Namibia criticises German support for Israel over ICJ genocide case - BBC News
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from Mrkawfee@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 07:59
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from Mrkawfee@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 07:59
https://lemmy.world/post/10773446
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler Germany for rejecting a case at the UN’s top court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
Germany has offered to intervene on Israel’s behalf in the case brought by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
The UN and humanitarian organisations have warned of the risk of famine in Gaza as well as the spread of disease among displaced people and have urged that more aid be allowed into the territory.
The scale of the Israeli response prompted South Africa to ask the ICJ to consider whether Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
Pretoria’s case included a litany of alleged Israeli offences, from the indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians to the wholesale destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure.
Israel has strongly rejected the allegation, calling it “baseless” and its legal team was scathing about South Africa’s submission, arguing that if anyone was guilty of genocide, it was Hamas.
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they are really down to kindergarten arguments, huh? “I know you are, but what am I?”