Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in the country’s genocide case against Israel as hopeful and a victory for justice, human rights and international law.
Despite not ordering a complete ceasefire in Gaza, the court ordered Israel to prevent further loss of life and to ensure that humanitarian aid reached thousands of displaced and affected Palestinians.
Ramaphosa said when it came to understanding and emphasising with endurance against dispossession, state-sponsored violence and apartheid, the country could never be a passive bystander to similar crimes being perpetrated against other people.
The president thanked South Africa’s legal team for launching its first case against another country in the top UN court and appealed to Israel to abide by the measures imposed on it in order to prevent genocide in the occupied territory.
“We have called Israel’s acts on Gaza genocidal acts, acts for which
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