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Egypt says to join South Africa ICJ genocide case against Israel

Egypt announced on Sunday its intention to formally intervene to support South Africa’s genocide case against

Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) amid the ongoing Gaza war.

The Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement that the move comes in light of the “worsening severity and scope of Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.”

It added that the decision was made amid the systematic Israeli practices and attacks that have prompted people to eventually displace and leave their land, creating “an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.”

Countries like Turkey and Colombia had previously expressed their interest in joining South Africa’s case against Israel.

South Africa in January asked the World Court to declare that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and to order Israel to stop its military campaign in the Strip.

The ICJ, also known as the World Court, instead ordered Israel to refrain from acts that could fall under the genocide convention and to ensure its troops commit no genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza.

12 Replies

 @XerusPeytonRepublicanfrom California commented…2wks2W

Hasn’t Egypt been blockading Gaza for years?

 @FierceC0nsensu5Socialist from Arizona disagreed…2wks2W

Because they're beholden to the US and we want them to

 @XerusPeytonRepublicanfrom California commented…2wks2W

So the US should stop sending money to Egypt and they will open up their borders to all Palestinians.

 @FierceC0nsensu5Socialist from Arizona agreed…2wks2W

I think we should stop sending money to Israel so that there isn't 2 million refugees created in the first place. Seems better to simply not create the problem in the first place.

 @XerusPeytonRepublicanfrom California commented…2wks2W

By the way, I agree with a t-state solution. I agree that Palestinians have been treated like **** by not only the Israelis but the rest of the world. We should be looking at the Palestine/Israel situation as being closer to the Turkey/Kurd situation. Relatively less drama

 @PragmaticMadelinePatriot from Florida commented…2wks2W

This is more of putting soft pressure on the ICC prosecutor to take action against Bibi and his right wing government. The more countries that back South Africa’s case the more pressured Khan is to issue warrants

 @PassionateExecutiveGreen from Indiana commented…2wks2W

Big deal

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

What role do you believe your own country should play in international conflicts that allege violations of human rights?

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Can international court cases like the one involving Israel and South Africa bring about real change or peace, in your opinion?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How do you feel about the use of the term 'genocide' in international disputes, and is it applied equally across different conflicts?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Do you think countries like Egypt joining South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ will lead to a fairer trial or bias the court's decision?