ISRAEL WILL FACE GENOCIDE CHARGES AT ICJ ON JANUARY 11
January 3, 2024In one of the BEST DEVELOPMENTS for TRUTH and JUSTICE in the war of genocide being waged by Israel against the Palestinians, the Republic of South Africa has petitioned the highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice charging Israel wirh GENOCIDE against Palestine.
The case will be heard on January 11 and according to Francis Boyle, WILL be charged with GENOCIDE. Boyle was the first lawyer ever to win anything under the Genocide Convention from the International Court of Justice when he single-handedly won two World Court orders for the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina against Yugoslavia to cease and desist from committing all acts of genocide in 2013.
Watch the interview for more details.
Credit: @democracynow @francisboyle
If you advocate for TRUTH & JUSTICE, SHARE to spread the knowledge.
#lebanon #freeandfairlebanon #onelebanon #peaceforlebanon
#ceasefirenow #FreePalestine #Interfaith #StandWithUs #Truth #Palestine #Gaza #Humanrights #Israel #فلسطين #اسرائیل #غزة
#Jerusalem #Conflict #endtheoccupation #endsettlercolonialism #endapartheid
#campdavidsummit #yassirarafat #twostatesolution #israel
English Script:
Amy Goodman: If you can explain why, it’s South Africa that’s bringing this charge. And what exactly is the International Court of Justice, where it fits into the world justice system? And talk about the charge of genocide.
Francis Boyle: Well, thank you very much for having me on, Amy. based on my careful review of all the documents so far submitted by the Republic of South Africa, I believe South Africa will win an order against Israel to cease and desist from committing all acts of genocide against the Palestinians. And then we will have an official determination by the International Court of Justice itself, the highest legal authority in the United Nations system is genocide is going on. And under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention, all contracting parties, 153 states will then be obliged, quote, to prevent unquote, the genocide by Israel against the Palestinians. Second, when the world Court gives this cease-and-desist order against Israel, the Biden administration will stand condemned under Article 3, paragraph e of the Genocide Convention that criminalizes US complicity in genocide. And clearly, we know that the Biden administration has been aiding and abetting Israeli genocide against the Palestinians here for quite some time. This has also been raised by my friends in the Center for Constitutional Rights and in the National Lawyers Guild in a lawsuit against Biden, Blinken and Austin. So, I believe we will be able to use the World Court order. Right now, I would also say with respect to the Biden administration, they are currently in violation of the Genocide Convention Implementation, and that makes genocide a crime or under United States law. And again, once South Africa wins this ordered, the Biden administration also will stand in violation of the Genocide Convention Implementation Act. So, we have a campaign now to support the Republic of South Africa at the International Court of Justice. We’re starting this campaign to get members of the Genocide Convention to file declarations of intervention at the World Court in support and solidarity with South Africa against Israel and in support of the Palestinian.
Juan González: I wanted to ask you, though, Joan Donoghue is the president of the International Court of Justice. She previously worked in the U.S. State Department. How do you think she will approach South Africa’s application? What power does she have to shape the proceedings?
Francis Boyle: That’s a good question. Well, yes, Donoghue is a lifelong career-long U.S. State Department legal apparatchik, which is how she got the job. And I’m sure she’s in contact right now today with the U.S. State Department giving them a heads up on everything going on over there at The Hague behind the scenes. She will tow the State Department party line in these proceedings, I regret to report the president does have a lot of power there to shape these proceedings. I suspect she will use their power to shape the proceedings in favor of Israel. However, I have also been advised that the Republic of South Africa is, as of now, nominating a judge ad hoc. That is their right under the statute of the International Court of Justice. I don’t have a name yet, but I would hope the South African judge ad Hoc, will do his or her best to try to keep Donoghue straight.
