WHAT’S WITH SOUTH AFRICA?
South Africa’s Anti-Israel Obsession: Michael B. Bishku, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2023 — Addressing the summit of the Economic Community of West African States in June 2017—the first non-African leader to do so—then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu proudly declared, “Israel is coming back to Africa, and Africa is coming back to Israel.”
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This Is How Israel Struck Back Against Its Haters at The Hague: Netael Bandel, Israel Hayom, Jan. 16, 2024
The Genocide Charge Against Israel Is a Moral Obscenity: Bret Stephens, NY Times, Jan. 16, 2024
The Curious Case of Israeli ‘Genocide’: Yehudah Mirsky, Unherd, Jan. 17, 2024
Not Your Garden-Variety Refugee Camp: Israeli Reporter’s Insight After 100 Days in Gaza: Roi Yanovsky, Ynet News, Jan. 15, 2024
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WATCH: Israel on Trial in the Kangaroo Courtroom of the ICJ: Caroline B. Glick, JNS, Jan. 15, 2024 — Caroline Glick speaks with law professor Avi Bell (Bar-Ilan University, San Diego School of Law) on the inner workings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, what the accusation of genocide from South Africa is really about and its ramifications. Don’t miss this episode of “The Caroline Glick Show.”
Israel’s Righteous Response to the ‘Genocide’ Charge: Seth Mandel, Commentary Magazine, Jan. 3, 2024 – A courtroom drama may not seem too exciting to Israelis right now, considering the fact that they’re at war. But there is nonetheless something cinematic about Israel’s latest move in response to South Africa’s contemptible petition to the International Court of Justice accusing the Jewish state of genocide.
The Amalek Blood Libel: Elchanan Poupko, Times of Israel, Jan. 15, 2024 — Africa’s libelous and preposterous claims against Israel in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, one stands out to those with a religious and historical consciousness.
France Rejects Genocide Accusations Against Israel in Gaza: Aurelien Breeden, NY Times, Jan. 17, 2024 — France on Wednesday became the latest Western country to reject accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, a charge that was recently brought before a United Nations court in The Hague.
