Ep.129 - The Lawyer Prosecuting the West and Israel - Tayab Ali

January 3, 2024 Muhammad Jalal

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** This interview was recorded a few hours before South Africa initiated its ICJ case - the Genocide Convention is discussed in detail here.

When we consider the disgraceful actions of the Israeli state, it becomes evident that they operate in a system of impunity. From the very early days of this slaughter, the diplomatic, economic and military cover provided by the West has unleashed a genocidal war machine intent on ethnically cleansing Gaza and removing its indigenous people, the Palestinians, from their ancestral home. In an act of perverse precision, the Israeli war machine decimated Gaza’s archival buildings – as a symbol of its desire to erase Palestinian history.

But what, if anything, can we do about this? My guest today, Tayab Ali, is a lawyer specialising in criminal trials. He is a partner at the legal firm Bindmans. He has been described as “an irresistible force – he’s fearless.” He is rated as a Super Lawyer by Thompson Reuters and recognised in Civil Liberties by The Legal 500. He has represented clients in the Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights and at international political and legal institutions, including the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and the African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights.

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