ISRAEL LOBBIES CONGRESS TO PRESSURE SOUTH AFRICA INTO DROPPING ICJ CASE
September 12, 2024Israeli diplomats are being instructed to lobby members of the US Congress to pressure South Africa into dropping its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Pretoria is calling on the world court to label Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide against Palestinians.
A diplomatic cable sent from Israel’s foreign ministry to Israel’s embassy in Washington and its consulates in the US reveals these instructions.
The cable, obtained and first reported by Axios, calls on Israeli diplomats to ask US lawmakers to issue statements saying South Africa’s ICJ case could lead to a suspension of US-South Africa trade, an unlikely possibility.
“We are asking you to immediately work with lawmakers on the federal and state level, with governors and Jewish organizations to put pressure on South Africa to change its policy towards Israel and to make clear that continuing their current actions like supporting Hamas and pushing anti-Israeli moves in international courts will come with a heavy price,” read a cable from Israel’s foreign ministry to its embassy and all consulates in the US.
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