South Africa has demanded that the ICJ “issue an interim order for Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in Gaza.”
The issue of provisional measures under Article 41 is crucial. It is unlikely that meaningful provisional measures including the immediate suspension of Israeli military operations will be granted. And if it is granted by the ICJ, Israel will refuse to implement it.
What this suggests is that resulting from possible “pressures” (including bribes) on the 15 Judges of the ICJ, Israel (with the support of the US) will one able reach its goal of “Wiping Gaza off the Map” and excluding Palestinians from their homeland.
The ICJ is under Washington’s Spotlight
South Africa’s initiative —which has a direct bearing on the planning of US-NATO military operations in the Middle East– will no doubt be the object of carefully designed (behind the scenes) acts of sabotage.
Let us be under no illusions, the U.S has firmly endorsed Israel’s criminal undertaking. It is a Israeli-US operation.
The President of the World Court Was First Nominated by Hillary Clinton
The President of the ICJ Joan E. Donoghue (who is currently chairing the Hearings) was a legal advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton under the Obama administration.
She is a U.S. appointee. Hillary was involved in the nomination of Joan E. Donohue to the World Court in 2010.
Joan Donague takes her instructions from Washington. The conduct of the genocide is a joint Israel-US endeavour. Nobody in the media has underscored the fact that the President of the ICJ is de facto in “conflict of interest”:
Video. Interview. The Criminalization of International Justice. Michel Chossudovsky
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Video of the closing Argument of South Africa (January 11, 2023),
Followed by
The complete ICJ Hearings on January 11-12, 2024.
Israel’s presentation, Hearings on January 12, 2024
Michel Chossudovsky, January 12, 2024. Feature Interview, January 17, 2023
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Video: South Africa’s Closing Argument against Israel
Video: ICJ Hearings in The Hague. Opening Session. Presentation by South Africa
(Complete 3h.04min)
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January 12, 2023. ICJ Hearings. Presentation by Israel
Complete 4h.28 min
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