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NGO warns of legal action if UK embassy moved to Jerusalem
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The Worldwide Centre of Justice for Palestinians says there are ‘sturdy grounds’ to legally oppose embassy relocation.
Weeks after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss stated she was reviewing the placement of the British embassy in Israel, a rights group has warned that shifting the mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would represent a violation of Britain’s obligations underneath worldwide legislation and be met with authorized motion.
“Any try to take action might consequence within the group issuing Judicial Overview proceedings,” the United Kingdom-based Worldwide Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICPJ) stated in a press release on Wednesday.
The group, which on Tuesday delivered a letter to Truss enclosing an in depth authorized opinion, stated Britain would violate its obligation underneath the Geneva Conventions “to not encourage, support or help violations of the Conventions by one other State”.
It got here as Australia’s authorities stated it could now not recognise West Jerusalem because the capital of Israel, reversing a choice taken by the earlier administration in 2018.
מודה לידידתי הטובה, ראשת ממשלת בריטניה ליז טראס, שהודיעה כי היא שוקלת בחיוב את העברת שגרירות בריטניה לירושלים בירת ישראל- אנחנו נמשיך לחזק את השותפות בין המדינות 🇮🇱🇬🇧
צילום: אבי אוחיון, לע״מ pic.twitter.com/0DZB0TGMsl
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) September 22, 2022
Truss instructed her Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid that she was contemplating shifting the placement of the embassy throughout a September 21 assembly, some two weeks after taking workplace, based on information experiences. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, in a Twitter publish, stated he was grateful to her for weighing a transfer to Jerusalem.
In August, when she was nonetheless the UK’s international minister, Truss had first floated the potential for a relocation throughout a gathering of the Conservative Associates of Israel organisation, wherein she stated she was a “big Zionist” and a “big supporter of Israel”.
A call by former President Donald Trump to maneuver america embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018 sparked worldwide demonstrations and drew condemnation by world heads of state, leaders within the Center East and the Palestinians, who see East Jerusalem because the capital of their future state.
Tayab Ali, ICJP director and companion at Bindmans LLP, stated in a press release the UK couldn’t “as a rustic champion the Ukrainian battle for freedom” – the UK has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in late February – whereas on the similar time supporting Israel’s declare to Jerusalem, “which so badly undermines the British assertion of the primacy of worldwide legislation and the UN constitution”.
The implications of “carelessness at this degree could be unthinkable”, he added.
Additionally on Tuesday, a report by Francesca Albanese, the United Nations particular rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, stated the Israeli occupation “bypass[ed] the vital situation of the popularity of the Palestinian folks’s proper to self-determination, specifically Palestinians’ proper to freely decide their political, social and financial standing and develop as a folks”.
My first report back to the UNGA is out. Obtainable within the six official languages of the UN.
https://t.co/J13GfYVnBe pic.twitter.com/lWtTpnusCs— Francesca Albanese, UN Particular Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) October 18, 2022
Professional-Israel teams within the UK are lobbying in favour of a relocation, with the endorsement of the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Land in West Jerusalem can be rumoured to have already been earmarked for this objective.
The archbishop of Canterbury expressed his concern earlier this month that such a transfer might be “critically damaging to any risk of lasting peace within the area and to the worldwide status of the UK”.
A call on this route would additionally doubtless additional erode the legitimacy of the Palestinian Authority, which was set as much as oversee a two-state answer as envisioned underneath the Oslo Accords and has restricted management in Palestinian metropolis centres within the occupied West Financial institution.
East Jerusalem, together with the West Financial institution and Gaza Strip, has been illegally occupied by Israel because the 1967 conflict. The worldwide group’s place has been that the divided metropolis ought to host consulates, somewhat than embassies, till a last peace settlement is reached.
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France elections: Germans prepare for seismic change in EU politics
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As France gears up for the shocking snap elections that French President Emmanuel Macron called during the EU elections, Germans are preparing for a seismic change in EU politics.
