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South Africa has presented a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel’s attacks on Gaza amount to genocide. The case centers on the killing of 23,210 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and the displacement of 85% of Palestinians. South Africa argues that Israeli forces were often aware that their bombings would cause significant civilian casualties and that they targeted safe zones, mosques, hospitals, schools, and refugee camps. The Israeli government rejects these allegations and argues that its attacks are directed at Hamas soldiers, not civilians. The ICJ will decide whether the allegations are plausible and may order an interim ceasefire and steps to prevent genocide. If the court rules in favor of South Africa, it would be a major development in international law, but enforcement of the ruling is uncertain. The case could influence smaller powers and put countries like Australia in a difficult position.
Australia might need to act like a sovereign country for once? The horror.
Don’t understand what this has to do with Australia
The articles source is Australian.
I’m sure you know your mistake by now, but best read the article prior to commenting :)!
Read it like three times 😂 still not getting it
By the time the court decides, this will be old news and everyone getting all uptight now will have moved on to newer, flashier conflicts.
I don’t think it is productive or helpful to be overly cynical. An ICJ ruling may be too late or insufficient to stop a war, but officially committing a genocide would be headline news, and will erode public and political support for the occupation of Palestine.
I don’t know that it’s a foregone conclusion that the ICJ would even come back with a genocide decision. I think that’s a bullshit charge myself.
Why is it bullshit?
Obviously it isn’t a foregone conclusion. Even if they come back in favor of Israel, that doesn’t mean people, especially Palestinians, won’t remember what happened.
The Palestinians will never forget what Israel did because Israel will never forget what Palestinians did because of what Israel did because of what Palestinians did because of what Israel did because of what Palestinians did because of what Israel did because of what Palestinians did because of what Israel did because of what Palestinians did because of what Israel did beca…
I don’t particularly appreciate your insinuation that because I said Palestine won’t forget Israel’s actions that I somehow support the cycle of violence in the region.
As I didn’t particularly appreciate your insinuation that because I said it’s a hopeless circle of violence and grievances that I somehow support fucking Israel.
Anyone have any idea why a kleptoctracy like South Africa is jumping in here?
It’s not like they blinked an eye when Russia invaded Ukraine and shipped off their kids. Far bigger conflict too. Not to mention a dozen African genocides.
It is interesting that South Africa ignored the genocide happening in Ukraine, but throws a fit over the genocide of Palestinians. It’s easy to realize that both genocides are bad, but why does South Africa only care about one?
