Humanity on trial – a weekly news review

This week, Israel has been on trial at the International Court of Justice, and the International Court has been on trial before the world. The case is of universal importance, including for the Kurds, who are threatened with being trapped in the centre of an expanding Middle East war, and who are suffering their own persecution at the hands of Turkey. Meanwhile, in contrast to the debates about genocide in the Hague, Selahattin Demirtaş finished his defence speech in Turkey by talking about peace and living together, and North and East Syria continues to try and work for a positive future despite growing frustrations with the role of the United States.