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Why The UK & US Can’t Support South Africa’s ICJ Genocide Case
They are on trial too.
You’ve probably heard by now that South Africa has raised a searing, watertight case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing them of genocide in Gaza. If you haven’t, you might need to get out of the house a bit more. Not only is this a seminal case that is arguably one of the most important of the century (at least, so far), but it has caused a considerable stir in the West with it being branded as “baseless” and “unhelpful” by many high-ranking officials in US and UK politics. I can assure you though, there is nothing unhelpful or baseless about the 80-page case, as it is utterly packed with clear, cohesive and credible evidence to support South Africa’s position (read it for yourself here). So, why the silence and resistance to the case from those in the West? Aren’t we supposed to be the good guys who hold up international law? Well, we are supposed to be…
Let’s start with the case. Because of the nature of the evidence, and how well it is presented by South Africa, it would be nigh on impossible to argue against their interpretation of the evidence and data. As such, if you want to defend against their claim, you will have to prove their evidence is incorrect. However, as their evidence comes from numerous independent, credible and cohesive…
