“South Africa claims that Israel has violated Article 2 of the Convention (UN, editor's note) by committing acts that fall within the definition of genocide. The actions show a systematic pattern of behavior from which it can be concluded that genocide was committed,” said Adila Hassim, lawyer at the Supreme Court of South Africa, at the opening session of the preliminary hearings on the genocide case […]
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“The South Africa asserts that Israel violated Article 2 of the Convention (UN, ed.) by committing acts falling within the definition of genocide. Show actions a systematic model Behaviors from which genocide can be derived. As Adila HassimLawyer of the Supreme Court of South Africa, at the opening session of the preliminary hearings on the genocide case submitted by South Africa on December 29th International Court of Justice in The Hague against Israel following its offensive over the past three months Gaza Strip. The African country had already suspended relations with Israel on November 21 and accused Tel Aviv of “war crimes” While a week earlier, on November 16, he had filed another complaint, this time against International Criminal Court, for an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip. South Africa's case before the International Court of Justice received, above all, the unanimous support of several Muslim-majority countries and Arab organizations and individual states.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which includes 56 Muslim-majority countries, has actually “welcomed” the genocide case launched against Israel and declared that Tel Aviv’s actions in the Gaza Strip “constitute a crime of genocide as a whole.” The Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul GheitHe also expressed his support for South Africa's cause: “We look forward to a fair and courageous verdict that will end this war of aggression and put an end to the bloodshed of the Palestinians.” Aboul Gheit also instructed the Arab League representatives, ” “to closely monitor the legal process and remain ready to provide the necessary support to advance the Palestinian cause.” Of the individual Arab governments that have supported the South African cause, there are only suchIraqfrom that Jordanof Lebanonfrom that Libya and desPalestinian Authority. In the first week of January, the Jordanian foreign minister spoke in parliament Ayman Safadi said the ministry would prepare the necessary legal documents to pursue the case, explaining that the “Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid this is implemented in Gaza Hunger policy which Israel is using against the Palestinians in clear violation of international law,” an act the Jordanian diplomat described as “another war crime.”
Other countries in the region that have expressed support for the case include: Türkiye, Iran and that Pakistan. On January 10, the Foreign Ministry of Tehran has actually issued a statement expressing its full support for the case, describing South Africa's move as a “responsible, courageous and honorable” action against Israel and calling on the international community to “prosecute those responsible for the crimes committed by Israel.” to be held accountable.” Israel in Gaza.” Turkey also declared its official support for the South African case and in a post on Oncu Keceli stated: “Israel's nearly three-month massacre of more than 22,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, most of whom were women and children, must not go unpunished and the perpetrators must be held accountable under international law.”
Egypt, which plays an intermediary role in the region, has not officially announced its position on the case. On the eve of the South African hearing, the country's opposition parties issued a statement calling on the Egyptian government to formally join the case at the International Court of Justice. A special case is this Tunisia which said in a statement released by its foreign ministry that it would not officially participate in the case as such a move would be seen as a “formal recognition of the…”occupying unit (Israel, ed.).” The decision was made directly by the Tunisian president Kais Saied, was heavily criticized by the opposition, who considered it “shy towards Israel.” Last November, Saied also interrupted the vote on a law criminalizing normalization with Israel in Tunisia, saying in a message to MPs that “the proposed law endangers Tunisia's external security and interests” and postponed the vote to a later date. However, there are those who do not take a stand for reasons of national interest Morocco, Saudi Arabia And Emirates. Countries that had actually already started the policy normalization with Tel Aviv before the outbreak of the conflict.