BEYOND POLITICAL THEATER
Opening Statement of MFA Legal Advisor Dr. Tal Becker at the International Court of Justice Proceedings: Dr. Tal Becker, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jan. 12, 2024 — 1. The State of Israel is singularly aware of why the Genocide Convention, which has been invoked in these proceedings, was adopted. Seared in our collective memory is the systematic murder of six million Jews as part of a pre-meditated and heinous program for their total annihilation.
Genocide Gets Political at the U.N.: Editorial Board, WSJ, Jan. 11, 2024 — The United Nations has done little while Russia has slaughtered innocent Ukrainians, but suddenly the body has a cause it can get behind—charging Israel with genocide for the crime of self-defense. The U.N.’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings Thursday on South Africa’s charge that the Jewish state is committing genocide in its war against Hamas.
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This Could Be the Most Dangerous Legal Event in Israeli History; Sending Barak Makes Sense: Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom, Jan. 8, 2024
The ICJ is Illegitimate, But It Is an Existential Threat to Israel – Opinion: Brooke Goldstein and Gerard Filitti, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 12, 2024
South Africa Is Inverting Reality by Accusing Israel of Genocide: Irwin Cotler, National Post, Jan. 10, 2024
These Accusations of ‘Genocide’ Bring Shame on Humanity: Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, Jan. 13, 2024
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South Africa’s Gaza Genocide Case Against Israel Is Just the Beginning – Analysis: Rina Bassist, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 13, 2024 — South Africa does not excel, to say the least, on fighting corruption or on efficiently managing public institutions, which is perhaps why Israel did not see it coming.
Israel’s Genocide Trial isn’t What It Seems: Noah Feldman, Bloomberg, Jan. 11, 2024 — On Thursday, January 11, Israel will defend itself against genocide allegations in the United Nations’ International Court of Justice.
Germany Says Will Intervene at the Hague on Israel’s Behalf, Blasts Genocide Charge: Jacob Magid and Jeremy Sharon, Times of Israel, Jan. 12, 2024 — The German government sharply rejected on Friday allegations before the UN’s top court that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza and warned against “political instrumentalization” of the charge, as it announced it would intervene as a third party before the International Court of Justice.
Feds Say Backing of UN Court Doesn’t Mean Supporting the Genocide Charge Against Israel: William Crooks, Epoch Times, Jan. 12, 2024 — The Liberal government says it has “unwavering” support for the International Court of Justice (ICJ), but that doesn’t mean it accepts the premise of South Africa’s genocide accusation against Israel.
