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South Africa: ICJ Ruling Is a Victory for Human Rights and Justice
GroundUp, 29 January 2024
The judgment is likely to be more important for the moral statement it makes than any short-term results it produces Read more »
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South Africa: International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Genocidal Acts in Gaza
allAfrica, 26 January 2024
The International Court of Justice in the Hague has ruled that the Israeli government must stop its attacks on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and allow aid to reach the… Read more »
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Africa: Will the War in Gaza Become a Breaking Point for the Rules-Based International Order?
Chatham House, 25 January 2024
The scale of death and destruction in Gaza is increasingly viewed as an indictment of a system facing perhaps its most daunting and most stubborn challenge - global perceptions of… Read more »
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South Africa: What Enforcement Power Does the International Court of Justice Have in South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel?
The Conversation Africa, 13 January 2024
South Africa says that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and has asked the International Court of Justice to intervene and stop Israeli military action in… Read more »
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South Africa: Lawyer in Israel Genocide Case Receives Hero's Welcome at Airport
GroundUp, 15 January 2024
"We wanted to show our gratitude to the entire team who represented South Africa and the Palestinian people with such grace and dignity," says Umayya Theba Read more »
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South Africa: SA's Genocide Case Against Israel Could End the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza, Says Amnesty International
Daily Maverick, 14 January 2024
Aid organisations, solidarity campaigns and scholars have voiced their support for South Africa's genocide case against Israel, which concluded on Friday afternoon at the… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Legal Team in the Genocide Case Against Israel Has Won Praise. Who Are They?
The Conversation Africa, 12 January 2024
South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the country's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 December. Read more »
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South Africa: War Against Hamas in Gaza Is Act of Self-Defence, Israel Tells World Court
UN News, 12 January 2024
Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at the United Nations' highest court, insisting that it was engaged "in a… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Genocide Case Flawed, Premature, Inaccurate - Israel
IPS, 12 January 2024
On day two at the International Court of Justice, Israel replies to South African arguments that the country is in contravention of the Genocide Convention. Read more »
ICJ Ruling a 'Victory for Human Rights and Justice'
The ruling on Friday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a victory for human rights and justice, GroundUp reports.
Fifteen of the seventeen judges found that South Africa made a plausible case that the dreadful things being done to the people of Gaza by Israel amount to genocide, and that Israel's leaders have made public comments that on the face of it incite genocide.
The 29 page judgment describes the horrific situation facing the people of Gaza as a result of actions by the Israeli government, including its army.
South Africa initially claimed that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asked the ICJ to intervene and stop Israeli military action in the region.
InFocus
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An open letter by Concerned Jews of South Africa calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and human rights for all Palestinians, as well as Israelis, has been signed by over ... Read more »
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South Africa's 84-page submission says Israel's actions in its Gaza offensive "are genocidal in character, as they are committed with the requisite specific intent ... to destroy ... Read more »
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Namibian President Hage Geingob has called on Germany to "reconsider its untimely decision" to reject the charge that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in the case brought by ... Read more »
Thousands of people took to the streets of Cape Town in support of Palestine on November 11, 2023.
