Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is asking, “South Africa, are you real?”
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| Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, with troops of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Photo: @IDF |
This is coming following a headline by forbes.com which says, ‘South Africa Taking Isreal To The International Court Of Justice’.
According to forbes.com:
On December 29, 2023, South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (the ICJ), concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide Convention) in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip (the Application). The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The Court has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and agencies of the system.
The Application alleges that, “acts and omissions by Israel… are genocidal in character, as they are committed with the requisite specific intent… to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a part of the broader Palestinian national, racial and ethnic group” and that “the conduct of Israel — through its State organs, State agents, and other persons and entities acting on its instructions or under its direction, control or influence — in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, is in violation of its obligations under the Genocide Convention.”
