As soon as I heard the verdict of the International Court of Justice last week and heard the vote of 15-2 against Israel, I knew it had to be a woman .  Who else could stand up to 15 men and vote with the old Israeli man? 

So I started looking her up and, even though I have fever and been reduced to watching Polish movies on Netflix, the little jibes against her were all too apparent.  For example, although all the bios on her say she’s been serving in the world court since 2012, Al Jazira says 2021.  And of course the Ugandan government distanced themselves from her and said her opinion was her own.  But everything she was supremely logical and simple and clear. “South Africa has not demonstrated, even on a prima facie basis, that the acts allegedly committed by Israel … were committed with the necessary genocidal intent and … are capable of falling within the scope of the Genocide Convention.”   She was not only voted against the charges but she was clearly deciding the charges had no basis.  

What is true is that our politicians said we’ve got to wipe Hamas out, and while I hated their rhetoric, Hamas has as the only point in their constitution their duty to wipe us out. As much as I dislike all our politicians’ rhetoric, this response seems to be a totally reasonable one.

I’d like to see Justice Sebutinde go far in this world.  Maybe she can straighten us all out.