Canada and Germany rallied to Israel's side on Friday, hours after Israel's legal representative refuted South Africa's “genocide” claims at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
South Africa made the case Thursday, saying Israel does not even have the right to self-defense against terrorism. Israel responded Friday by denying the South African logic, saying it would excuse Hamas' genocide.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – under fire from conservative critics backing UN Ceasefire Resolution – Criticized the South Africa case in harsh terms, suggesting it was endangering the integrity of the ICJ as an organization.
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“Canada is working on five cases before the ICJ because we as an institution believe in the importance of the ICJ,” Prime Minister Trudeau said at a press conference.
“However, our wholehearted support of the ICJ and its procedures does not mean that we support the premise of the case brought by South Africa,” he added.
Germany went further and said it would file a motion to intervene as a third party to argue that Israel did not actually commit genocide in the Gaza Strip to protect itself from Hamas terrorism.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office reported in a statement that Netanyahu directly called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to express his gratitude.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and expressed his gratitude for Germany's decision to participate as a third party in the case brought by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. did.
The Prime Minister told Chancellor Scholz that all Israelis are moved that he and Germany stand on the side of truth, and that this bloody libel, which is pure hypocrisy and malice, violates the moral principles that our country shares. He said it was unacceptable to defeat the Two countries and the entire civilized world.
South Africa tried to put on a brave face and insisted that Israel had not compromised its claims, but even South African observers were impressed by Israel's solid presentation. “Israel fought South Africa with legal arguments that were far more technical than political arguments,” said one. I have written.
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