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The International Court of Justice delivers an order on South Africa's genocide case against Israel in The Hague, Jan. 26, 2024. (Michel Porro/Getty Images)
January 26, 2024, 10:14 am
International Court of Justice rules that some allegations of Israel committing genocide are ‘plausible’
The ruling repeatedly made clear that the court had not found evidence of genocide.
By Ron Kampeas
The Peace Palace, an international law administrative building in The Hague, the Netherlands (Photo courtesy of Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
January 23, 2024, 12:36 pm
Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, some Jewish scholars stress
“This is not about semantics,” he said. “There is a legal definition of what constitutes genocide and what’s happening here doesn’t meet that definition.”
By David Rullo
The Israeli Foreign Ministry's legal adviser Tal Becker speaks at The Hague on Jan. 12, 2024, as members of the South African delegation look on (Screenshot via The Times of Israel)
January 12, 2024, 9:07 am
S. Africa genocide case is ‘a libel,’ aimed ‘to deny Israel the right to defend itself
Setting out Israel’s defense at The Hague, Foreign Ministry’s Tal Becker says: ‘There can hardly be a charge more false, more malevolent than the allegation against Israel of genocide’
By TOI Staff
The International Court of Justice in The Hague. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
January 4, 2024, 12:12 pm
US rebukes South Africa for ‘meritless’ genocide suit against Israel
“We find this submission meritless, counterproductive, completely without any basis in fact whatsoever,” said U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby.
By JNS
David Teeger is the captain of South Africa's under-19 national cricket team. (Screenshot from YouTube/The South African Jewish Report)
December 13, 2023, 3:02 pm
Rising South African cricket star investigated for hate speech after dedicating an award to Israel
The local Palestine Solidarity Alliance filed a complaint with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, which launched an investigation.
By Jacob Gurvis
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