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"US Court Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Biden's Complicity in Israel's Gaza Campaign Genocide"

A US federal court in California ruled that Israel's military campaign in Gaza "plausibly" amounts to genocide, but dismissed a case aimed at stopping US military support for Israel as being outside its jurisdiction. The judge implored the defendants to examine the results of their support for the military siege against Palestinians in Gaza. The court's decision was based on the grounds that the matter lay outside its jurisdiction and involved serious political questions. The Palestinian groups may appeal the dismissal and urged the Biden administration to heed the judge's call to examine and end its support. The ruling referred extensively to the genocide case brought against Israel by South Africa in the International Court of Justice, which issued provisional measures calling on Israel to prevent acts covered by the genocide convention.