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For the @LAReviewofBooks, I wrote about Luca Giordano's St. Michael, but also about art & empire, & airstrikes, & Gaza
I feel strongly about this one: it articulates something I'd previously struggled with (& also I think it's my best writing about art)
lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
infinite respect and admiration for the coalition responsible for this case -- it's an uphill battle but small victories are emerging even in formal losses, and there will be bigger ones to follow.
regardless, implied is the unavoidable conclusion that the state *must* take measures or else it will be in violation of its international legal obligations under the Genocide Convention & the Geneva Conventions
Every state, not just The Netherlands, carries this obligation
The court dismissed the plaintiff's demands that The Netherlands cease certain exports to Israel and cease trade relations between certain Dutch companies and the settlements, holding that it is up to the State to choose which measures to take to comply w/ its IL obligations
The prosecution of war criminals and genocidaires within States' jurisdictions is readily available and easily actionable step within every States’ means, and one which will certainly have some effect at abating the genocide.
It's no excuse that individual action may prove insufficient “since the possibility remains that the combined efforts of several States, each complying w/ its obligation to prevent, might have achieved the result…which the efforts of only one State were insufficient to produce.”
Per the ICJ in 2007:
State parties are obligated “to employ all means reasonably available to them” to prevent genocide..at the instant that the State learns of, or should normally have learned of, the existence of a serious risk that genocide will be committed.”
A positive step by the Dutch courts towards bringing The Netherlands in line with its international legal obligations
The obligation to prevent genocide materialize the moment the mere *risk* of genocide becomes apparent. We are well past "risk"—genocide is happening now.
“The Dutch court ruled that the Genocide Convention must be taken into account and that, in specific instances, the court may assess whether the State breached its duty of care by failing to take certain measures. This is an important precedent”
The Court of Appeal in The Hague has concluded that there is a serious risk Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and violating international humanitarian law. somo.nl/dutch-court-serious-…
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BREAKING: Turkey issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Katz, and Ben-Gvir over genocide charges in Gaza and the killing of Hind Rajab.
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SCOOP: The United States gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza, five former U.S. officials told @ErinBanco @JonathanLanday and me 1/x
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Hegseth just announced the 17th attack on civilian vessels in the region. The military strike occurred today in the Caribbean, and three people were killed.
New report from @AAUP & @MESA_1966 on the weaponization of antisemitism claims shows how Biden used civil rights law as a cudgel against student anti-genocide protesters, and Trump used it as a battering ram for his war against higher ed
theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
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For the @LAReviewofBooks, I wrote about Luca Giordano's St. Michael, but also about art & empire, & airstrikes, & Gaza
I feel strongly about this one: it articulates something I'd previously struggled with (& also I think it's my best writing about art)
lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
strange man with goat eyes and an inhuman smile who makes people go through bizarre trials for earthly rewards named Mr. BEAST -- hiding in plain sight!
