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LIVESTREAM LINK: Jan 11 and 12, 2024: 3:30am EST – ICJ holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel – Oral argument of South Africa

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On 29 December, South Africa filed a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague accusing the State of Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. It argues that Israel’s military actions in Gaza are in breach of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention and “genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group.”
Intent to Commit Genocide: Significant and overt evidence of specific intent to commit and persist in committing genocidal acts by Israeli state officials, including statements like “Gaza won’t return to what it was before. We will eliminate everything. If it doesn’t take one day, it will take a week” by Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.  Actions Constituting Genocide: Evidence of Israel’s large-scale military assault on Gaza resulting in over 21,000 Palestinians killed, widespread destruction of homes, hospitals, and infrastructure, and the displacement of over 1.9 million Palestinians. That is why the Progressive International will be in The Hague to bear witness — to stand with Palestinians, support the South African case, and demand an end to the genocide. The court is slated to hear the arguments on 11-12 January 2024, which will determine not only whether the ICJ outlines immediate protections for the Palestinian people, but also whether the Genocide Convention withstands the test of Western impunity.
More than 900 popular movements, unions, political parties, and other grassroots organizations have signed Progressive International’s open letter to support South Africa’s case.
“We urge national governments to immediately file a Declaration of Intervention in support of the South African case against Israel at the International Court of Justice to stop the killing in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.”
Sign the Open Letter!