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“I don’t believe the Canadian government even studies the validity of legal applications like this to the ICJ or the moral imperatives of holding perpetrators of international crimes to account,” he said. “It will immediately position itself to protect Israel from scrutiny under international law, and then find some legal arguments that fit the bill.”

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Canada faces an awkward political dilemma as it weighs its response to South Africa’s bid to take Israel to the International Court of Justice for its military actions in Gaza, legal experts say.

In a submission to the court in the Myanmar case last month, for example, Canada and five other Western governments argued that the evidence of genocide can include “a violent military operation triggering the forced displacement of members of a targeted group” and can also include “subjecting a group of people to a subsistence diet, systematic expulsion from homes and the induction of essential medical services below minimum requirement.”

“I don’t believe the Canadian government even studies the validity of legal applications like this to the ICJ or the moral imperatives of holding perpetrators of international crimes to account,” he said.

Taking the Gaza issue to the ICJ would remove it from “politics and social media mudslinging” and would put human rights first, Mr. Neve said.

The war began on Oct. 7 when the Gaza-based Hamas militant group launched a cross-border raid that killed about 1,200 Israelis and abducted 240 hostages, by Israel’s count.

In its full application, South Africa includes a nine-page compilation of statements by Israeli officials that, it says, show evidence of intent to commit genocidal acts in Gaza or an unwillingness to prevent them.


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[–] FreeBooteR69@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Plenty of criticism can be tossed deservedly Israel's way, however i think South Africa's motivation may be less to do with humanitarian reasons and more to do with it's ally Russia.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca -1 points 10 months ago

Lol, this guy here just wrote off South African history of struggle against apartheid and of Palestinian solidarity as "allies with Russia". Mandela, Tutu and others have spoken out on the Palestinian issue. Israel was one of the only countries cozying up to the apartheid regime and used those ties to develop its nuclear arsenal. The lawyers involved in drafting the ICJ submission are summits of anti-apartheid litigation. Israel has a long history of making Putin-like statements denying the existence of a Palestinian people. And yet, here we are FrooBooteR69 made the call: "SA is grandstanding to score points with Putin". I mean, roflmao, dude.