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It will be difficult for Israel to ignore this ICJ ruling

27 January 2024

8:04 PM

27 January 2024

8:04 PM

Yesterday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an interim ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Its decision is likely to please neither side of the debate, but seems broadly balanced: it criticised Israel, but failed to demand a suspension of the conflict.

The court, which sits in The Hague, was formed in 1945 and is one of the principal organs established by the Charter of the United Nations.

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