Experts slam UN court ruling on Israel, warn opinion is also 'a real danger to the US'

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a non-binding ruling that Israel must cooperate with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), despite US opposition due to its alleged ties to Hamas. The ICJ's president stated that Israel is obligated to facilitate relief schemes provided by the UN and its entities, including UNRWA. Experts have criticized the ruling as a "real danger" to US interests, citing concerns about the ICJ's politicized nature and potential for imposing new legal rules without authority. The US State Department has condemned the ruling, calling it "nakedly politicized" and "partisan." Israel's Foreign Ministry has also rejected the ruling, stating that it is a "political attempt to impose measures against Israel under the guise of international law."

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