South Africa Calls on ICJ for More Measures Against Israel

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PUBLISHED Mar 07, 2024UPDATED Mar 08

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The Facts

South Africa has again written to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and urged it to apply urgent provisional measures on Israel and its actions in Gaza.
In January, the ICJ had found "plausible" South Africa's allegations that Israel had breached the Genocide Convention and ordered it to take a series of preventative measures. The ICJ could take years to rule on South Africa's wider case.

The Spin

Pro-Palestine narrative

After months of warnings, starvation and famine have now materialized in Gaza. Time is running out for the Palestinians. The ICJ must take this opportunity to act and prevent this entirely avoidable human catastrophe.

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Pro-Israel narrative

Israel and its military are committed to complying with international law. While aid convoys have to be checked for weapons that might be delivered to Hamas, Israel has worked tirelessly to ensure that aid reaches Gaza.

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Nerd narrative

There's a 50% chance that Israel will lift the blockade on electricity, food, gasoline, and medicine in Gaza by June 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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