Genocide Convention case against Israel to the ICJ
A Progressive International public briefing
A Progressive International public briefing from the Peace Palace at The Hague following South Africa’s presentation in its Genocide Convention case against Israel to the ICJ.
“This is not a case of South Africa vs. Israel. It is not even a case of Israel vs. Palestine,” the Progressive International’s co-General Coordinator Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla said at a joint press conference held with the government of South Africa. “It is a test of the humanity of the world — and whether the institutions we’ve built to protect it — today, this court in The Hague — withstand the test of Western impunity.”
The Progressive International has prepared a fact sheet setting out the details of South Africa’s case, which one can download HERE.
South Africa’s decision to bring Israel before the ICJ was met with an overwhelming show of support from around the world. On Monday 8 January, over 1,000 popular movements, trade unions, political parties, and other organizations from 90 countries have launched an open letter urging states to support South Africa at the ICJ.
VIEW the briefing at The Hague.
As Gerardo Pisarello said at the press conference, South Africa honored “Nelson Mandela’s legacy — of people's solidarity against repression.” Pisarello then invoked the Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi in reminding us of the sacred obligation to stand on the side of humanity: “if not us, who? If not now, when?”
In solidarity,
The Progressive International Secretariat