What’s a rogue state?
And if we use this concept to describe Israel, why would that matter?
US-backed Israeli forces just committed yet another massacre in Rafah.
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, with one’s bombs and one’s military, they were burning displaced families alive in an area previously designated as a ‘safe zone’ by Israel.
The images from Sunday night will haunt us forever.
It is clear that Israel won’t just stop on its own. It has proven time and time again its contempt for international law and any institution that attempts to break its decades-long impunity.
My question is, what are our elected leaders waiting for, pretending not to have any power?
At the intersection of statements made by ICC’s prosecutor Karim Khan and its team, and a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (the highest court in the world), ordering Israel to halt its operation in Rafah, what I couldn’t help but see was the concept of a rogue state.
So it was high time I talked about it on my podcast.
What is a rogue state?
How is it defined?
Why does it apply to Israel?
And what does it actually mean on the ground?
It’s all in my episode. That and a healthy amount of rage that I’m encouraging you, too, to let out in healthy ways.
Resources:
- A quick summary of the differences between the ICC and the ICJ, by Al Jazeera
- One of the definitions of a rogue state, by Oxford Reference
- Deviance in International Relations, edited by Wolfgang Wagner, Wouter Werner, Michal Onderco
- Republican US Senators Sent Threatening Letter to ICC Prosecutor over Possible Netanyahu Arrest Warrant, by Jurist News
As always: stay strong, check on others, and keep your heart open.
❤️💔❤️
Justina
Find all my work on Palestine here.
Latest from the Blog
An Interview on Iran and Israel You Have to See
This is an absolute must-watch: Jeremy Scahill, one of the few journalists who interviews and is trusted by various actors, including the Iranian government, talks to Samir Mohyeddin about the U.S.-Iranian negotiations and Israel’s “fragile ceasefires” in Gaza and Lebanon. It’s a conversation good for our brains and conscience.
When Words Become Both The Representation And The Represented
The simplest propaganda technique – blatant lies – might be all that Israel and its supporters have left in their toolbox. Yet words with no meaning is what our leaders, too, have been resorting to for years now, following Israel itself.
Israel: The Only Country Whose Actions Never Represent Itself
If it is not its ministers, navy, police, prison guards, people marching on the streets, nor settlers protected by the army, who, then, actually represents Israel?
The Exploding Head Media 
One thought on “Why Would It Matter If We Called Israel a Rogue State?”