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Citing Rafah attack, South Africa submits an “urgent request for additional measures” in its ICJ genocide case against Israel (12 February 2024)
On Friday 29 December 2023, the South African Government invoked the Genocide Convention against Israel at the International Court of Justice, asking for provisional measures to halt Israel’s genocide “in light of the nature of the rights in issue, as well as the ongoing, extreme and irreparable harm being suffered by Palestinians in Gaza”. Following arguments from both South Africa and Israel, the ICJ issued orders to Israel on Friday 26 January 2023. Yesterday, on Monday 12th February, following Israel’s attack on Rafah, South Africa requested additional measures from the court.
Guardian publishes important article about CNN’s pro-Israel bias based on CNN whistleblowers and internal documents
The Guardian’s Chris McGreal published a long article on 4 February 2024 looking behind the management curtain in CNN, shedding light on the network’s pro-Israel bias that has left American viewers woefully uninformed and intentionally misled about Israel’s war on Gaza.
Ha’aretz publishes a powerful multimedia feature showing the progressive destruction of Gaza since October 7th
Along the lines of the Guardian’s excellent January 30th multimedia report on Gaza’s destruction, today Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz published a similar piece, titled, “Gazans Fled Their Homes. They Have Nowhere to Return to”. The subheader adds, “‘It’s Mind-blowing’: 1.7 Million Palestinians Escaped Israel’s Bombardment of Gaza. Most of Their Homes Have Been Damaged or Destroyed”.
Judge who opposed ICJ measures against Israel elected VP
Julia Sebutinde, the Ugandan judge who opposed all measures approved by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, has recently been elected vice president of the ICJ for a three-year term. Short 1:12 video report from TRT World, Turkey’s public broadcaster.
Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the ICJ proceedings regarding the Application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip, South Africa v. Israel (8 February 2024)
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the proceedings under Article 62 of the Statute.
