International Court Ruling on Palestine

This is a watershed moment for Palestine,

for justice, and for international law.

Israel's occupation has been declared unlawful by

the World Court, which has stipulated that it must be

terminated completely and as rapidly as, as

possible. The court also found that illegal Israeli

occupation violates the UN Charter,

human rights, and international humanitarian law.

The court further unequivocally declared that

all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory are illegal

and must be dismantled, and that all Israeli settlers

must be evacuated.

The court declared that Israeli illegal occupation not

only violates but evis-eviscerates the

Palestinian people's right to self-determination in their own

land, including the right to their own state.

This ruling couldn't be more timely or sorely needed.

The Palestinian people have endured unbearable suffering and

injustice for decades.

This ruling is a vindication of their steadfastness

and perseverance. This right must not--

must no longer be denied or deferred.

The court made clear that the Palestinian people

are the only sovereign in the occupied Palestinian territory,

including East Jerusalem, and that the international

community is under an obligation not just to

reaffirm the Palestinian people's right to self-determination,

but to see to it that this right is implemented

immediately.

All states and the UN are, are now under

obligation not to recognize the legality of

Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian territory.