What’s at stake in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?
Legal experts believe there is a possibility that Israel will be found guilty of genocide
South Africa has filed a case against the government of Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the world’s highest court, charging it with genocide against the Palestinian people. The document states, “The acts and omissions by Israel complained of by South Africa are genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group.”
Israel and the United States, of course, claim that the case brought against Israel has no legal merit. To date, however, no reasoned argument against the charges has been made by Israel or its supporters. They reiterate statements of the Israeli government, for example, that the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is the “most moral army in the world,” while evidence disproving this claim is all over the internet.
Instead of providing solid evidence that they are behaving within the parameters of international law, the government of Israel states that “South Africa is collaborating with a terror group that calls for the........
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