The International Court of Justice rules 15-2 in favour of South Africa.
This is the World's Most Documented Genocide & the world is watching.
David Hearst is editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye.
These are the provisional measures that Israel must take immediately:
- By 15 votes to 2, the State of Israel shall, in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in relation to the Palestinians in Gaza, take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of the Article 2 of the Convention, in particular, A) killing members of the group, B) causing serious bodily or mental harm to the members of the group, C) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part, and D) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group.
- By 15 votes to 2, the State of Israel shall ensure, with immediate effect, that its military does not commit any acts described in point 1 above.
- By 16 votes to 1, the State of Israel shall take all measures within its power to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide in relation to members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip.
- By 16 votes to 1, the State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to ensure the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
- By 15 votes to 2, the State of Israel shall take effective measures to prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence related to allegations of acts within the scope of Article 2 and Article 3 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide against members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip.
- By 15 votes to 2, the State of Israel shall submit a report to the court on all measures taken to give effect to this order within one month as from the date of the order.
The two judges who voted against: Judge Julia Sebutinde from Uganda and Aharon Barak, an ad hoc judge from Israel appointed for this case. He is a former Israel Supreme Court President.
Early statements by the Israel apartheid government is that they intend to ignore the ICJ determinations.
The big question is how the US and its EU allies will respond to the ruling?
The entire western colonial system of the 'rule of law' is now on trial before the world.
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