Letters to the Editor: Crucial decision about Palestine by International Court of Justice  

With its history of occupation, apartheid and genocide, Ireland is in a unique position to lead the charge against the occupation of Palestinian land and the crimes of apartheid and genocide that are used to uphold it

On Friday, the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague declared that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands is illegal. Picture: Peter Dejong/AP 

One way or another, Friday’s advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice will go down as a watershed moment. Either it will be seen as a major turning point on the road to Palestinian freedom and self-determination, or as the final nail in the coffin of the rules-based international order and the post-Second World War system of international law. 

It is up to us to decide which one it will be.