AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Jan 10 2024
News
Israel prepares to defend itself in court against South Africa’s genocide accusations
Hearings are set to begin Thursday in the International Court of Justice over South Africa’s accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
South Africa filed a case claiming that Israel was in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention — which was crafted following the Holocaust — over its assault on Gaza. The accusations, which Israel has pledged to rebuff in court, could
SemaforJan 18 2024
News
South Africa Makes Israeli Rhetoric About Palestinians Key to Its Genocide Case
Inflammatory Israeli rhetoric on Palestinians and the ongoing war against Hamas – from remarks of fighting "human animals" to "erasing the Gaza Strip" – has emerged as a central argument in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the U.N. world court. While Israel has denied the charge, South Africa says the language — in comments by Israeli leaders, soldiers and entertainers about
The MessengerJan 05 2024
News
Biden Administration Claims South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel Is “Meritless”
The Biden administration has criticized South Africa for filing a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. National Security Council coordinator Admiral John Kirby was asked about the case on Wednesday.
bq. Reporter: “South Africa has filed this 84-page lawsuit against Israel, accusing them of genocide. Israel says that this is blood libel. Does Washington
Democracy Now!Feb 13 2024
News
South Africa Urges UN Court to Scrutinize Israel’s Rafah Battle Plan Amid Ongoing Genocide Case
The South African government has lodged an “urgent request” asking the United Nation’s top court to determine whether Israeli military operations in the southern Gazan city of Rafah run afoul of provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Jan. 26 that South Africa had asserted a
NTDJan 17 2024
News
Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa's genocide case
FILE - South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, center, and Palestinian assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi, right, address the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Fighting “human animals.” “No uninvolved civilians in Gaza.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” These are just some
San Diego Union-TribuneJan 03 2024
News
US lambasts ‘meritless’ South African request for ICJ to charge Israel with genocide
The Biden administration on Wednesday tore into South Africa for filing an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings to declare that Jerusalem was violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention in its war against Hamas following the Gaza-ruling terrorist group’s murderous October 7 onslaught. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called
The Times of IsraelJan 26 2024
News
UN's top court allows Israel to keep fighting in Gaza, orders it to 'adhere to the Genocide Convention'
The United Nations’ top court announced a preliminary ruling Friday on a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide for its ground invasion against Hamas in Gaza. In the ruling, the International Court of Justice refused to order Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza but said that the Israeli military must take all steps to prevent civilian deaths and remain in adherence
Fox News (Online News)Jan 26 2024
News
U.N. Court Says Israel Must Prevent Genocidal Acts in Gaza, But Doesn’t Order a Ceasefire
The world watched closely as a panel of 17 judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—the highest court of the United Nations—heard arguments earlier this month over whether Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in a case brought forward by South Africa. Today, in a landmark interim order, the court determined that South Africa has legal
Time MagazineJan 02 2024
News
Israel Prepares To Defend Itself Against Genocide Claims In First Hearing At The Hague
The move is rare considering Israel often denounces the United Nations’ top court as biased against it and rarely cooperates in international cases involving Israel. It appears to be a signal that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is concerned that the charges could taint its reputation among other nations. On Friday, South Africa launched the case at the International Court of
HuffPostJan 02 2024
News
Jerusalem Vows To Defend Itself Against Pretoria’s Accusation of Genocide in War on Hamas
Israel will not follow Russia’s lead in ignoring the complaint filed with the International Court of Justice. In it, South Africa is asking the top UN court to issue a preliminary order to stop all military operations in Gaza until the matter is decided. After South Africa turned to the International Court of Justice with an accusation that Israel is committing genocide, Jerusalem on Tuesday
The New York Sun