South Africa: Gaza deal won’t stop genocide case against Israel
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says the US-backed agreement to end the war in Gaza will have no bearing on his country’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
South Africa has brought genocide charges against Israel to the ICJ in 2023.
“As I said, the case is proceeding and it now has to go to the stage where Israel must respond to our pleadings filed in the court,” Ramaphosa told parliament.
“They are required to do so by January of next year, well after the International Court of Justice sets a date for the evidence to be presented and tabled.”
Several countries have joined the case, including Turkiye, Egypt, Colombia, Ireland and Spain.
Palestine recognition ’empty promise’ without actual statehood: UK MP
Layla Moran, a Liberal Democrat MP and the United Kingdom’s only parliamentarian of Palestinian heritage, asked UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer whether his government would give its “personal attention” to supporting the realisation of a Palestinian state.
Moran welcomed the UK’s recognition of Palestine, saying it’s a promise made to her great-grandfather “finally fulfilled”, but added that it remains an “empty promise” without the establishment of statehood.
Starmer responded by acknowledging the cost to Moran’s family, who were trapped in Gaza for part of the war, adding that he will give the issue his personal commitment.
“I give my personal commitment that we will work tirelessly to ensure that this time we build on the signing of the agreement through all the work that is going to have to be done along the way,” Starmer said.
White House lauds Trump’s ‘indomitable resolve’ over Gaza deal
Trump’s White House is using big words to celebrate what it called the US president’s “diplomatic triumph”.
“President Donald J Trump’s indomitable resolve and masterful diplomacy culminated yesterday with the release of all remaining hostages, an end to the conflict in Gaza, and a robust foundation for sustainable peace,” it said in a statement.
“Amid whirlwind visits to Israel and Egypt, President Trump celebrated this generational victory for peace and heralded a new era for a region long plagued by strife,” the White House said.
While Trump has been taking a victory lap over the truce in Gaza, many questions hang over the deal. Israel has already killed at least nine Palestinians today, and it said it will restrict aid to the territory.
Moreover, it is unclear who will ultimately govern Gaza, whether Hamas will agree to disarm, and when Israel will withdraw from the territory. That’s not to mention the unresolved issues in the broader conflict, including the continuing Israeli occupation and settlement expansion in the West Bank.
Declaring the conflict genocide is over doesn't make it over.
Trump thinks he can solve things by saying he has solved them. It's on my vision board so it must come to pass. And all his colonial buddies are playing along. If it wasn't for social media and everyone having a camera in their hands nowadays, it could have worked as well.
Old colonial geezers still thinking in terms of controlling the media narrative.
But what is the solution? It doesn't matter whether you vote left or right, politics has been bought. BDS and Unions are the last hope for humanity.
