No state has a ‘right’ to exist – least of all an apartheid, genocidal state like Israel (Jonathan Cook Blog, 2026-10-12) https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-10-12/state-right-exist-apartheid-israel/ ——— >> Israel has no right to exist. That’s the position in international law. It has nothing to do with hatred of Israel or antisemitism. >> In fact, no state – none – has a “right” to exist, including states busy extolling their democratic credentials. >> Peoples have a right to exist. When that right is abused, it invariably involves very serious violations of international law – often through crimes such as apartheid, ethnic cleansing or genocide. >> States, by contrast, don’t have a “right” to exist. They simply do exist as a matter of fact – until they suddenly don’t… >> This is so obvious it should not even need stating… #palestine #Gaza #InternationalLaw @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com