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Day 2: ICJ genocide hearing against Israel | BBC Africa


Israel has called on judges at the International Court of Justice to throw out the case brought by South Africa alleging that it is committing genocide in Gaza. On the second and final day of hearings at the UN’s highest Court, lawyers acting for Israel argued that demands made by South Africa on Thursday for a stop to the offensive in Gaza…

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  1. What they should do is put blame on hamas on using their own Palestinian people as cannon fodder and pressure them to admit guilt and free the hostages! Poor Israel. Gullible ignorant media. Oh, how gullible and patronizing to a low degree the media is, and that's not a good thing.

  2. In the end, Israel will and in time as well, be given the nod and be vindicated ..for one thing, the US and the rest of the Christian world because they understand the importance and significance of israel till the coming of the end of the world which as many may look at as unfathomable now, will become reality as israel will play a very significant part in helping and in the coming of days…as God will finally set foot on it again and save those who want to destroy it….and the nations who are against Israel will look like over self righteous ignorant fools….Exodus ..and so S. Africa, how stupid can you be

  3. of Corse the BBC is not willing to REMENBER the Genocide of the INDIAN people !! , the Great britian has NEVER has Comitted genocide nowere in the wolrd, not in the "AMERICAS" , nor in INDIA, NOR in AUSTRALIA, NOR in AFRICA !! GENOCIDE??, its NOT genocide !!!, it was CIVILITAZING the POOR savages Of the WOLRD !!!, all Over the wolrd !!, RIGTH NOW the Uk is Tring to bring democracy into Venezuela, and CUBA and AFRICA !!!, NOT GENOCIDE !!!, SANCTIONS ARE FOR THEIR OWN GOOD!!!, Its than OR an INVATION!!, But a GOOD invation!!, an Invation of Democracy and lyberty and LGBTQ values !!!, all the ask in Return is the Natural RESURSES !!!, a fair DEAL !!!!.

  4. I'm a Cameroonian student journalist in Johannesburg and l like how you guys at the BBC refused to cover day 1 of the hearings when South Africa made its case against Israel but were so quick to cover day 2 when Israel came to defend itself (your favorite line😂). The BBC, CNN etc are an embarassment to journalism

  5. Dear BBC. read the comments. Dear BBC, why did you NOT broadcast South Africa's compelling, astute case? Dear BBC, you violate your own Royal Charter. Dear BBC, you are finished. 🖤

  6. We cannot turn away from the truth whether it is in our favor or not. Truth can be suppressed for some time but cannot be defeated.Lies are used to hide the truth And Israel will need thousands of lies to hide the genocide. Israeli lawyers should know that the first lie is responsible for telling a thousand lies.
    Well-done South Africa for a courageous step🎉❤🎉

  7. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE COMING AGAINST. ISRAEL IS THE APPLE OF GODS EYE. WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN GOD OR NOT. WATCH AND SEE THE ENEMY FALL APART IN THIS HEARING. ISRAEL IS GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE. SUCK IT UP AND WALK AWAY. OR BE DAMNED.

  8. Israel is implementing its Genocidal Policy against Palestine. US congress is being influenced by AIPAC lobby. The U.K. must prevent Ethnic Cleansing, Apartheid, Illegal Occupation and Genocide by the Israeli Government. And the UK Journalists, MPs should not be "afraid" any longer of the Israeli unjust heinous War campaign. UK must remain on the correct side of History to preserve its own legitimacy and World wide Diplomacy.

  9. I am so happy South Africa knows its way to the ICC. Not too far down the road, they will be back at the ICC for the GENOCIDE of the FARMER murders OF SOUTH AFRICA, which is Well documented and I hope Israel also brings up this topic. THIS IS NOT CUT AND DRY. Fall out from bombs in war is not genocide…. but the slow boiling of the frog SURE IS

  10. The evidence is crystal clear. Any judge that doesnt agree with the evidence is simply partners in the genocide. They really act as if we cannot see or think. They are spitting in the face of everyone on earth with those pandering holocaust sympathy cries and excuses. The holocaust was over 70 years ago and you cant use that as an excuse forever neither can you claim anyone holding you accountable is somehow antismetic

