🚨SOUTH AFRICA MADE ITS CASE AGAINST ISRAEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE🚨
I’m seeing a lot of people talking about Israel & South Africa but not a dedicated explanation so I’ve created this this thread to hopefully make things easier to understand.
Let me explain 🧵
I’m seeing a lot of people talking about Israel & South Africa but not a dedicated explanation so I’ve created this this thread to hopefully make things easier to understand.
Let me explain 🧵
Thursday, January 11th, 2024- South Africa (🇿🇦) made its case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) where 🇿🇦's administrative capital Pretoria accuses Israel (🇮🇱) of breaching the Geneva Convention- the first legal instrument to codify genocide as a crime.
The ICJ, 1/6 of the principle organs of the UN, is the only international court to make decisions/formal judgements on general disputes between countries, guided by international laws- including the Geneva convention.
Now, 🇿🇦 has called on it to halt 🇮🇱 military action in Gaza
Now, 🇿🇦 has called on it to halt 🇮🇱 military action in Gaza
🇿🇦’s presention led by John Dugard- specialist in public international law, human rights, crim procedure & international crim law- lasted 3 hours.
Emphasis was placed on the extent of suffering in Palestine (🇵🇸) on Palestinians, & touched on 5 main genocidal acts committed by 🇮🇱
Emphasis was placed on the extent of suffering in Palestine (🇵🇸) on Palestinians, & touched on 5 main genocidal acts committed by 🇮🇱
The 5 acts prominent 🇿🇦 lawyer, Adila Hassim spoke on:
1. Mass Killing
Showing the court images of the often unidentified mass graves, 🇿🇦 reps maintain 🇮🇱 set off massively destructive bombs in Gaza, calling it 1 of the heaviest bombing campaigns in modern warfare history
1. Mass Killing
Showing the court images of the often unidentified mass graves, 🇿🇦 reps maintain 🇮🇱 set off massively destructive bombs in Gaza, calling it 1 of the heaviest bombing campaigns in modern warfare history
2. Forced displacement & food blockade
Hassim presented to the ICJ that 🇮🇱 has imposed conditions that cannot realistically sustain life, forcing people flee with no homes to return to (see point on bombing). Also citing how 🇮🇱 issued 24hr evacuation orders to hospitals
Hassim presented to the ICJ that 🇮🇱 has imposed conditions that cannot realistically sustain life, forcing people flee with no homes to return to (see point on bombing). Also citing how 🇮🇱 issued 24hr evacuation orders to hospitals
3. Bodily & Mental Harm.
Hassim was determined to highlight is 🇮🇱 infliction of such- citing Close to 60,000 people have been wounded & maimed, most of whom women & children, given 🇮🇱 restriction on 🇵🇸 healthcare & aid workers, the sabotage of medical care is itself genocidal.
Hassim was determined to highlight is 🇮🇱 infliction of such- citing Close to 60,000 people have been wounded & maimed, most of whom women & children, given 🇮🇱 restriction on 🇵🇸 healthcare & aid workers, the sabotage of medical care is itself genocidal.
4. Destruction of the healthcare system
Attacking hospital buildings themselves is only part of the action 🇮🇱 has taken against the healthcare system.
With overwhelming the need for lifesaving care & restricting workers & resources- 🇮🇱 is creating preventable mass death
Attacking hospital buildings themselves is only part of the action 🇮🇱 has taken against the healthcare system.
With overwhelming the need for lifesaving care & restricting workers & resources- 🇮🇱 is creating preventable mass death
5. Preventing Palestinian Birth
Blocking & restricting medical access includes the blocking life-saving treatment needed to deliver babies.
🇮🇱 inflicts reproductive violence as it creates conditions putting expectant mothers at risk of maternal death (defined by WHO below)
Blocking & restricting medical access includes the blocking life-saving treatment needed to deliver babies.
🇮🇱 inflicts reproductive violence as it creates conditions putting expectant mothers at risk of maternal death (defined by WHO below)
![[From World Health Organization] “Definition: The annual number of female deaths from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes) during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GDv97D1XwAEin8h.jpg)
We may not see the ICJ reach a verdict for potentially years, however 🇿🇦’s immediate goal is to compel them to issue a request for an emergency order against the continuing killings & destruction in Gaza.
It is possible an interim sentence could be out in the weeks coming.
It is possible an interim sentence could be out in the weeks coming.
There’s so much more that is happening & will happen. I will end it here for now but may do a follow up in the coming days/weeks as things progress.
Without question I believe 🇮🇱‘s cold blooded treatment of 🇵🇸 must end
#FreePalestine
Without question I believe 🇮🇱‘s cold blooded treatment of 🇵🇸 must end
#FreePalestine
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![Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan, centre, inside the court [AFP]. She is pictured with long black hair, a white blouse, & between two Vietnamese officers in traditional green & red uniforms](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GK-1zlYWcAAVpg_.jpg)