With the upcoming French elections just around the corner, Germany is bracing itself for the results, which are expected to swing to the right.
Climate, migration and gender equality policies are likely to be affected on a national level in France if far-right Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party wins. Yet, political scientist Prof Dr Miriam Hartlapp warned the effects could ripple across the European Union.
“Policymaking in Brussels will change because members of this right-wing populist party could sit in the Council of Ministers. This creates a different situation for countries like Germany and other European nations,” Hartlapp said.
“France is not a small member state, but a large and important one. We can expect that European climate policy, asylum and migration policy, and gender equality policy at the European level will then look different,” she added.
Hartlapp said the swing to the right has spread across Europe as the dissatisfaction with current governments is reflected in the political climate.
Germans are aware of the changes and this “causes concern,” Harlapp said, pointing at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s recent interview where he said he hopes “that parties that are not [Marine] Le Pen, to put it that way, are successful in the election. But that is for the French people to decide.”
Hartlapp added that the EU can expect immigration-related cases to be brought to the European Court of Justice.
“Some points in the National Rally‘s program clearly contradict the fundamental rights of the European constitution. For example, immigrants in France not having the same rights as French citizens when it comes to housing and social benefits. This directly contradicts EU law,” she said.
Meanwhile, in Germany, individual politicians from the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) and extreme-right Die Heimat announced their plans to form factions in the eastern state of Brandenburg this week, after AfD outperformed all of the parties in the ruling coalition government during the EU elections.
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Live Updates: Kenyan President Vows to Prevent Violence ‘At Whatever Cost’
President Ruto spoke after demonstrators in Nairobi breached the Parliament to protest the passage of a bill raising taxes on many basics. At least five people were killed, according to Amnesty International and several civic organizations.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces military's commander of joint forces
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- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the replacement of Lieutenant-General Yuri Sodol as the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
- Zelenskyy named Brigadier-General Andriy Hnatov as Sodol’s successor, who will handle strategic planning of operations.
- Sodol’s removal followed a letter by Bohdan Krotevych, head of Ukraine’s Azov regiment, accusing Sodol of actions leading to military setbacks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday he had replaced the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Yuri Sodol, after reports surfaced that he had performed badly in the 28-month-old war against Russia.
Zelenskyy, speaking in his nightly video address, gave no reason for the dismissal. He said Sodol had been replaced by Brigadier-General Andriy Hnatov in the post, which involves strategic planning of operations.
Sodol’s removal, one of a series of personnel changes, followed publication of a letter by the head of Ukraine’s revered Azov regiment, Bohdan Krotevych, in which he alleged that Sodol’s actions had led to serious military setbacks.
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In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Krotevych did not identify Sodol by name, but said an unnamed general “has killed more Ukrainian soldiers than any Russian general.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 20, 2024. Zelenskyy said on Monday he had replaced the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Yuri Sodol, after reports surfaced that he had performed badly in the 28-month-old war against Russia. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
“What I do care about is that combat battalion and brigade commanders are put on trial for losing an observation post, but a general is not put on trial for losing regions, dozens of cities and thousands of soldiers,” Krotevych wrote.
“All the military personnel now understand who I am talking about because 99 percent of the military hate him for what he does.”
The news outlet Ukrainska Pravda, citing a leaked report, said a criminal complaint had been submitted concerning Sodol, who was promoted earlier this year, although it did not identify him. It said Krotevych was willing to testify against him.
Hnatov had served as deputy commander of the southern theater of operations since 2022 and played a leading role in recapturing much of southern Kherson region from Russian invaders.
In the spring of 2023, he commanded the defense of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, a town that eventually fell to Russian forces after many months of pitched battles.
Krotevych, in a social media post after the president’s announcement, described Hnatov as a “very worthy officer”.
With Russian forces making gains and slowly advancing through eastern Ukraine in recent months, the military has undergone considerable changes.
The military top commander, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, was dismissed in February after public differences with Zelenskyy over the conduct of the war.
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