{"id":2147557,"date":"2024-01-12T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-suing-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T13:47:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:47:02","slug":"sen-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-suing-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-suing-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Fetterman slams South Africa&#8217;s lawsuit against Israel"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fsen-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-suing-israel%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=2147557&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to reporters before a Senate luncheon\u200c at the U.S. Capitol\u200d on\u200c December 12, 2023 in Washington, \u2063DC. Fetterman spoke on military aid to Ukraine. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/nathaniel-mannor\">Nathaniel Mannor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\"><br \/><\/a>10:15 AM \u2013 Friday,\u2064 January 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Senator John \u2064Fetterman\u2063 slams South Africa for \u200caccusing Israel of \u2062committing genocide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>When\u2063 speaking before the Orthodox Union\u200b Advocacy Center on Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Democrat\u200b criticized the nation for \u2062suing\u200d Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman (D-Pa.) said\u2062 that it\u2019s\u2063 ironic that South Africa is accusing Israel of apartheid \u200cgiven they practiced \u2063segregation until \u200dthe 90\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>He then laid out all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-pension-funds-invest-millions-in-blacklisted-chinese-companies\/\" title=\"State pension funds invest in blacklisted Chinese companies, worth millions.\">human\u2062 rights abuses<\/a> that Hamas has committed\u2062 against the Jewish State.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMaybe you ought to sit this one out!\u201d <br \/>A fiery <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenFettermanPA<\/a> \u2064 responds\u2062 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-of-buffalo-files-lawsuit-against-several-gun-manufacturers-following-mass-shooting\/\" title=\"City Of Buffalo Files Lawsuit Against Several Gun Manufacturers Following Mass Shooting\">libelous claims made<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Israel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Israel<\/a> \u200b by South Africa at the International Court of Justice.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7pKvOr1eKA\">https:\/\/t.co\/7pKvOr1eKA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1I9BJoSAdW\">pic.twitter.com\/1I9BJoSAdW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dovi Safier (@safier) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/safier\/status\/1745237454070681725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWho are \u200bthey really fighting?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s a group of cowards. They \u2062hide in\u200d tunnels, \u200dthey hide behind civilians,\u2062 they attack, kill and mutilate children and women, and \u2063they do that. \u2064Stop \u2062talking about \u2062proportion on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On December \u206229<sup>th<\/sup>, South Africa brought a case against Israel where they accused the\u200c county \u200dof committing a genocide against \u2062the Palestinian people.\u2064 Oral arguments began \u2062on \u2063January 11<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>It is unclear when the ICJ will issue\u200c their verdict, but it is expected that it will take many\u2063 years for the case to conclude. In prior genocide cases at the\u200b ICJ, it took more than a decade for a final decision to be reached.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u200dnews blasts directly\u2063 to your inbox\u2063 for free.\u2063 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\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>For the first time in 12 years, The Department of Housing and Urban Development\u2019s 2023 data reveals an increase in homelessness among veterans, which was a 7.4% increase\u200b between\u2062 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One conservative activist says \u200bcutting government spending is the most important issue for Americans. \u2062One America\u2019s Nathaniel Mannor has \u2064more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The founder of Heartpoint Global \u200dtells One America News about \u200da new device he\u2019s \u200ddeveloping to \u2063treat heart disease in children. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The WEF previews \u2062Disease X, South Africa sues America and \u2063Bill Belichick leaves the Patriots.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google \u2062is set \u2064to\u2062 go before \u200da federal jury in \u2063Boston\u200b on \u200dTuesday over accusations that its processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its\u200c financial backer Microsoft were\u200d sued in Manhattan federal court by a \u2063pair of nonfiction authors\u2064 who say the companies misused their work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX \u2062sued a U.S. \u200clabor\u2064 board to block its case accusing the company of illegally firing\u200d employees calling\u200c CEO Elon Musk \u201ca distraction\u2064 and embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was well on its way\u2062 to becoming a household name \u2063even before 2023 kicked off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What accusations has South Africa made against Israel and why does Senator Fetterman disapprove of them?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  To \u200bOur Newsletter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to South Africa\u2019s accusation, Senator Fetterman expressed his disapproval during his speech at the \u2064Orthodox Union Advocacy Center. He criticized \u2064the nation for taking Israel to the International Court \u200dof Justice (ICJ).<\/p>\n<p>Senator Fetterman highlighted the irony\u2062 of South Africa accusing Israel of apartheid, considering their own history of practicing\u200b segregation until the 1990s. He also emphasized the numerous \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> committed by \u200bHamas\u2063 against\u200d the Jewish State.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman\u2019s strong stance on the matter was captured in a tweet by Dovi Safier, which quoted the Senator saying, \u201cMaybe you ought to sit this one out!\u201d \u2064He denounced the \u200blibelous claims made by South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bcase\u200d against Israel was brought by South Africa on December 29th,\u200c accusing the country of committing genocide\u200c against the \u200dPalestinian \u2064people. Oral arguments \u200cfor the\u2062 case began \u2062on January 11th. The verdict from the ICJ\u200d is \u2062yet to be announced, but it is expected that the case will take several years to conclude. Previous genocide cases at the ICJ \u200bhave taken more than a\u200d decade for a final decision to be reached.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cis crucial to stay informed on international affairs, \u2063and by subscribing to our newsletter, you\u200c can receive breaking \u2064news updates directly to your inbox for free.<\/p>\n<p>It is imperative that nations \u200bapproach delicate matters such \u2062as these with objectivity and respect for \u200chuman rights. \u200dAccusations of \u2062genocide carry significant weight and should not be taken\u200c lightly. The ICJ has an important role \u200cin determining the truth and justice in these \u2063cases. It is hoped that the verdict will be based on a thorough examination of the evidence and a fair \u200dassessment of\u2062 the \u2062situation.<\/p>\n<p>The international community must continue\u2064 to \u200bstrive for peaceful resolutions and work towards ending violence and\u200d human rights abuses \u200din all regions. It is essential to promote dialogue, understanding, and cooperation to achieve lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations and counter-accusations between nations only serve to escalate tensions and hinder the progress towards a peaceful\u2064 resolution. It is crucial for \u2062leaders to engage in constructive dialogue \u200dand seek common ground to address \u2063the root causes of conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Fetterman&#8217;s condemnation of South Africa&#8217;s accusation and\u200b his emphasis on \u2063Hamas&#8217;s human rights \u200babuses \u2062shed \u200blight \u2062on \u2062the complexity\u2063 of the situation in the Middle \u2064East. It is essential \u200bto approach these matters with nuance and \u200cto consider the \u2063historical context \u2062and \u2062evolving dynamics in the region.<\/p>\n<p>As the case progresses\u2062 at the ICJ, the international community will be watching closely.\u2062 The verdict will undoubtedly have far-reaching implications for \u200dthe region and for the pursuit of justice in\u200b cases of alleged genocide. It is hoped that the ICJ&#8217;s decision\u200d will contribute to a more peaceful and just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator John Fetterman criticizes South Africa for accusing Israel, speaking at a Senate luncheon in Washington, DC. 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