Live coverage thread of the International Court of Justice and the case of South Africa vs. Israel.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
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    10 months ago

    I’d add, I’m not happy with the “yeah, come back in a month” phrasing. Israel could see that as “Oh, so as long as we finish this in a month…?”

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      10 months ago

      Yeah absolutely, since their wording is so vague there’s not really a bar that they would need to meet.

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        10 months ago

        And at least one Israeli official’s response is patently offensive:

        "12m ago 08.10 EST

        Israel’s security minister responds to ICJ ruling by tweeting ‘Hague Shmague’

        Itamar Ben-Gvir has responded to the ICJ ruling by tweeting: “Hague Shmague”.

        The South African government said it welcomed the provisional measures the ICJ had ordered against Israel."