Raji Sourani

It is time for the ICC to fi­nal­ly open the in­ves­ti­ga­tion on Is­rael/Pales­tine.

ICC should take con­crete steps to en­sure jus­tice is served for the vic­tims of Is­rael’s ag­gres­sion in Gaza in 2008-2009.

A clear and ur­gent need for ju­di­cial in­ter­ven­tion is need­ed for Pales­tini­ans who con­tin­ue to be mar­gin­alised.

On Hu­man Rights Day, it’s im­por­tant to high­light that 64 years on, Pales­tini­ans are still wait­ing for jus­tice.

As was the case in Op­er­a­tion Cast Lead, the in­ter­na­tion­al com­mu­ni­ty is once again turn­ing its back on Gaza.

The fail­ure to prop­er­ly in­ves­ti­gate and pun­ish in­jus­tices in the Samouni fam­i­ly case is a crime it­self.

While 1,000 Pales­tin­ian pris­on­ers will be re­leased, 1.8 mil­lion peo­ple liv­ing in Gaza are still not free.

A Lon­don judge or­dered a for­mer Is­raeli for­eign min­is­ter’s ar­rest, but the UK is pre­vent­ing this.