South Africa’s evidence to prove Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The tone of the Israeli authorities about the Palestinians has become one of the key axes of South Africa’s complaint against Israel at the Hague Court.
“We are fighting humanoids”; “We will turn Gaza into a slaughterhouse” and “The Gaza Strip must disappear from the face of the earth.”
This is the tone of the Israeli authorities about the Palestinians, which has now become one of the key axes of South Africa’s complaint against Israel in the International Court of Justice (The Hague Court).
South Africa’s complaint states that the use of this language by Israeli officials, soldiers, and supporters against Palestinians since the October 7 attacks is one of the evidences that show Israel’s intention to commit genocide in Gaza.
Israeli officials have rejected this argument and tried to downplay it. They say that the use of such phrases was due to the shock of the Hamas attack on October 7.
Despite this, human rights groups and activists in an interview with the Associated Press say that this tone is one of the inevitable side results of decades of Israeli rule over the Palestinians, which, of course, has intensified as a result of the war. They say that these words of the Israelis, whose purpose is to dehumanize the Palestinians and commit violence against them, have never been taken into account.
Michael Esfard, an Israeli lawyer, told the Associated Press: “Words become actions. Phrases that normalize and legitimize crimes against civilians provide the social, political and moral foundations for doing such things.
The trial of South Africa’s complaint against Israel for committing genocide in Gaza started last week at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
South Africa is looking to prove that Israel intended to commit genocide. The harsh statements of the Israeli authorities are part of the evidence presented in this lawsuit.
The representative of South Africa emphasized in the first hearing of his country’s complaint that the Zionist regime implements apartheid policies against the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip.
The representative of South Africa stated: “Since 1948, Israel has systematically displaced and dispersed the Palestinian people and deliberately deprived them of their international right to self-determination… We are particularly concerned about Israel’s discriminatory laws and policies.” which seek to apartheid the Palestinian people”.