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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSouth African attorney Richard Spoor on Israel's presentation at The Hague.
The evidence of genocidal intent in the form of statements by leaders is much less impactful when placed in context and countered with other statements, orders and directives requiring the Israeli military to respect the rules of war. We missed Israels humanitarian initiatives.
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Our claim for provisional measures and in particular for an order halting Israels offensive, now appears to be a serious overreach. Israel cannot be ordered to stop its legitimate war against Hamas, especially in circumstances where Hamas will continue its attacks on Israel.
We were embarrassed by our governments failure to engage properly with Israel before filing the dispute and by our hosting Hamas leadership in SA three weeks after that organisations indisputably genocidal attack on Israel on 7 October. We need to choose our friends better.
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For more on Richard Spoor's human rights / workers' rights / land rights legal work in South Africa:
https://rsinc.co.za/about/
MarineCombatEngineer
(14,310 posts)now, we wait for the inevitable.
Swede
(34,411 posts)Oh, wait, they like Russia.
Sympthsical
(9,987 posts)Mainly, I think, because they haven't glanced at what's been happening there in the past twenty years.
A country's imprimatur needs to rest on a bit more than vibes.
But we're not exactly dealing with a reservoir of geopolitical knowledge in a lot of the protesting. I see some people are mad that the Houthi are being attacked . . . whoever they are.
lapucelle
(19,518 posts)There was even a link here posted at around 4:30AM so that folks could watch live coverage of South Africa trying to make its case.
Then there was nothing on Israel's rebuttal and the fact that Germany will be presenting its own case against South Africa's charges against Israel.
MarineCombatEngineer
(14,310 posts)it got real quiet here from the usual people.
Sympthsical
(9,987 posts)Just LOL.
This Malcolm Shaw.
LeftInTX
(29,689 posts)mcar
(43,366 posts)adds a lot of clarity to SA's antisemitic actions.