Insight into the selective indignation involved in falsely accusing Israel of “genocide” while ignoring actual genocides can be found here: “The Real Genocides the World Ignores,” by Shoshana Bryen, JNS.org, January 19, 2024: Rwanda: From April-July 1994, an estimated 800,000 people—one-tenth of the entire population—were killed and much of the remaining population displaced. This was […]
The Real Genocides That the World So Quickly Has Forgotten
While the world is paying attention to South Africa’s accusation, brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), that Israel is guilty of “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide,” many real genocides in recent times have received insufficient, or in some cases no, attention. More on this selective indignation can be found here: “The Real Genocides the […]
Hypocrisy at The Hague
Israel is in the dock once again, this time at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, where it has been accused by South Africa of committing “genocide” against the Palestinians in Gaza. This charge has been brought despite the fact that the IDF has dropped six million leaflets, made 14 million pre-recorded calls […]
Malcolm Shaw, KC Opens The Defense Of Israel Before The ICJ
The lucid and eloquent Malcolm Shaw, a British barrister, spoke first for Israel at the International Court of Justice on January 12, describing both procedural problems with South Africa’s charge against the Jewish state, and the essential need to prove “intent” when charging a state with genocide. In his speech, he describes the atrocities committed […]
South Africa’s Charge Against Israel is Attempt to Divert Attention Away From Its Own Miserable State
The whole business of taking Israel to the International Court of Justice on “genocide” charges gives Pretoria an excuse to strut its stuff on the world stage, in an attempt to divert people’s attention from the miserable state of the economy, the skyrocketing crime rate, and the corruption at the top, among the leaders of […]
South Africa’s Christians Rise Against Government’s Claim That Israel Has Committed ‘Genocide’
The government of South Africa has taken Israel to the International Court of Justice, charging the Jewish state with “genocide” in Gaza. The charge is preposterous, and it will be seen to be so as the Israelis continue to lay out their defense. Meanwhile, 86% of South Africans are Christians; only 1.6% are Muslims. The government’s […]
At the International Court of Justice, Israel Can Highlight How Hamas Promotes Genocide
At the ICJ, the advocates for Israel can enter into the record the hair-raising, annihilationist antisemitism in the Palestinian schoolbooks, in order to convince the Court of the “inculcation of “genocidal” attitudes toward Jews. The first part of Israel’s case will focus on all the ways that Hamas promotes “genocide,” and on the skewed sympathy exhibited […]
‘Genocide’: The Population of Gaza Tripled Under Israeli Occupation
What does Israel do in Gaza? Does the IDF deliberately rape, torture, and murder Palestinian civilians, as Hamas did to the Israelis at the dance party and in the kibbutzim? Does the IDF take delight in killing, in as sadistic a way as possible, as many Gazan civilians as it can? No, of course not. […]
South Africa Files Claim with International Court of Justice, Accusing Israel of ‘Genocide’
South Africa is a kleptocratic state where white farmers are murdered every week by black criminals intent on helping themselves to white-owned property, and black politicians with the African National Congress manage to enrich themselves through every conceivable kind of theft, has just filed a claim with the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of […]
Iran files lawsuit against US at International Court of Justice in the Hague
Hizballah is Iran’s proxy and has been since its inception, so the court ruling is entirely justified. But Iran, knowing that the Obama administration hastens to do its bidding, is pressing that advantage in every way it can. “President Rouhani: Iran Files Lawsuit against US at Hague,” Iran’s Fars News Agency, June 16, 2016 (thanks […]