  11. God bless South Africa for their hardwork for proving to the world Israel’s atrocity genocide on Palestine with reliable evidence. Yes now the media and news cast tries to join and talk. News to the world don’t believe the news. They always take the side of the power and rich. Media and News cast never cared about the truth the innocence and the world faiths. United Nation the other one never did anything about the world genicide like South Africa Tutsi Rwandan genicide, Myanmar Rohingya Muslim genocide, Indian government on Muslim genocide, Israel’s rapid atrocities on Gaza genocide…. UN and media has history of not caring. Honestly why do we have UN and news cast.l?

  12. Yet no actions will be taken against israel even incase it was found guilty. With all respect to south Africa and all the Palestine supporters, this court will take forever ( 10-15 years) like the others. This is just a distraction to calm people down. We know that the US and Israel control the IN and ISC so what do you expect?!….don’t take this bait.

  13. Israël has so many similarities to Nazi Germany it’s really ironic , they created the modern day hitler which is bibi , in 2024 it’s not acceptable to have an aopartheid state and point to the Bible as justification to commit genocide

  14. WHERE IS THE 🇿🇦hearing for us to watch just bias one sided scope !!! WAR CRIMES NOT IN OUR NAME this genocide on the Palestinians the 23,000 mostly women and children murdered bombed or gunned down indiscriminate carpet bombing with dumb bombshell s of the whole region this is not about like or dislike it’s about human rights if we fail here and allow this massacre out of some holocaust guilt it’s no use for humanity if people like you the journalists repeat Israel propaganda without no fear and complete lack of a moral compass The human shields thing. Why would Hamas use humans shields when it's obvious Israel doesn't care about them? Those people have been living in an open concentration camp and now they’ve annihilated so many children women and elderly God only knows how many others are dying excruciating deaths under rubble for those 1200 Israel’s will 30,000 or 100,000 innocent people Be enough how much does a pound of flesh cost these days they’ve not left any infrastructure standing for those that do survive to go back to where will they send those people the ethnically cleansed ?Congo the west nor let’s just leave them settle not only the West Bank but Gaza settlements as well how many people are amputated widowed or orphaned and those people are going to thank Israel and the west for the demise NOT IN OUR NAME Britain and Biden regime are aiding and abetting you not the people of Britain or America

  15. To the South African legal team who took such a gallant, humanitarian stand during the recent public hearings at the UN's highest court against the horrific, unprecedented genocidal campaigns of Israeli armed forces against the innocent, helpless people of Palestine must be applauded. However, one must question the sincerity of the White South African members of this group. Unlike your vocal condemnation of the Israeli actions The world has yet to hear from you any vocal condemnation from your inhumane behavior, as well as that of your racist White Supremacist Christian ancestors who are the originators of centuries of wholesale land theft, plunder of natural resources, starvation, overt racial discrimination, and unspeakable genocidal campaigns that have consigned the original Black inhabitants of Southern Africa to a life of perpetual abject poverty, hopelessness, and permanent underclass status. All the atrocities and indignities that Palestinians continue to suffer, that you so painstakingly enumerated in these public hearings are the same hateful, criminal, and inhumane treatment that many of you and your White South African Christian ancestors have committed with impunity against the original Black inhabitants for centuries. When will you be willing to conduct similar kinds of public hearings before The International Court of Justice to cite past and current social and economic deprivation caused by the White South African government under Apartheid rule? By ignoring the need to take similar actions of public condemnation on behalf of Black victims of centuries of Apartheid rule under the inhumane of the Apartheid regime, your public condemnation against Israeli genocide will amount to nothing more than a shameless exercise of hypocrisy before the world.

  16. So Germany has stepped up to back and make a case for Israel!

    Perpetrators of genocide against the Jews during WW2. Now supporting genocide by Israel against Palestinians. Not to mention giving all of their weapons to a 'Neo–Nazi' regime to fight Russia (The country, of course, that forced you're own original Nazis to surrender) in a proxy war!

    One could never script, or make it up! Astonishing! I think the International community what country should never be trusted!🤔