ decision, Canada is compelled to prevent Israeli genocide in Gaza. The court cited extensive evidence of genocidal acts towards Palestinian civilians, video taken by IDF soldiers and 8 pages of quotes from Israeli officials expressing genocidal intent. The court found that there was in fact a “real risk of genocide” and that Israel needed to act urgently to prevent irreparable harm to Palestinian life.Canada must abide by International law and impose an arms embargo. The Canadian government has a legal responsibility under the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to ensure its arms exports are not used in the commission of serious violations of international law, including genocide, or serious violence against women and children. The ruling by the world's top court has now made this undeniable.There is a strong possibility that Trudeau lacks the political courage to take action. He has wavered on the response to the case and Canada has a history of using its political power to sabotage efforts to hold Israel accountable.