ICJ ORDERS ISRAEL TO CEASE GENOCIDE IN GAZA: SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENTS' RESPONSE TO ICJ RULING - HIS MESSAGE TO THE WORLD

The court did not order a cease fire so as not to interfere with Israels right of self defense but does think Israel needs to follow a list of orders to curtail genocide in Gaza.

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Highlights:

Court ordered by majority decision ruling that the Israeli military should not commit acts of genocide against Palestinians

Israel should take all measures to prevent and punish in incitement to genocide

Furthermore Israel should take immediate and effective measures to allow basic services and humanitarian assistance in the form of food medication and other basic necessities to Gaza

Israel should also preserve evidence of what is happening in Gaza

and lastly Israel should submit a report within a month on all measures taken to give effect to the ICJ order within one month

this order is binding on Israel and must be respected by all states that are party to the convention on the prevention and Punishment of the crime of genocide.

SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENTS' RESPONSE TO ICJ RULING - HIS MESSAGE TO THE WORLD

Never Again!!!

(translation by youtube)

Fellow South Africans earlier today the international court of justice in the ha in the Netherlands issued a ruling that is a victory for international law for human rights and above all for justice this follows the unprecedented action taken by South Africa to take another country to the international Court court on the 29th of December 2023 South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against the state of Israel for the violence it has Unleashed on the people of the Gaza Strip arguing that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the convention South Africa had earlier condemned the the 7th October 2023 attack by Hamas and other groups that resulted in the deaths of many Israelis and The Taking of hostages

The court in its judgment affirmed South Africa's right to take Israel to court even though it is not a party to the conflict in Gaza

The icj is the principle judicial organ of the united nation has handed down a ruling that the state of Israel should immediately Implement a set of provisional measures to prevent any further acts of genocide in Gaza and to desist from such acts and to take effective measures to prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence relating to acts of of genocide as the South African government we welcome the decision of the international court of justice we note the Court's statement that it is accurately aware of the extent of the human tragedy that is unfolding in the region and is deeply concerned about the continuing loss of life and human suffering and that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is at serious risk of deteriorating further before the court renders its final judgment

we welcome the measures that the court ordered by majority decision ruling that the Israeli military should not commit acts of genocide against Palestinians Israel should take all measures to prevent and punish in incitement to genocide furthermore it should take immediate and effective measures to allow basic services and humanitarian assistance in the form of food medication and other basic necessities to Gaza and it should also preserve evidence of what is happening in Gaza and lastly should submit a report within a month on all measures taken to give effect to the ICJ order within one month this order is binding on Israel and must be respected by all states that are party to the convention on the prevention and Punishment of the crime of genocide.

We expect Israel as a self-proclaimed democracy and a state that respects the rule of law to abide by the measures handed down by the international court of justice after more than half a century of occupation dispossession oppression and apartate the Palestinian people's cries for justice have been heeded by an eminent organ of the United Nations today isra stands before the International Community its crimes against the Palestinians laid be since October last year the people of Gaza have been the victims of bombardment and Strikes from land sea and air homes refugee camps and entire neighborhoods have been destroyed and not even schools and hospitals and religious places have been spared the people of Gaza have been deprived of electricity fuel food and medical supplies according to the United Nations more than 25,000 people have been killed during Israel's war with Hamas and we hold the view that this has been Collective punishment against palistinians in the Gaza Strip among the dead are relief Workers United Nations staff who have died in their hundreds as well as journalists who have also died in their hundreds more than 16,000 of the Dead are women and children in October 2023 the United Nations Children's Fund said Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children born and unborn according to the United Nations thousands of children were killed in just the first three weeks of the current conflict as South Africa argued in its application to the international court of justice the high civilian death toll and the Sher scale of the devastation that has resulted from Israel's response to the 7th October attacks is vastly disproportionate to any Claim by Israel that it has been acting in self-defense

We have called Israel attacks on Gaza genocidal acts acts for which Israel should and must be held accountable today the international court of justice has Vindicated us. The court has concluded that pursuant to article 9 of the convention it has jurisdiction to adjudicate our application

The effect of the order that the ICJ has granted today is that there is a plausible case of genocide

This marks an important first in our quest to secure Justice for the people of Gaza some have told us that we should mind our own business and not get involved in the Affairs of other countries others have said it was not our place and yet it is very much our place as a people who know too well the pain of dispossession discrimination state sponsored violence we are also a people who were the victims of the crime of apartheid we know what apartheid looks like we experienced and lived through it sadly many people died and were exiled like our beloved leader Oliver Tumo and many others others were jailed like the father of our democracy Nelson Mandela and many others that for us was the face of a part we as South Africans will not be passive bystanders and watch the crimes that were visited upon us being perpetrated upon other people elsewhere we stand on the side of freedom for all we stand on the side of Justice

30 years ago following our first Democratic elections president Nelson Mandela declared Let There Be justice for all Let There Be Peace for all never never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and so we say again today never never and never again shall it be that acts of genocide are perpetrated with impunity as we the International Community look on

we firmly believe that following this judgment there should now be a more considered effort towards a ceasefire and negotiations should commence on a permanent two-state solution for enabling Israel and Palestine to live side by side as independent states the Palestinians having attained their self-determination as South Africa we thank all in the International Community and there have been millions of people around the world who have supported our application including a number of countries who have declared their intention to be part of our application to the international court of justice we will not waver in our commitment to the Palestinian people and their quest for self-determination our own painful history obliges us to do no less.

we thank the international court of justice for upholding its role of achieving Justice promoting peace preventing genocide and holding those responsible for genocide to be accountable

It is our Earnest hope and wish that this court order paves the way for an end to this crisis and this painful experience that Palestinians are going through and we hope for an end to the terrible loss of life and hardship and for the crucial first steps to be taken towards reconciliation and a just lasting peace

Lastly I'd like to extend my gratitude to our lawyers the lawyers who presented our case to the international court and of course a gratitude to our Minister of Justice and constitutional affairs and also our minister of international relations

We stand for freedom and justice, against tyranny and oppression by using the legal system. Justice is worth fighting for, especially when the stakes are high and affect the rights of masses.