Hamas Charter and the International Criminal Court

"Today, we were witness to one of the greatest shows of hypocrisy in history, compounded by a series of false and baseless claims [brought by South Africa acting as the] legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organization."

"[South Africa] utterly distorted the reality in Gaza following the October 7 massacre and completely ignored the fact that Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, murdered, executed, massacred, raped and abducted Israeli citizens ... in an attempt to carry out [a] genocide."

"[Pretoria's case at The Hague] seeks to allow Hamas to return to commit the war crimes, crimes against humanity and sexual crimes they committed repeatedly on October 7, as its leaders have stated."

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat

 

"Israel has transgressed article two of the [Genocide] Convention, committing acts that fall within the definition of genocide. The actions show a systematic pattern of conduct from which genocide can be inferred."

"Nothing will stop the suffering except an order from this court."

South African attorney Adila Hassim

 

"The violence and the destruction in Palestine and Israel did not begin on October 7, 2023."

"The Palestinians have experienced systematic oppression and violence for the last 76 years."

South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola 

Police officers disperse protesters during a demonstration outside the Peace Palace in The Hague on Thursday, where Israel is facing allegations before the International Court of Justice launched by South Africa of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza. (Robin Utrecht/ANP/AFP/Getty Images)

 

Violence in South Africa is rife, and incitement to violence by Black South Africans afflicting the White population follows a trajectory that brought ruin to Zimbabwe in the early 2000s by Robert Mugabe and which South Africa now sees fit to follow suit. Zimbabwe, once known for its land production was able to export its agricultural products abroad. When its 'land reform' operation went into full swing and white farmers saw their heritage farms expropriated and their properties handed out to friends and colleagues of the administration, agriculture failed and the country faced food shortages, while inflation soared and its currency became worthless.

On a bare hillside near Polokwane, in South Africa's Limpopo Province, stand more than 2,000 white crosses. Crosses on a hillside have memorialized farmers killed in raids. Seventy-five were added last year. (Foreign Correspondent: Alex Barry)

Corruption is rife in South Africa. There has been an epidemic of murder by Black South Africans against White SA farmers. This is the government that chose to align itself with a Palestinian terrorist group further solidifying its known hostility toward Israel. The lavish slander that South Africa's government has embarked upon in its zeal to see the Jewish state humbled and shamed by bringing a charge of genocide against Israel to the United Nations' court of justice turns reality inside out, naming the victim as the aggressor and the aggressor as the wronged-against. 

 

Lawyers for South Africa demanded of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it order an immediate cessation of the Israel Defense Forces' operation in the Gaza Strip aimed at destroying the Hamas terror group.

That the South African Justice Minister would refer to the re-establishment of a formal, sovereign, world-recognized Israel on its ancient ancestral Judaean land as a threat against the existence of 'Palestinians' by its very established presence speaks volumes about the corrupted morals of the African country's executive administration. 

 

Palestinians who refer to themselves as 'victims' of the establishment of Israel, their 'nakba', have consistently threatened and violently attacked Israel; the 'oppression' of which they speak is Israel's self-defence against their lethal violence. A forced, constant vigilance to deter further attacks.

For Israel, the past 76 years have necessitated constant guard against ongoing Palestinian violence, incited by their leadership. For Palestinians those 76 years have been lost opportunities to finally establish their own sovereign nation alongside that of a neighbour. 

 

Their leaders refused their portion of the Partition plan offered by the United Nations, and at every meeting since then to negotiate a peace agreement between Israel and the 'Palestinians' their leaders have refused despite Israeli concessions; refusing as well to offer any concessions of their own in exchange.

 

Outside the 'Peace Palace' in The Hague, Netherlands, where the ICJ court sits, thousands of pro-Israel supporters of Israel took part in a protest organized by local Jewish and Christian groups who waved flags and held posters of the Israelis who were taken hostage or murdered during the Hamas/Islamic Jihad/PFLP/civilian Palestinians orgy of mass rape, slaughter, mutilation and destruction on October 7, 2023 the aftermath of which was the IDF's invasion of Gaza for the direct purpose of exacting justice, through destroying the ability of terrorism out of Gaza to repeat such horror.

The ICJ's purpose as the principal judicial offshoot of the United Nations is to deal with disputes between states. The International Criminal Court (ICC) on the other hand, prosecutes individuals. It is anticipated that the full proceedings are likely to go on for years; even so an interim order could be issued in a matter of weeks although the ICJ has no enforcing ability. A judgement ruling against Israel would have the effect of increasing international pressure to withdraw from  combat operations in Gaza.

South Africa's initiative to charge Israel with violations of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention by its intention "to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a part of the broader Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group", was highly praised by Hamas. Irony of ironies, the 1948 Genocide convention was drafted following the Holocaust for the purpose of prevention; the destruction or intent to destroy "in whole or in part, a national ethnical, racial or religious group". 

 

The very intention, needless to say, expressed by the Hamas charter.

Israel supporters take part in a demonstration outside the ICJ. (Robin Utrecht /ANP/AFP/Getty Images)

"The IDF is doing its utmost to minimize civilian casualties, while Hamas is doing its utmost to maximize them by using Palestinian civilians as human shields."

"Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population, and we are doing so in full compliance with international law."

"[The Israel Defense Forces drops leaflets, makes phone calls urging civilians to leave conflict zones] providing safe passage corridors, while Hamas prevents Palestinians from leaving at gunpoint and often with gunfire."

"Our goal is to rid Gaza of Hamas terrorists and free our hostages. Once this is achieved, Gaza can be demilitarized and de-radicalized, thereby creating a possibility for a better future for Israel and Palestinians alike."

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu