Lawsuits Alleging Genocide Challenge Foreign Policy on Israel in the U.S. and Abroad

In the West, advocacy groups and families of Palestinian victims of Israeli violence in Gaza are mobilizing through judicial channels to challenge foreign policy pertaining to aiding the Israeli state and military.  The outcomes have yielded mixed results, but the cases signal efforts to exercise control over foreign policy by using the judiciary to regulate executive actions.  Two recent cases in the U.S. and the Netherlands highlight the successes, shortcomings, and broader effects of these efforts.