UPDATE: While South Africa has charged Israel with Genocide, and the International Court of Justice has preliminarily ruled that the case is plausible and that Israel must cease killing, and while several countries have made public statements in support, we STILL need what we’ve needed for months: more countries to formally file their support in the case with the International Court of Justice. So, please scroll down and keep the emails going!
Several countries' governments have accused the Israeli government of genocide and asked the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials, but that court effectively answers to the U.S. government and has refused for years to prosecute crimes by Israel or anyone else outside of Africa.
But, unlike the ICC, the International Court of Justice has ruled against Israel in the past, and if any one nation invokes the Genocide Convention, the court will be obliged to rule on the matter.
If the ICJ determines that genocide is happening, then the ICC will not need to make that determination but only consider who is responsible.
This has been done before. Bosnia and Herzegovina invoked the Genocide Convention against Serbia, and the ICJ ruled against Serbia.
The crime of genocide is happening. The intentional destruction of a people, in whole or in part, is genocide. The law is meant to be used to prevent it, not just review it after the fact.
Background article here.
Serbia ICJ ruling.
Most recent update:
January 26, 2024:
International Court of Justice Rules That Israel Must Stop Killing Palestinians
Previous updates:
South Africa has listened. Here’s the filing.
One-Page PDF for delivery to consulates and embassies.
File with names of first 46,008 people to email governments from this page.
Malaysia has made a statement. So has Turkey. So has Jordan. So has Bolivia. So have the 57 nations of the Organization of Islamic Countries. So has Nicaragua. So has Venezuela. So have Maldives, Namibia, and Pakistan. So has Colombia. So has Brazil.
URGENT Call from Palestine to States Parties of the Genocide Convention: Support South Africa’s ICJ Suit Against Israel over its Gaza Genocide.
Announcement by ICJ of hearings on January 11 and 12, 2024.
Hundreds of organizations support this effort.
Watch oral arguments by South Africa on Thursday, January 11th at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Central European Time and response from Israel at the same time the next day here or here.
