As the bombs continue to rain down on the people of Palestine, and Western leaders do all they can to protect the Israeli military operation, a bloc of nations has emerged to do what they can to hold those responsible accountable.
Representatives of more than thirty Global South states gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, this week to set out an emergency plan aimed at halting Israel’s assault on Gaza and the West Bank. Among the resolutions ratified by the group were measures to block the transfer of arms and other military equipment to Israel through their territories and to uphold universal jurisdiction mandates to secure justice for victims of crimes committed by Israel in Palestine.
The conference was convened by the Hague Group, cofounded earlier in the year by officials from several Global South nations, including South Africa and Colombia. The group seeks to ensure the enforcement of rulings issued against Israel by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Its collective effort stands in stark contrast to the posture of the Global North, as the United States and Western European powers, which so often proclaim themselves the leaders of the free and democratic world not only fail to support these measures but actively work to undermine them. Their obstructions have included sanctions on ICC and ICJ officials (most recently against UN representatives such as Francesca Albanese), refusals to cooperate with arrest warrants issued for Israeli officials, and continued military support for Israel.
The old unipolar world is today faltering under the weight of these nations’ barefaced support for Israel’s genocide, while the Southern nations of the formerly colonized — especially states with…
Auteur: Carlos Cruz Mosquera
