REPORT: Genocide Convention and Backing South Africa in 2024

REPORT: Genocide Convention and Backing South Africa in 2024

What you need to know about South Africa invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel…

Sam Husseini writes for Substack…

It’s an old joke that people in the US learn geography by making war. Now, there’s a chance to learn some by working for peace — and thus reorient the world.

With South Africa submitting an 84-page application to the International Court of Justice (also called the World Court) invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel, the task before many activists it to get other countries to back it up.

If this isn’t done, South Africa — even though it suffered under apartheid — may be isolated and vulnerable to all manner of attack. So there are many calls, like this one:

Ireland must join South Africa in
proceedings against Israel before International Court of Justice concerning violations by Israel under Convention on Prevention & Punishment of Crime of Genocide in relation to Palestinians in Gaza
Act now @LeoVaradkar@MichealMartinTD #Palestine pic.twitter.com/8TJQWknEEB

— Mary Lou McDonald (@MaryLouMcDonald) December 30, 2023

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, based in Saudi Arabia, put out a statement praising South Africa and calling on the Court to take urgent measures to stop the “mass genocide.” So you’d think its members would act.

World Beyond War and RootsAction have updated their action alert on the Genocide Convention. You can use their system to send a strong letter to other countries which have been critical of Israel to get them to support South Africa’s action:

It only takes a moment. CodePink also has a petition they will deliver in person.

And you can approach countries directly, using this great resource that a volunteer put together:

CONTINUE THIS REPORT AT SAM HUSSEINI’S SUBSTACK PAGE

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SEE ALSO: INTERVIEW: Sam Husseini – ‘Explained: South Africa Invokes Genocide Convention’

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