I would be positively shocked if this gained traction. Many islamic countries seem to be limiting rather than extending womens and girls rights at the moment.
the other judges all judged Israel was plausibly committing genocide
This statement is incorrect.
https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20240126-ord-01-05-en.pdf
Indeed, the basis on which she dismissed the provisions is quite important. She highlights that one of the fundamental parts that according to the ICJ are necessary to constitute a genocide (intent) is not present. For all of you interested, her full opinion is available to read here. In short, she stated that because of the lack of intent there is no genocide in Gaza (as defined by the ICJ).
I will note that she hadn't before this ruling been considered "pro-Israel". Though it has historically been the opinion of some moderators in this community that statements like hers constitute "Pro-Israel propaganda".
The relevant part from the genocide convention:
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical...
Here are some excerpts from the opinion of judge Sebutinde:
... Some of the preconditions for the indication of provisional measures have not been met
South Africa has not demonstrated, even on a prima facie basis, that the acts allegedly committed by Israel and of which the Applicant complains, were committed with the necessary genocidal intent, and that as a result, they are capable of falling within the scope of the Genocide Convention
Similarly, since the acts allegedly committed by Israel were not accompanied by a genocidal intent, the Applicant has not demonstrated that the rights it asserts and for which it seeks protection through the indication of provisional measures are plausible under the Genocide Convention
The provisional measures indicated by the Court in this Order are not warranted.
Later in the document there are more detailed explanations, but I will spoiler them to avoid a huge wall of text:
spoiler
A. There are no indicators of a genocidal intent on the part of Israel
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What distinguishes the crime of genocide from other grave violations of international human rights law (including those enumerated in Article II, paragraphs (a) to (d), of the Genocide Convention) is the existence of the “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such”. Accordingly, the acts complained of by South Africa, as well as the rights correlated to those acts, can only be capable of “falling within the scope of the said Convention” if a genocidal intent is present, otherwise such acts simply constitute grave violations of international humanitarian law and not genocide as such.
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... Having examined the evidence put forward by each of the Parties, I am not convinced that a prima facie showing of a genocidal intent, by way of indicators, has been made out against Israel. The war was not started by Israel but rather by Hamas who attacked Israel on 7 October 2023 thereby sparking off the military operation in Israel’s defence and in a bid to rescue its hostages. I also must agree that any “genocidal intent” alleged by the Applicant is negated by (1) Israel’s restricted and targeted attacks of legitimate military targets in Gaza; (2) its mitigation of civilian harm by warning them through leaflets, radio messages and telephone calls of impending attacks; and (3) its facilitation of humanitarian assistance. A careful examination of Israel’s war policy and of the full statements of the responsible government officials further demonstrates the absence of a genocidal intent. Here I must hasten to add that Israel is expected to conduct its military operation in accordance with international humanitarian law but violations of IHL cannot be the subject of these proceedings which are purely pursuant to the Genocide Convention. Unfortunately, the scale of suffering and death experienced in Gaza is exacerbated not by genocidal intent, but rather by several factors, including the tactics of the Hamas organization itself which often entails its forces embedding amongst the civilian population and installations, rendering them vulnerable to legitimate military attack.
Regarding the statements of Israeli top officials and politicians that South Africa cited as containing genocidal rhetoric, a careful examination of those statements, read in their proper and full context, shows that South Africa has either placed the quotations out of context or simply misunderstood the statements of those officials. The vast majority of the statements referred to the destruction of Hamas and not the Palestinian people as such. Certain renegade statements by officials who are not charged with prosecuting Israel’s military operations were subsequently highly criticized by the Israeli Government itself. More importantly, the official war policy of the Israeli Government, as presented to the Court, contains no indicators of a genocidal intent. In my assessment, there are also no indicators of incitement to commit genocide.
In sum, I am not convinced that the acts complained of by the Applicant are capable of falling within the scope of the Genocide Convention, in particular because it has not been shown, even on a prima facie basis, that Israel’s conduct in Gaza is accompanied by the necessary genocidal intent....
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No, I didn't miss it. I responded to the OPs statement regarding the passage of time, highlighting that animals are already adapting and evolving in the face of urban and human-adjacent ecosystems, which cats have always been an integral part of.
Long enough for ecosystems to change, adapt and form as well as for animals to evolve based on their new environment. Considering that there are already rats & cockroaches adapting to pesticides, both birds & pests are most certainly adapting to cats to some degree after the passage of thousands of years.
Obviously there may be a point in restricting cats in more insular habitats such as small islands, but for anybody on a major continent it is rather pointless. Furthermore, cats serve an important purpose in hunting pests that spread alongside humans, primarily rats and mice, both of which can have an even more disastrous effect on local ecosystems.
Yes, I assume the headline is based on what he was actually convicted of, highlighting that he's a controversial figure, and the article itself provides the context. Seems unlikely he'd be convicted for the insults without the added context.
Found the article interesting since it's at least an indication that the previous cadre of corrupt goons are getting sorted out. Not sure about how clean the current Sri-Lankan government is though.
Ever used a bus every 30 minutes?
Yes, for several years, and only because I had no other options. Once I got a drivers license I bought a car & first switched from bus-train-bus to car-train-bus (saving roughly a half an hour daily), but after they put high parking fees on the commuter parking I ditched public transit altogether (slightly more expensive even after accounting for the fee but cut my commute by another hour daily).
With that said, it's simply not feasible in many areas to up the service. Personally, I think the way to go in these cases is focusing on the denser areas at first, ensuring that the service is great and enable interoperability with personal transportation such as cars and bikes so that people can enjoy the best of both worlds.
Unfortunately that frequent traffic is only feasible in rather dense urban, or possibly suburban areas.
Our local operator runs huge deficits outside the major hubs, and even that is just for a bus every 30 minutes, most of which are completely devoid of passengers.
Yeah I don't expect Kim'd let anybody leave NK that isn't either fanatically loyal or under their thumb somehow even whilst abroad.
I always dread having to replace old appliances, specifically because of the added non-features that inevitably break.
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Protesters demand Gaza negotiators seal deal after bodies of hostage father, son found
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US envoy says Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from second south Lebanon town
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So the farmers will have to pay their workers a liveable wage?
How terrible...
Labor scarcity drives innovation & increases standards of living by driving up the value that workers can demand in exchange for their time. It's simple economics.