South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing
After two days of legal argument, judges must now rule on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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After two days of legal argument, judges must now rule on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Israel on Friday rejected what it called the “grossly distorted” accusation of genocide leveled against it by South Africa, telling the United Nations’ top court the case was an attempt to “pervert the meaning” of the term.
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Israel often boycotts international tribunals and U.N. investigations, saying they are unfair and biased. But this time, Israeli leaders took the rare step of sending a high-level legal team — a sign of how seriously they regard the case and likely their fear that any court order to halt operations would be a major blow to the country's international standing.
Israel is adamant it is acting in self-defence and South Africa has no jurisdiction to bring the matter to the International Court of Justice.