{"id":2145847,"date":"2024-01-10T19:02:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-govt-to-fight-south-africa-genocide-claim-in-world-court\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T19:04:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:04:03","slug":"israel-govt-to-fight-south-africa-genocide-claim-in-world-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-govt-to-fight-south-africa-genocide-claim-in-world-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s government will challenge South Africa&#8217;s accusation of &#8220;genocide&#8221; in the International Court of Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-govt-to-fight-south-africa-genocide-claim-in-world-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2145847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>South Africa\u200b Files &#8220;Genocide&#8221; Case Against \u2063Israel \u200cat International Court of Justice<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People raise\u2064 flags and placards as\u200d they gather around a \u2062statue of late South \u200cAfrican president Nelson\u200b Mandela to celebrate a landmark \u201cgenocide\u201d case filed by South Africa against Israel \u200cat the International Court of\u2064 Justice,\u2064 in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on January 10, 2024. The ruling \u200dAfrican National \u2064Congress (ANC) has long \u200cbeen a firm\u2062 supporter of the Palestinian\u200b cause, often linking it to its own \u200cstruggle \u200bagainst the white-minority \u2063government, which had \u200bcooperative relations with Israel. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/rayana-unutoa\">Rayana Unutoa<\/a><br \/>3:57 PM \u2013 \u2063Wednesday,\u2063 January 10, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The International Court of Justice is preparing to hear a case from South Africa\u2019s government on its claims that Israel is committing \u2062a genocide in\u2062 Gaza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n<script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u200b Wednesday, Israeli government\u2062 spokesperson Eylon Levy referred to South\u2062 Africa\u2019s claims as a \u201cdespicable intervention to save the skin\u200b of the\u2064 Hamas \u2063rapist regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also \u200cnoted that the accusations were\u200d a distraction from efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-launch-task-force-to-bring-home-americans-held-hostage-overseas\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Launch Task Force To Bring Home Americans Held Hostage Overseas\">bring hostages home<\/a>, protect \u200bcivilians, and prevent the conflict from spreading.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>\u201cWe,\u2063 the State of Israel will not\u2062 be distracted as we continue pursuing \u2062those \u2064essential \u200dgoals,\u201d Levy said. \u201cWe, the State of Israel, will not be distracted as we \u200ccontinue pursuing those essential goals.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The World Court is expected to\u2063 hold sessions on South Africa\u2019s \u200dclaims on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u2063 breaking news blasts directly \u2062to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">Share\u200c this post!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A member of Lexit, Latino\u2019s\u2062 exiting the Democrat party, is running for senate in New Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>LAUSD\u2019s\u2063 COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students never \u200bwent into effect, but not\u200c without legal challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Several \u200dNFL teams begin their search for new head coaches.<\/li>\n<li>The prosecution of January 6th\u2064 attendees continues.<\/li>\n<li>Google is\u2063 set to go before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday over accusations that its processors infringe a \u2062computer \u200bscientist\u2019s patents.<\/li>\n<li>OpenAI and\u2064 its financial backer Microsoft were sued in Manhattan\u2062 federal court by a pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies \u200dmisused their work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/li>\n<li>SpaceX sued a U.S. labor \u2064board to block its case accusing the company of illegally firing \u200demployees calling CEO Elon Musk \u201ca distraction and embarrassment.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>ChatGPT was well \u200don its \u2064way to\u2064 becoming a household name even before 2023 \u2063kicked off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential implications for both\u200b South Africa and Israel if \u200cthe \u2062ICJ recognizes Israel&#8217;s actions\u2063 as genocide<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Owever, South Africa remains\u200c firm in \u2062its stance and has filed the case with \u2063the\u2064 International Court \u200cof\u2063 Justice\u2063 (ICJ). The country accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, a claim \u2064that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irish-womens-lgbt-football-team-with-male-player-beats-finals-opponent-by-8-goals\/\" title=\"Irish Women\u2019s \"LGBT\" Football Team With Male Player Beats Finals Opponent By 8 Goals\">sparked significant controversy<\/a> and debate.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been a longstanding supporter of the Palestinian cause, often relating \u200bit to their own struggle against apartheid in South Africa. This historical connection has led to a\u200d strong\u200b solidarity between the two nations, with South Africa continuously advocating for the rights\u2062 of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The case filed \u2064by South \u200bAfrica has \u2063brought attention to the ongoing conflict\u2064 between Israel and Palestine. The Gaza Strip, which is under\u2063 Israeli blockade, has been\u200c a site of\u2063 immense suffering and\u2064 humanitarian crisis. International organizations have raised concerns about the Israeli military&#8217;s actions and their impact on the civilian population.<\/p>\n<p>Israel, on the other hand, denies the accusation\u200c of genocide and defends its right \u200dto self-defense against Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that controls the Gaza Strip \u2063and has previously launched rockets into Israeli territory. Israeli officials argue that their military operations are targeted towards Hamas and not the civilians, although civilian casualties \u2062have \u2062been \u200dreported.<\/p>\n<p>The ICJ,\u200b also known as the World Court, \u200dis the\u200c United\u2064 Nations&#8217; principal judicial organ and is\u200c responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-halting-sale-of-watch-before-christmas-heres-why\/\" title=\"Apple stops selling Watch before Christmas: Here's the reason\">resolving legal \u200bdisputes<\/a> between countries. The court will carefully examine the evidence presented by South Africa and Israel and make\u200c a decision based on international law.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062outcome\u200b of this case will have significant implications\u200b for both South Africa and Israel, as well as for the international community. If the ICJ recognizes Israel&#8217;s actions as genocide, it could lead to further \u2064international condemnation and sanctions against Israel. On the other \u200bhand, if\u2062 the court dismisses the case, it may signal\u200d a \u2062lack of \u200dlegal grounds to support South Africa&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<p>The filing of \u2063this\u200c case highlights the enduring power of\u200d the \u200dIsraeli-Palestinian conflict and the complexity of finding a solution that\u2063 satisfies all parties involved. It also sheds light on the role of international\u200d institutions like the ICJ\u2062 in resolving such disputes and ensuring justice is served.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of \u200bthe outcome, it is crucial for \u200ball parties to engage in peaceful dialogue and work towards a \u200bjust and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Only through open and constructive dialogue can \u200bthe grievances of both sides be addressed and a path to peace be found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People gather around a statue of Nelson Mandela in Ramallah, celebrating South Africa&#8217;s landmark &#8220;genocide&#8221; case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. 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