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The collapse of the 2025 Gaza ceasefire due to Israel’s obstruction of humanitarian aid and unilateral suspension of its obligations raises serious concerns under international law. While ceasefire agreements are often seen as political tools, they carry binding legal force when concluded…
In July 2024, The Lancet published an article estimating that the total death count in Gaza since October 7th, 2023, could be "186,000 or even more”, citing a "conservative estimate of four indirect deaths per one direct death." That is nearly ten…
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After World War I, the winning alliance decided to partition the Ottoman Empire. They decided to divide the conquered nations among themselves. The Palestinian region was taken over by the British. In 1918, the League of Nations accepted the British mandate over…
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International law is built on the foundation of sovereignty, a pillar of which is state consent. A state’s legal obligations are overwhelmingly, though not exclusively, based on its consent to be bound. The ICJ and ICC, in all likelihood, will be ineffective…
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Despite calls for peace and de-escalation, the conflict between Israel and Hamas appears to have entered an advanced phase with no prospects of a ceasefire in sight. At a time when the US and other Western powers should call for restraint and…
President of the US Donald Trump has signed a presidential proclamation on March 25, 2019 saying the US recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights. This is the third time in sixteen months when Trump has taken a controversial decision in the Middle…
In a series of blows to the Palestinians, the Trump administration has recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, moved the U.S. Embassy there and cut funding to the U.N. agency that deals with Palestinian refugees. Then, last week, Washington said it would withdraw…
For the US and its Western partners, the Middle East has been one of the most important regions of the world since the end of World War II. The last seven decades of the geo-politics in Middle East have witnessed increased US…
Historically, terrorism required a radicalizing phenomenon of individuals snowballing into societies. Fortunately, reasons that could have caused this boomerang effect amongst non-Muslims have been correctly identified, pursued against and thwarted under the umbrella of UN, NATO led by the US and the…