Palestinian-American legal scholar and attorney Dr Noura Erakat grants this is indeed a horrifying moment of despair for Palestinians everywhere but says giving up is not an option:

“Yes nothing has worked to stop this genocide and to liberate Palestinians, but does the opposite of that mean that we give up? Or does the opposite of that mean that we act with greater strategic acumen and foresight and try to think to ourselves, how do we do this differently? How do we do this better?”

Noura argues that the legitimacy of institutions such as the ICJ rest upon their responses to Israel’s genocide on Gaza, “we already know this is a genocide, so it’s a way in which Palestine has inverted the lens. It doesn't matter what you say about Palestine at this point, it matters what Palestine says about your legitimacy and your institution.”