With More Countries Joining South Africa in Demanding Israel Be Declared Guilty of Genocide, International Court Plans Hearings
Conducting a hearing so soon after announcing it is unprecedented, a former Israeli deputy attorney general says, adding that providing Jerusalem so little time to prepare a defense ‘could eventually hurt not only Israel, but the prestige of the court itself.’
The International Court of Justice wants another bite of the apple: Now that several countries are joining South Africa’s demand that Israel be declared guilty of genocide, the Hague-based venue is taking another look.
The ICJ will hold hearings Thursday and Friday to weigh last week’s request from South Africa “for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of measures previously prescribed by the Court in the case,” the United Nations-affiliated court announced Tuesday.
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