The ICC and the ICJ are sometimes conflated with one another. Khan said he received the request on November 30. Which countries filed the ICC request earlier?īolivia also pointed out it had earlier filed a request to International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan alongside South Africa, Bangladesh, Comoros, and Djibouti to investigate the situation in Palestine. These include Terreiro Pindorama in Brazil, Asociacion Nacional de Amistad Italia-Cuba in Italy, and Collectif Judeo Arabe et Citoyen pour la Palestine in France, reported independent outlet Common Dreams. Besides countries, many advocacy groups and civil society groups worldwide have also joined South Africa’s call.Colombia and Brazil: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia and Brazil expressed the country’s support in individual press releases on Wednesday.The Arab League: The 22-member alliance also affirmed its support for the South African case on Wednesday in an X post made by Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit.The Maldives, Namibia and Pakistan: The three countries expressed support for the genocide case filed by South Africa during a UN General Assembly session on Tuesday.Bolivia: On Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia dubbed South Africa’s move as historic, becoming the first Latin American country to back the ICJ case against Israel.Jordan: Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on January 4 that Amman would back South Africa.Turkey: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Oncu Keceli posted on X on January 3 welcoming South Africa’s move.It reiterated a call for an independent Palestinian state “based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital”. Malaysia: In a statement released on January 2, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the South African application.The Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC): The 57-member bloc, which includes Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan and Morocco, voiced their support for the case on December 30.

Which countries have welcomed South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel? Here’s what we know about the countries backing South Africa in its case against Israel, and the countries that oppose the case at the world court. The treaty defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group”. The 84-page filing by South Africa says Israel violated the 1948 Genocide Convention, drawn up in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.īoth Israel and South Africa are signatories to the United Nations Genocide Convention, which gives the ICJ – the highest UN legal body – jurisdiction to rule on disputes over the treaty.Īll states that signed the convention are obliged to not commit genocide and also to prevent and punish it. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 South Africa’s historic support for Palestine list 2 of 4 South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza list 3 of 4 Israel promises to fight South Africa genocide accusation at ICJ list 4 of 4 Can South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel stop war in Gaza? end of list

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