"FREE JULIAN ASSANGE! FREE PALESTINE!"
With Decisions Pending in the Courts, It's Time to Amp Up Our Voices in Support of Freedom and Human Decency
Some of you will already be aware that hearings were held last week in London on whether the Australian, Julian Assange will be extradited to the U.S. after years of imprisonment without trial. On Feb. 23, Aljazeera posted an interview with Julian’s wife Stella on her view of the circumstances. Assange is still waiting for the decision. In the meantime, Stella emphasises the importance of keeping up the large-scale protests, which she indicates do seem finally to be making it clear to Julian’s adversaries that the world is watching:
At the same time, beginning on Feb. 19, six days of hearings were held at the International Court of Justice at The Hague (Netherlands), in response to requests by the U.N. General Assembly last year for an advisory decision evaluating Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and human rights violations beginning during the 1967 war. This is a huge event, the largest in the ICJ’s history, and involves the participation of 52 countries and 3 international organizations. A decision is expected to be issued sometime this year.
Human Rights Watch reports:
World Court to Review 57-Year Israeli Occupation
52 Countries to Take Part in Hearings on Occupied Palestinian Territory
It should be noted that this is separate from, but comes on the heels of ICJ hearings concerning South Africa’s indictment against Israel for crimes of genocide in the current war.
Two decades ago, similar hearings surrounding Palestinian occupied territories were held at The Hague, and a decision called for deconstruction of the barriers Israel has built around Palestinian communities which repreesent further encroachment of Israeli colonialism on Palestinian lands, creating a kind of ghettos similar to what Jews were subject to in Europe in times past.
I am aware that some readers may not be in agreement with my stance in support of Palestinians. If any wish to understand how I arrived at such a position, you can check out my four part series on the history of Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
An essay by journalist
notes a link between the Assange trial and the hearings on Israel’s long occupation of Palestinian territories: Assange is being demanded by the U.S. for revealing government secrets which include its war crimes in the Middle East, and the U.S. continues to be a major supporter and enabler of Israeli militancy in the midst of the current genocide in Gaza.Returning to the Assange hearings, new evidence was presented before the court in London revealing secret plans by the U.S. government to assassinate Assange—courtesy of West Point graduate Secretary of State Mike Pompeo under the Trump administration.
Julian’s wife and major public advocate, Stella, says each point made by his defense in the court was stalwart but, as many of us know, courts tend to be influenced by political expediencies moreso than by the truth, which is why the large crowds of protestors outside the courtroom are so important: the message finally appears to be getting through to Julian’s prosecutors that the whole world is watching.
Don’t let up now. Keep up the pressure, Stella emphasizes. And now the cry must go out to not just not extradite Assange. Now our motto should be “FREE ASSANGE!”
Here’s that video update by Stella again in case you missed it:
Visit stellaassange.com for further updates and how you can take part!
Tobin Owl is an independent researcher/writer. Over the past three years he’s conducted in-depth investigation focusing on the history of modern medicine, medical science, geopolitical conspiracy and the environment. Articles written prior to his move to Substack are found on his website Cry For The Earth
Related:
Reiner Fuëllmich Trial Update: February 23, 2024
Similar to Assange, German lawyer Reiner Fuëllmich, founder of the Corona Investigative Committee, is being held in a high-security prison without being convicted with a crime. But Reiner is optimistic.
Video sourced from Reiner Fuëllmich Telegram channel.
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