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Canada dismisses South Africa's genocide case against 'Israel' at ICJ

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 12 Jan 2024 22:34
3 Min Read

When asked about Canada's stance on potentially accepting an ICJ ruling favoring South Africa, Trudeau stated that his government backs the court's thorough efforts and proceedings.

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  • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Canadian Parliament before President Joe Biden speaks in Ottawa, Canada, Friday, Mach 24, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Canadian Parliament before President Joe Biden speaks in Ottawa, Canada, Friday, Mach 24, 2023 (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that Canada does not endorse the argument presented by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which posits that "Israel" is responsible for committing acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip. 

In response to the escalating civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip, South Africa has filed a claim aiming to establish that "Israel's" military campaign in Gaza constitutes genocide. The claim asserts that the campaign specifically targets Palestinians as a national, racial, and ethnic group. 

Today marked the second day of public hearings on the case, with South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola declaring earlier today that "Israel" failed to disprove the accusations of genocide.

"Canada right now is directly engaged in at least five different cases at the ICJ because we believe in the importance of that as an institution, but our wholehearted support of the ICJ and its processes does not mean that we support the premise of the case brought forward by South Africa," Trudeau said.

When asked about Canada's stance on potentially accepting an ICJ ruling favoring South Africa, Trudeau stated that his government backs the court's thorough efforts and proceedings.

Trudeau mentioned that additional details to elucidate Ottawa's position on the court proceedings against "Israel" would be disclosed later on Friday.

Read more: Pro-Palestinian Canadians demand PM to end selling arms to 'Israel'

A week ago, before the hearings were set to begin, the US chastised South Africa for filing genocide charges against 'Israel', calling the proceedings "unproductive". 

"Israel" on the other hand has accused the African country of acting as a "legal arm for Hamas" and of distorting the reality. 

Last night, the UK and the US carried out multiple aggressions against the resistance in Yemen.

The Yemeni movement Ansar Allah has been conducting a series of resistance operations targeting Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea.

They vowed to continue their actions until the genocide came to a complete halt in Gaza.

The attacks carried out by the Western naval coalition resulted in a number of deaths, Yemeni sources reported yesterday.

The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree vowed retaliation in response to the aggression. 

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