“To deny Israel, that inherent right” of self-defense, “is unthinkable,” Foreign Ministry legal adviser Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman told the ICJ.
Israeli NGO Shurat HaDin: Leaders of Debt-Ridden African National Congress Should Be Investigated for Illicit Complicity with Iran in ICJ Case Against Israel.
The ICJ's rulings and orders are binding and without appeal. While the court has no way to enforce them, an order against a country could hurt its international reputation and set a legal precedent.
South Africa wants the move to join its larger case against Israel.
Earlier this month Fidan announced the decision to join the case launched by South Africa as Ankara stepped up measures against Israel over its assault on Gaza.
Two anti-Israel conferences held in South Africa this past week featured formal-level hosting of Hamas members and distribution of Hamas propaganda.
According to the Chief Rabbi of South Africa Warren Goldstein, the Western world has abandoned Israel.
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