South African won its preliminary case at the ICJ against Israel for genocide of the Palestinian People. This is one of South Africa’s finest hours, though the case is far from over. And unless someone is willing to enforce the ICJ’s binding judgment and order, the Palestinians are still in danger of being exterminated by the occupying zionist terror regime. The court could not, this early, rule definitively on all issues. However, the judges made clear their belief in the proof offered so far by SA, the outrageousness of the damnable behavior of the occupiers, and the extreme danger facing the Palestinians.
READ THE ICJ ORDER.
If one prefers to be read to, then the kind judges oblige, in English and French. LISTEN TO THE ICJ ORDER delivered in open court.
It’s a hard 15-2 and/or 16-1 ruling. With some doozies: Pages 24-26:
86. For these reasons,
THE COURT,
Indicates the following provisional measures:
(1) By fifteen votes to two,
The State of Israel shall, in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, take all
measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of Article II of this
Convention, in particular:
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(a) killing members of the group;
(b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical
destruction in whole or in part; and
(d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
IN FAVOUR: President Donoghue; Vice-President Gevorgian; Judges Tomka, Abraham,
Bennouna, Yusuf, Xue, Bhandari, Robinson, Salam, Iwasawa, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant;
Judge ad hoc Moseneke;
AGAINST: Judge Sebutinde; Judge ad hoc Barak;
(2) By fifteen votes to two,
The State of Israel shall ensure with immediate effect that its military does not commit any
acts described in point 1 above;
IN FAVOUR: President Donoghue; Vice-President Gevorgian; Judges Tomka, Abraham,
Bennouna, Yusuf, Xue, Bhandari, Robinson, Salam, Iwasawa, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant;
Judge ad hoc Moseneke;
AGAINST: Judge Sebutinde; Judge ad hoc Barak;
(3) By sixteen votes to one,
The State of Israel shall take all measures within its power to prevent and punish the direct
and public incitement to commit genocide in relation to members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza
Strip;
IN FAVOUR: President Donoghue; Vice-President Gevorgian; Judges Tomka, Abraham,
Bennouna, Yusuf, Xue, Bhandari, Robinson, Salam, Iwasawa, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant;
Judges ad hoc Barak, Moseneke;
AGAINST: Judge Sebutinde;
(4) By sixteen votes to one,
The State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of
urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life
faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip;
IN FAVOUR: President Donoghue; Vice-President Gevorgian; Judges Tomka, Abraham,
Bennouna, Yusuf, Xue, Bhandari, Robinson, Salam, Iwasawa, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant;
Judges ad hoc Barak, Moseneke;
AGAINST: Judge Sebutinde;
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(5) By fifteen votes to two,
The State of Israel shall take effective measures to prevent the destruction and ensure the
preservation of evidence related to allegations of acts within the scope of Article II and Article III of
the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide against members of the
Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip;
IN FAVOUR: President Donoghue; Vice-President Gevorgian; Judges Tomka, Abraham,
Bennouna, Yusuf, Xue, Bhandari, Robinson, Salam, Iwasawa, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant;
Judge ad hoc Moseneke;
AGAINST: Judge Sebutinde; Judge ad hoc Barak;
(6) By fifteen votes to two,
The State of Israel shall submit a report to the Court on all measures taken to give effect to
this Order within one month as from the date of this Order.
IN FAVOUR: President Donoghue; Vice-President Gevorgian; Judges Tomka, Abraham,
Bennouna, Yusuf, Xue, Bhandari, Robinson, Salam, Iwasawa, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant;
Judge ad hoc Moseneke;
AGAINST: Judge Sebutinde; Judge ad hoc Barak.
One wonders how the occupiers, well and long accustomed to getting away with murder, will react. I cannot recall in my lifetime when they have been so officially and publicly upbraided for their wicked actions. There’s also the issue of how the satanic leeches of the GAE, who constantly preach about the “rules-based international order,” will react now that there is an actual order based on the rules. Things could get messier than they already are, and this will all take some time to sort through. But one may now officially do what one should have been doing since October – refer to the Gazacaust as a genocide.
Prayers for justice for the Palestinians, and again, hats off to the entire team from South Africa.
Yes, the court also ordered Hamas to immediately release any hostages who haven’t already been killed by Israeli bombs.