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An Advocate from Colonized Palestine l Head of Legal Department @EuroMedHr
Nov 18, 2025 11 tweets 2 min read
ONCE AGAIN, THE UN CHOSE COLONIALISM OVER LIBERATION.
Its new Resolution 2803 liquidates Palestinian rights, whitewashes Israel’s crimes, cements occupation, & openly mocks the ICJ’s order to end Israel’s unlawful presence unconditionally.
Let’s dismantle this catastrophe. 🧵 Image 1/ Last night, the UN Security Council rubber-stamped Trump’s “20-point Gaza peace plan” as Resolution 2803 — 13 yes, zero no, Russia & China abstaining.
Oct 13, 2025 9 tweets 2 min read
🧵 Forcing Palestinian prisoners into exile in Gaza or abroad as a release condition, or expelling them post-detention, is a war crime under international law. This is exile, not freedom. Yet no mainstream headlines will tell it. Image 1/Art. 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits forcible transfer of protected persons outside or within occupied territory, except for temporary evacuations for civilian safety or urgent military needs.
Aug 15, 2025 7 tweets 4 min read
🧵 ICJ judge Sebutinde says “the Lord is counting on me to stand with Israel.” This means she has pre-judged the case, cannot weigh evidence neutrally, and has breached her oath of impartiality.
Who is responsible for her removal or recusal? Let’s start with Sebutinde herself 👇 Image 1/ ICJ Statute, Article 24(1)
Sebutinde is required to recuse herself from the South Africa v. Israel case due to her evident bias and lack of impartiality. Her refusal to step aside, violates her oath, signals disregard for judicial integrity & jeopardizes the ICJ’s credibility. Image
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May 20, 2024 22 tweets 3 min read
1/ Applying for arrest warrants by the ICC Prosecutor against Israeli officials is a positive step, but here are some thoughts: 2/ Timeline and Context:
According to the ICC prosecutor, crimes in the OPT did not start until October 7th. This overlooks the history of settler colonialism and apartheid over 76 years, occupation for 56 years, and siege for 17 years that preceded that day.
Feb 26, 2024 18 tweets 3 min read
A 🧵How do we know that Israel has been deliberately starving the whole population of the Gaza Strip ‘Gaza’ since October 7th? (Straightforward starvation actions—yet no action has been taken) #GazaGenocide 1/ Israeli officials have stated their intention to deprive Palestinians in Gaza of food, water, and fuel, a sentiment reflected in the military actions promptly undertaken by Israeli forces right after October 7th