Ireland is the latest country to join South Africa in attempting to hold Israel accountable at the International Court of Justice in the Hague
Ireland has submitted a declaration to join South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide.
“Ireland, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court a declaration of intervention in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip,” or South Africa versus Israel, the ICJ said in a statement on 7 January.
Under Article 63, any state party to a convention that is under judicial consideration has the right to intervene, making the ICJ's interpretation of that convention binding on them as well.
Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin announced in December his government would join the ICJ case.
Israel closed its embassy in Dublin in response, while the Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, described Ireland's Prime Minister, Simon Harris, as antisemitic.
Harris responded by saying, “You know what I think is reprehensible? Killing children, I think that's reprehensible. You know what I think is reprehensible? Seeing the scale of civilian deaths that we've seen in Gaza. You know what I think is reprehensible? People are being left to starve, and humanitarian aid is not flowing.” (more...)
Ireland formally joins ICJ genocide case against Israel
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