More than 100 Australian lawyers and legal scholars signed an open letter saying the ICY found all countries were obliged not to aid the illegal occupation of the West Bank. Follow the day’s news live
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More than 100 Australian lawyers and legal scholars are calling on Australia to review economic ties with Israel to ensure compliance with a new ruling from the international court of justice (ICJ).
In an advisory opinion published last month, the ICJ said Israel’s continued occupation of territory it seized in 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem, was illegal. The ICJ found that all countries were “under an obligation … not to render aid or assistance in maintaining” the illegal occupation.
Australia must urgently suspend all investment, trade and scientific, technical and technological cooperation in these areas and engage in a systematic evaluation of all economic ties with Israel.
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