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Hawa waarabu wamekua wakilalamika sana kwa kichapo cha Israel dhidi ya HAMAS, ila waoga likija suala la matendo, wameshindwa kujiunga kwenye kesi ya Afrika Kusini dhidi ya Israel.....
Last Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded the first hearing of the South African case against Israel, in which Pretoria accused Tel Aviv of the intent to commit genocidal crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza.
The case has raised a debate in the Arab world about why Arab states did not join South Africa in this case and why they did not file a similar case in the ICJ or the International Criminal Court (ICC).
According to the ICJ's statute, all UN member states can file cases against any state. Any Arab state could have filed a case against Israel in the ICJ or at least asked South Africa to join its case before it was officially filed on 29 December.
South Africa recognises in its case documents its "obligation" to enforce the "Genocide Convention" as a State party to the convention to prevent genocide. In the same vein, 19 Arab states that are parties to the Genocide Convention could have similarly invoked their status and filed cases against Israel in the ICJ.
Last Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded the first hearing of the South African case against Israel, in which Pretoria accused Tel Aviv of the intent to commit genocidal crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza.
The case has raised a debate in the Arab world about why Arab states did not join South Africa in this case and why they did not file a similar case in the ICJ or the International Criminal Court (ICC).
According to the ICJ's statute, all UN member states can file cases against any state. Any Arab state could have filed a case against Israel in the ICJ or at least asked South Africa to join its case before it was officially filed on 29 December.
South Africa recognises in its case documents its "obligation" to enforce the "Genocide Convention" as a State party to the convention to prevent genocide. In the same vein, 19 Arab states that are parties to the Genocide Convention could have similarly invoked their status and filed cases against Israel in the ICJ.
Why did Arab states not join South Africa's case against Israel in the ICJ?
South Africa's historic case against Israel has raised a debate in the Arab world about why Arab states did not join in this action or file a similar case at the ICJ to protect Palestinians
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