In reality, Milosevic took away Kosovo’s federal status, not its autonomy, was entirely uninterested in Slovene secession (probably a pity), supported the right of the Krajina Serbs not to be coerced into a Croat (Tudjman) secession, avoided taking Dubrovnik (which Tudjman’s forces had turned into a military provocation, in which they did their best to incite the Yugoslav Army to fire on it).
The ICJ has already cleared Serbia of any genocidal Bosnian role. And the idea of a kindly, humanitarian NATO intervening in Kosovo is a dangerous joke, one which led the US and GB to try the same trick regarding Iraq. NATO’s incitement and support of the KLA terrorists was purely self-interested.
And if NATO’s ‘humanitarian’ alibi for this crime of aggression had failed to fool the public, then the world would have been a considerably safer place.

Slobodan Milosevic rose to power by stirring up Serbian nationalism over the issue of Kosovo. Kosovo was a semi-autonomous region of Yugoslavia, until he took away its autonomy.

A Communist apparatik, Milosevic turned nationalist in order to conserve his hold on power. He exploited ethnic tensions in Kosovo to attain his goals. After taking away Kosovo’s autonomy, he turned his attention to Slovenia where his repressive moves were met with a successful campaign of passive resistance. He attacked Vukovar and shelled Dubrovnik in attempt to carve out a Serbian Republic in Croatia.He then turned to Bosnia,,where he waged a genocidal war against non-Serbs.

NA.T.O. intervened when his attacks on the Kosovars seemed to portend a similar fate to that of the Bosnians. Milosevic’s deportation of the Kosovars made continued Serbian rule in Kosovo impossible. Serbia lost effective control of Kosovo over ten years ago.

Milosevic’s wars of aggression are the cause of the break up of Yugoslavia. The independence of Kosovo is the final chapter in that break up.

Successive Israeli governments have agreed to the necessity of an independent Palestinian state. An international court recognizing Kosovo independence will not affect Israeli -Palestinian negotiations.

This has nothing to do with Gaza. Israel voluntarily withdrew from Gaza. Milosevic withdrew from Kosovo after he was defeated by N.A.T.O.

Its Serbia, not Kosovo that brought this issue before the ICJ. The independence of Kosovo is an established fact. The independence of Palestine can only occur through negotiations between the two parties. It will surely not be adjudicated in a court of law.